10 pounds lost and not noticing....

to be honest some people lose their first 10 pounds in different places. its hard to notice the first 10 pounds after you lose them anyway. i am at the same spot right now, i have lost 10 pounds and i dont see much of a difference. my pants seem to fit a little better but i have heard that males lose most of their weight from their stomach. just keep after it and you will start to notice, trust me.

You might not think you've changed, but you are. Start measuring yourself and you will see changes in inches. I just started because i was stalling out or going up a pound or two and then back to where I was. It was funny to see where I was losing it sometimes in my arms or waist or the dreaded bust.

Stick with it you will start to see changes.

I didn't really notice at first either. I took in progress pictures and even then I didn't notice. I went back to them last night though and noticed it then. Maybe it takes awhile for our eyes to adjust to the changes?! You'll notice it soon enough. Also, take your measurements as that will help in times when the scale doesn't seem to be moving.

I didn't notice after my first ten either BUT after my first 20 it was a huge change! Keep it up, you WILL see a difference. Try to do some measurements now, including arms and legs, along with hips, waist and chest, so that you have something to compare with later.

Someone just recently posted an analogy about paper towels. How when the roll of paper towels is full and you take one off there really isn't much difference in size. But if you slowly take one sheet off at a time, eventually you will notice a difference. Then near the end one sheet can wrap around so much that it is really much more noticeable. Keep this is mind, and keep it up!

I lost over 40 before I could SEE the difference. By that point I had lost over 8" from my waist alone. I felt better, my clothes got too big, but I didn't see any difference. It was about 30 pounds before anyone else noticed, or said anything.

It will happen, just be patient and keep up the good work!

You will start to notice it I promise. Alot of the time the fist 5 or 6 pounds is water weight that your body has retained from all the crappy food you may have consumed. It took me to feel the difference in my clothes when I went over 10 pounds lost and I had been on a good consistent diet for one month. Don't give up. I have started diets after diets over the years and would be good for like 3 straight weeks and lose like 5-10 pounds to just be an idot and go back to eating the way I was. Then I would gain the little weight I lost back plus more. Now I have more weight to lose than I ever have in my life. I am determined and very motivated this time around. Stay positive and keep up the good work you will feel the difference!

I think this is pretty normal for everyone, and as much as we are ALL trying to flatten our bellies I was told by my personal trainer that its the last place you're are going to start losing weight, he said you will first start losing it in your legs.

I have only lost 8lbs so far and while I dont see any difference I have been told by a couple people they can see it in my face... SOOO give it time you will starting feeling it if anything, I already feel much better.

Don't fret....The scale doesn't lie. It's coming off but not the way you want to see it just yet. It may be harder if you wear elastic but there will be a defining moment where the ring feels like it is falling off your finger or something else you haven't worn in along time slides right on...(or not) no matter what don't let it discourage you - just keep going - It will come!!!

It will happen, focus on the mind and the body will follow

remember a gallon of water weighs 8lbs

Remember that you see you everyday. I bet if you asked someone who hasn't seen you since 10 lbs ago, they'd see the difference! But since you saw yourself yesterday, and the day before, and the day before, the slow progress looks like nothing. I'm 5'8" and just dipped under 160, and I feel like I can see every single pound as it goes. 10 lbs is an enormous (pun intended) difference on me. It's true that every body is different, but I'd bet that your brain is what's blocking you from seeing the difference. Pictures and measurements can really help, since our brains try to sabotage us all the time.

Stay positive! :bigsmile:

Every person stores fat differently, so don't sweat it. Start taking pictures every month as well as measurements as frequent as you please. I used to take measurements everyday but now I just take them when I am either curious or think something may have changed.

Here's where I've lost inches -- total of 20 lbs. lost (all measurements taken at the widest part):

Waist (right above the belly button): 7 inches
Thighs: 2 inches lost, 0.5 inches gained (after the loss)
Hips: 2 inches (took me 6 months, wtf)
Neck: +1 inch
Shoulders: +2 inches
Chest: -1 inch, +2 inches (after the loss)

My weight has been fairly stagnant through most of the size loss. Each inch that was lost occurred randomly and in a different part of the body, never consistent across the board.

Keep pushing, it will all disappear randomly one morning when you see yourself in the mirror and it'll only serve as encouragement to invest more of yourself into your discipline and focus!

I noticed (in pictures) after the first 10 or so....hubby noticed after about 16-17 pounds. Now at 21 pounds, he is finding changes just about daily ( thighs less flabby, found a hip bone...face might be a little thinner...)


it is very possible that you are losing it in places you wouldn't think to look. I have 2 pictures in my profile of me wearing a black and white top. One is at my heaviest ( around 228) and the other is a few weeks ago at about 212 or so. The change in my BACK is amazing. In the one, I look like I have a set of boobs on my back...and in the other, there is no trace--and it is only a 16lb difference!

I've lost exactly 10lbs and honestly I feel like I haven't lost anything either. I even took before and after pics but I don't see a huge difference. You would think 10lbs on a short person would result in a big change, well it hasn't really. I'm aiming for about 5 more lbs and hopefully I will fit into my smaller pairs of jeans that have been laying around for a year.
Don't lose hope (: !

P.S I've lost a bunch of inches according to my measuring tape, but I still can't see the change. ::

Same here. I'm short, so I thought I would see a difference by now.