How long until you started seeing results?

It all depends on how much you are looking to lose.

I started at 176 and it took 20 pounds for people to notice.

It won't happen over night for sure.

Remember these things your weight will change all day long. So don't really pay to much attention to the scale.
You don't have to diet but you should start making the better choice. Eat what you want but control how much (very important)
Diet tend to not last at all, so make sure you eat what you want with control!!!

Workout! Biggest thing that will help you see result fast is working out!
Even just jogging 2 miles a day will speed up your results.

Wait, it says you joined in May, so you lost 6 pounds in about a month? That sounds like results to me! I guess maybe I don't understand the question.

Instead of using the scale to measure progress, try taking measurements. The first 3 months or so that I did this, I lost a grand total of 2 pounds (that's okay), but upwards of 10 inches. Even when the scale absolutely refused to budge for weeks, I knew that things were headed in the right direction because my measurements were getting lower all the time.

I complain about this regularly. I want the MUSH to go bye bye ASAP. A dear friend of mine said to me.... Did you get mushy overnight? Ummm No.... So, you wont get firm overnight either. My follow up response was.... but I've been working out 6-7 days a week for almost 4 months now! And my dear friend said... Well, it took you a lot longer than that to get mushy right? Ummmm Yes. Well then guess you better stick it out. LOL He's brutally honest - but it's true. It's a life style change, so it's not going to be easy! But we're all going to reach our goals as long as we stick it out!

Instead of using the scale to measure progress, try taking measurements. The first 3 months or so that I did this, I lost a grand total of 2 pounds (that's okay), but upwards of 10 inches. Even when the scale absolutely refused to budge for weeks, I knew that things were headed in the right direction because my measurements were getting lower all the time.

Oh yeah, totally agree! I wish I would've measured at the beginning! I measured halfway thru and lost quite a few inches but I wish I knew how many inches I've lost since the beginning.

i've lost 18 pounds and I'm only just noticing a difference. Several people this week have mentioned something too, so that's nice. it's been 3 months since i started watching what i eat and working our regularly.

It depends on how much you have to lose. I lost 5 pounds the first week, but I'm sure most of it was water! Since then I've lost 25 more, but I want to lose a total of 50-55. I'm averaging about a pound a week since then. I"m kind of expecting it to start slowing down, even though I don't want it too!

I didn't take measurements at first and I wish I had, but I can tell by my pants that I've lost quite a few inches in my waist. The first place I noticed it was my face and neck, look back at pictures and take some now to look at later.

Another thing that I could tell fairly soon was how much better the bath towell fit around me after the shower!

Keep it up! You've lost 25% of what you want already!

Im 70 days into P90X - started at 200lbs currently at 187lbs. With my body the lowest I would be able to get is probably about 175ish. I started seeing physical changes at about 30 days, currently I have no pants that are even close to fitting, I am going to have to replace my belts soon as well, and people started telling me that I have lost a ton of weight.

I complain about this regularly. I want the MUSH to go bye bye ASAP. A dear friend of mine said to me.... Did you get mushy overnight? Ummm No.... So, you wont get firm overnight either. My follow up response was.... but I've been working out 6-7 days a week for almost 4 months now! And my dear friend said... Well, it took you a lot longer than that to get mushy right? Ummmm Yes. Well then guess you better stick it out. LOL He's brutally honest - but it's true. It's a life style change, so it's not going to be easy! But we're all going to reach our goals as long as we stick it out!

Thanks for posting this!! I needed to hear that! I am struggling with the SAME issue and its reassuring to hear/see this. I've been (semi) consistent since Jan and have only lost 6lbs and even that's been a struggle. Thank you.

Today starts week 5 for me.. I've lost 20 lbs so far and the ONLY difference I can tell is my calf muscles are looking good, and I'm down a pants size.. =( It makes me worry a little bit that I'm never going to see results.. just give it time. I read a quote on the 12 week challenge I found on here... This is what I keep telling myself::

It takes 4 weeks for you to notice your body changing, ---> My leg muscles.
8 weeks for your friends to notice, ---> Haven't got there yet.
and 12 weeks for the rest of the world.
Give it 12 weeks

5 wks and you've lost 20 lbs. Good lord what are you doing?? When I started this in 2010 it took me like 6 months to lose my first 20 lbs.

I think results can be measured in more than just what you see and what the scale says. I noticed for the first time today that when I'm working out, I don't feel like my lungs are going to collapse and my heart rate isn't off the charts. That is a huge bonus for me.

As far as seeing the results, it was in just a week or two. My clothes started fitting better, I don't get that roll over at the top of my pants any more from my tummy trying to bust out. The tops of my arms are smaller and don't feel like I'm trying to cut off the circulation in them with my shirts, and my boyfriend says my butt is getting smaller.

It takes lots of hard work and once you start seeing little changes, they will start adding up to big ones.

Keep the faith.

i have a lot to lose (like 85 total when i started) and i didnt start seeing results until around the 20 pound loss mark.

i also kept measurements. i could see the measurements were getting smaller but it's hard to tell the difference in a quarter inch :laugh:

by the time i reached 20 pounds i was down a size then by 25 pounds it seemed more like 2 sizes.

i think part of the issue is that you see yourself everyday, which makes it hard to see changes.

it really didnt hit me until a few days ago when i was trying to pick out an outfit for an event i was going to later that night. my dresses were either way too big or a bit too baggy in certain places. my shoes were also all a bit too big as well. since i normally wear exercise and loungey clothes and flips flops and sneakers, this was the first time i was trying to get dressed up in 3 months.

Keep on working on it! My husband hid my scale until Monday, so I can't check my weight. I was getting discouraged about weighing the same for 4 days. I am now forced to track my loss by other means, like old skinny jeans. I try on pants that are too tight to track my progress. I had a pair I couldn't zip a few days ago, and now I can zip them...They are still too snug to wear out of the house, but I'm seeing progress. Keep your head up and eyes on the prize!

Oh, and I started seeing results at about 8 lbs...I wasn't doing MFP at that time. I started this journey on May 17, and I'm down 11 lbs. Maybe more...I'll know on Monday.