When Did People Start To Notice?
 

When did people start noticing your weight loss? 10 lbs, 15 lbs, ect?

I think the higher your start weight the longer it takes for people to notice. I think for me it was probably about 30 lbs. But now I get comments every 5-10 lbs.

I believe it was in the range of 20 to 30 pounds, starting from 289--so something like 3 to 4 months, at least. It can take quite a while.

I would imagine it has something to do with how quickly you lose. I've lost about 20 lbs, so I'm not sure that people would have noticed anyway, but I'm sure they're less likely to notice because I've lost it quite slowly. It makes the difference less noticeable.

I started getting comments about 15lbs down when I was around 170 (going down from 183). Now I get comments constantly because I'm losing from a smaller body. Each pound is a bigger percentage from my body now than when I was 180+.

i got a couple comments about 15lbs down (from 260 to 245). At 30lbs, I think the comments really started

I've lost over 40, and no one has commented. :shrug:

About 30 lbs, I guess. It was right around the time I bought a few pieces of fitted clothing (I had always worn huge baggy shirts/sweaters).

I restarted last year and have lost around 50 pounds since... Yesterday, my hairstylist was the first person to comment. My mom and husband claim to notice, but sometimes I wonder if they are just saying that because they want to make me feel good.

I was down about 30 pounds and bought myself a more fitted blouse than I typically wore--several people noticed that night.

After about 28-35lb weight loss people who hadn't seen me for a long time noticed. My mum said people were saying I'd lost weight but she was sure I hadn't - was so annoyed with her! My mum didn't comment until I'd lost a total of 70lb! A lot of other people started commenting then too. It was frustrating to have to lose so much before people who saw me regularily noticed and commenting but now people seem to notice (or think they notice) every time I lose a lb or two and that's even more annoying than not noticing at all! Now at the stage people are starting to hint I don't need to lose much more weight and won't believe I do - I'm at the top of the overweight category of course I still need to lose more! COmemnts seem to get more oppinunated the lighter I get!

People will notice in time then you may wish they never did!

Are you asking when people started noticing, or when they started saying something to me about it?

Because I think those are two different things. I think people actually notice sooner, but don't quite believe it, and have to see you a few more times & maybe see you get even thinner before they think, yes, it's not a haircut or a new outfit. There's a lag between perception and when they are willing to risk making a comment. And that lag may depend on their character & their relationship with you & etc.

Also, people who see you every day take longer to notice than people who see you at fixed intervals, like, say, every six weeks or eight weeks or whatever. My parents noticed before my coworkers, but I don't live anywhere near them & at the time, only saw them every two months or so, less frequently during the winter. My parents could see it at 20 pounds down. But it was 30 pounds down before my coworkers said anything.

I also put off buying new clothes for a while. I let my clothes get really baggy & oversized, in an 80s way (since I'm older & lived with that 80s fit for years past when it was fashionable), before buying newer clothes with a more modern, close-to-the-body fit. Changing my silhouette so radically made it pretty obvious. Even men said something then -- and in my workplace, which has mandatory harassment education classes & is supposed to be very professional (it's a consulting firm), they are all darned careful about making such comments.

30-40 for me

No one but my dad has made a comment on my weight loss. No one else has really noticed I suppose. I look a bit thinner, but I am still wearing the same clothes. I guess it's harder for people who don't see you all the time to really notice. No one in my classes at school has noticed any changes, or at least no one has said anything to me. I have lost 47lbs, and I don't think many people have noticed. I guess eventually as I continue to lose someone else will notice... or maybe no one cares.

The heavier we are, the more of a loss will be needed in order for folks to start noticing it. I think for me it was close to 50 lbs. Though I did get a few "wow, you look really good today" comments. They knew I looked somewhat "better" but weren't quite sure why. Because even 50 lbs down I was still waaaaay overweight.

And yes, the properly fitted clothing does help.

I know this is hard, but you've just got to hang on. The rewards WILL start surfacing. But it does indeed take time. Weight loss is most definitely not an instant gratification type thing. Though there were benefits right off the bat. Just that sense of accomplishment and gaining that control was wonderful.

The big, big, big rewards - they're a bit further down the road. And no, you don't have to get all the way to goal to start seeing them. No where near.

Hang on tight. When those rewards DO start surfacing - and provided you stick to your plan, no stopping, just continuing, they WILL surface - it's a thrill a minute. :)

This is very interesting to me. I am a tall chick (5'11'') and started off VERY heavy. I've lost a little over 40 lbs and only very few people have said anything. My mom (who knows how hard I've been trying) and a co worker (who knows how hard I've been trying) -- you see the pattern. Are they saying "you look good!" becasue they know?? Or is it because they really think I look good?? Who knows...
I get motivation from positive reinforcement - so I take what I can get :dizzy:

I think it might also have to do with people not being "sure" and not knowing if they should say something? It may be right up there with that horrible question of "ARE YOU PREGNANT?!" when you are SO NOT pregnant...:devil:

I don't think anyone has noticed yet, and the few people I see regularly know I'm eating and exercising to lose weight but it's only 18 lbs so far and I just don't see that many people. Doesn't matter....when the clothes sizes go down, *I* will notice and that is what counts anyhow.

Barb

It took over 30 lbs for me before anyone besides my mom said anything (well, my dad too but only after she prompted him! lol!) Then finally, a co-worker said something. Once that happened, I relaxed a bit too and have referred in passing to the fact that I'm smaller, like talking about finding somethings in my closet that I hadn't been wearing. I think what Saef was saying about noticing vs. saying something is true - it became clearer to me that people had noticed but for whatever reasons, had held off saying anything.

And I also think a lot depends on how you carry your weight - I am top heavy/thick through the middle, so my face is still very full and my clothing size hasn't changed very much. Things fit differently and aren't that flattering but I'm not small enough all over to go down to the size of my smallest bits. So all of that makes a big difference in how I look to others, and I know that an almost 40 lb loss can look VERY dramatic for some people, but it doesn't for me.

I just started so I am still at the very small loss stage. I started 2 weeks ago at 187.6 (5ft4) and I am now at 182.4

So far... no one has noticed. Its noticeable to me because I went out and bought a size 11/12 skirt, and I have been "living" in it ever since. And I have been wearing tight 14's for about 6 years now. So i know there is a difference.

People usually notice it in my face first as my face is normally very full. If i lose 1 pound, my face shrinks. lol. So I think people will be noticing very soon...

I also CAN'T WAIT for my problem spots to shrink because they are at places that you can't help but notice... lol.... like huge boobs, round face, big belly and huge upper arms. lol. So far my belly has shrunk right down to almost nothing and that was my biggest peeve. If only my arms would shrink as fast as it makes me look like a body-builder. lol.

For me, I notice a 'few' people that are very aware usually comment at about 7 pounds, and other people start noticing at 10 lbs.

15lbs is a fairly big step for me, and I get several comments on that, it also puts me in a comfy/even loose size 8, down from my tight 10's, comfy 12's, so I think that is a big visual difference area.

*BTW I need to update my ticker from my 'off' time. I started this time at 154 and now I'm down to 147, so that is actually my current weight.

My mom and dad are heavier people and I notice that people more start noticing with them around 20 lbs loss, though family can start telling the difference in the 10+ pound range.

One thing I think makes the difference is that, with them, they seem a bit more subject to swelling and stuff and that can mask weight loss. When they are actually their real size, and not retaining water, you can tell the weight loss a lot more.


BUT no matter what your size, or how long it takes, it sure is worth it when people start noticing!! :D

I didn't get my first comment until I had lost about 25 pounds. It was sure nice to hear it.

It took a long time. Even when it was obvious I'd lost weight (40+ pounds) a lot of people didn't comment. I asked a few people about it (in a joking manner), and it turns out many people think it's rude to acknowledge a major weight loss, because it implies that the excess weight was really noticeable in the first place.

I've never looked at it this way. I really enjoy receiving compliments about my weight loss and assume most other people feel the same way, so I make a point of letting people know how great they look when they've lost excess weight.

Freelance

When I was heavier I lost 40 and no one noticed! Not until I got under the 200s did family who haven't seen me in awhile notice.

I think I started getting comments when I hit the 10-pound mark? But I'm pretty sure that's mostly because I lost it first in my cheeks and face, so it was a bit more noticeable.