feeling down, how mch w8 did you lose before noticing

Well, I'm not down a lot but have very similar goals. I am at about 170 now and notice my "skinny jeans" hang looser and my muffin top is almost gone. That's neat for me. So like 15 pounds or so. Pictures got me though to this point though. Hang in there!

Although I recently got myfitnesspal and started tracking my results...I've been working out for 13 months now and have lost about 43 pounds. I started seeing a difference after 15 pounds...but didn't think it was that significant. Others saw it more than I did. I personally saw a huge difference once I hit the 25 pound mark...but even now sometimes I look in the mirror and I don't know if its shock or what...I feel like I haven't made that much change. Other days I think I'm a completely new person. It's honestly how you look at yourself. Don't beat yourself up...every pound makes the difference!!!

But for my own sanity...I started recording everything. Every time I dropped a pant size I would record my weight, and I realized about every 10 pounds would equal dropping one pant size.

Record these small changes...and then you can look back on them and realize that every step you take is a step towards the right direction.

The main difference I noticed was in my thighs at 15 pounds, but my mom visited me after I had lost about 7 pounds and she said I looked thinner even then.

It's hard to see it in yourself, since you look at yourself every day and the change is gradual. I noticed when my pants starting sliding down my hips a bit and I could finally fit into that smaller pair :laugh: But I still look in the mirror and don't believe I've changed. Then again, as women, we are our own worst critics!

I've lost 17 lbs and i haven't noticed at all yet. A few of my friends have said they have but they know i'm trying so i think they were just trying to boost my ego. lol i'm thinking i should see something around 30 lbs.

Hang in there, Its a slow process but its a process that works :-D

I'm down 18. I still don't see a difference, my clothes fit just a teenie bit looser, & nobody says "you look like you lost some weight". It's a little disappointing, but I am more proud of myself for actually trying for more than a week & getting myself involved in exercise than anything. Eventually it will happen for all of us & we'll look in the mirror & wonder who that hottie is looking back at us!

I've lost 20, and the only real thing I've noticed was my arms.... I feel like the rest of me looks the same. but I saw someone yesterday that *I havent seen in 3 months, and he commented on how "I looked like I've lost weight, and was lookin good" - my husband and I chat on Skype, and he mostly only sees my face, but the other day I stood up and walked across the room, and he says "holy $h*t! You're a skinny-minnie!!!"

Sometimes its just in our heads because we see ourselves every day,. Keep workin at it, and eventually you can look back at your before pics, and will notice a change!

It's the Paper Towel Principle.

Every sheet in a roll of paper towel is the same size, thickness, shape. You can use half the roll before it looks any different to you though. After that, it's easier to notice it's getting smaller. Near the end, every sheet makes a difference.

Fat is kinda similar.

Genius

Hi there.. I feel your pain! I've been there several times in the past few months. If I have a day where I feel like this, usually within the next day or 2 I notice something a little different and it picks me up. You could try taking some photos and comparing them to some older ones.. you might see something you hadn't previously noticed. I I seem to be losing 'top down' - first noticed face, then neck, then shoulders, then top of arms (though my thighs have really lost a lot, I look at my face more, so noticed that. There was a big change in my face somewhere between 9 and 23 pounds. Maybe try looking at parts of your body that you don't often look at too... you may see something really surprising! Hang in there! You can do it!