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03-22-2011, 07:54 PM
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Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 23
S/C/G: 209/197/180
Height: 5'10
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So.. when can you start to feel the weight loss?
So I haven't updated my profile and don't yet have a slider clicker thing, but I am down 12 pounds in about 3-4 weeks now. i feel great.. but the thing is I dont really SEE a change in the mirror, the way my clothes fit, etc.
So the question is.. should I be able to notice a 12 pound loss? I mean its not like i'm 400 pounds but I still don't feel any skinner.
Any words of wisdom?
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03-22-2011, 08:20 PM
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Suck it up, buttercup!
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Alberta
Posts: 1,405
S/C/G: 237/165/165
Height: 5'8"
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It totally depends on your body. I think I started noticing at around 16 lbs. Pants are loose, I feel "lighter" etc.
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03-22-2011, 08:20 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Bradenton, FL
Posts: 835
S/C/G: 254/181/165
Height: 5'7.5"
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I started feeling skinnier at about 20-30 pounds but I didn't start looking skinner is far as I could tell until I lost about 40. You are so tall and your starting BMI is lower then mine was so you should start seeing results fairly soon. Keep in mind the first month or so is mostly water weight so it doesn't affect your appearence as much as later weightloss will.
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03-22-2011, 08:25 PM
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Playing to Lose
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Posts: 877
S/C/G: 194/ticker/129
Height: 5' 1"
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Well, I know for me that my first 10 pounds didn't make me feel or look any differently either. Same shirt size, same pants, etc. The last place I gained the weight was in my back so that is where it first came off. And also my legs. So because it was in those places, it was harder to notice than - let's say - my waist, hips or tummy. But after my back and legs slimmed down I started noticing my waist getting smaller. Unfortantely I am at a place where even though I lost a decent amount of weight, my mind hasn't caught up to it yet. I still see virtually the same reflection in the mirror as I did 30 pounds ago. But it's far from discouraging. It just motivates me more!
Congrats on your 12 pound loss so far! Keep up the great work! You will be at goal before you know it! I mean, look how far you have come in such a short time already. You are definately doing something right!
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03-22-2011, 08:37 PM
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Danielle
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Danville, VA
Posts: 525
S/C/G: 293/see ticker/193
Height: 5'8
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ive lost 30 and still think i look the same lol
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03-22-2011, 08:39 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 1
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Hi there....new to the group but very excited to find a place like this to come when I'm in need of some encouragement. I am on week 3 and am down 11 pounds....and about the only thing Ive really noticed is that my bra doesnt AGGRAVATE me as much as it used too. I have a total of 60 pounds I'd like to lose...I'm wishing the snow and rain would stop so I can get outside and walk off some new found energy.
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03-22-2011, 08:41 PM
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STREET DOG
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 406
S/C/G: 231/230/145
Height: 5'8"
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I started feeling different after about 2kg (less than five pounds). My co-workers mention it constantly around 4kg (less then ten pounds). I'm a similar height to you, but I think the weight so far has just happened to come off my face and my stomach so I can feel the difference in the way my pants fit and it's more visible to other people.
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03-22-2011, 10:17 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 263
S/C/G: 171/160/120
Height: 5 feet- if I really stretch
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I didn't see a physical difference at 10 pounds, but that was when the first big change was noticed by me- I could get up off of my knees without help. For me that was huge. Now at 20 pounds my clothes are looser-I still feel that I look the same, no one except my Mom has noticed physical changes( this includes my DH, but then he never seemed to notice that I gained 70 pounds either ). I am really short though and it will take a lot more before I have really noticable changes. Congrats on the 12 pounds so far!!
Last edited by Tea Granny; 03-22-2011 at 10:18 PM.
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03-22-2011, 10:29 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: USA
Posts: 367
S/C/G: 266/216/166
Height: 5' 1"
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Still at 80 pounds down I couldn't SEE anything but I definitely FELT something. I could climb stairs and walk further distances easier, I could do more things that I couldn't before, my seat belt didn't go out as far, on fair rides I fit better, etc. It might take a while but you will feel some difference at some point, whether you see it or not at first I guarantee there will be a moment it'll just come to you.
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03-22-2011, 11:46 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 331
S/C/G: 232/ticker/140
Height: 5'7"
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I'd say I started noticing a change in my body around 15 lbs gone. I think the biggest factor is where your body gets rid of the fat first. For me it was my arms randomly...I still haven't noticed that much of a difference in my hips/legs...and that's at 46 lbs gone!
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03-23-2011, 12:11 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Colorado
Posts: 582
S/C/G: 234.5/ticker/130
Height: 5'4
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I see a difference in my face at 20 pounds. I can actually feel my abs again..haha! Still have alot of fat to make disappear but I'm seeing some differences. I definitely feel less tired...more my actual age.
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03-23-2011, 06:57 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Chicagoland
Posts: 142
S/C/G: 317/257/???
Height: 5'11''
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Everyone's different. I've lost around 50 lbs and I've barely gone down 1 pants size. I think it depends on how much you've got to lose and where your body stores it.
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03-23-2011, 07:29 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: East Coast US
Posts: 2,440
S/C/G: 195/180.2/165
Height: 5'9"
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At about 7 pounds, the fat on my belly started to get smaller (my pants didn't snag on it when I pulled them up, and I couldn't feel it with my knees when I bent my knees to go to sleep.) At around 13 pounds, I moved into smaller pants, my torso and hips were losing weight and I can't wear 12's anymore.
Looking at pictures of me, I think I look the same, but I know I am taking up less space.
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03-23-2011, 07:58 AM
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On a Mission
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,202
S/C/G: 246/193/169
Height: 5'9"
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After about 10 pounds my dh started noticing. I had already seen changes in my face and wrists.
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03-23-2011, 07:36 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Midwest
Posts: 465
S/C/G: 220/ticker/140
Height: 5'6"
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I can always tell when I lost even 5 lbs because it first goes in my waist. Most of the weight is in my stomach so I'm glad that I can tell a difference, even if only to me. For me, it wasn't so much a physical change that excited me but was the fact that I could run again without feeling like I would die. I still have ways to go but I'm happy to feel better.
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