I'm 17 days in and I can't see a big difference. I've lost 23.5 pounds but I just can't really see it.

At 30 lb my two closest friends noticed, at 50-60 lbs everyone noticed. I still don't see it a lot. I've lost all my weight from the waist up so in full body mirror or photos I still seem to look the same. Face shot and I could see it at about 50 lbs.

I am a month and week out, and I can see a change now--not huge, but clear. Also I forced myself to take a front and side picture with the camera on a timer the day I started my preop diet (two weeks before surgery) and then I took a picture the same way from the same vantage point one month after surgery wearing same pants and similar shirt. When you start at close to 290 lbs, a 30 lb weight loss seems almost unnoticeable--but those pictures absolutely show a visible difference. I really urge you to consider doing that--it helped a lot for me as those 30 pounds did not seem visible to anyone else, and I was getting a little blue about it not even showing. The other thing everyone kept saying to do was to take measurements, which I have but they don't inspire me quite as much for some reason. Hang in there, all of a sudden you and others will see it and it will delight you!

My starting weight was 301. Thanks for the ideas! I have a big round face and a big belly. I'll just be glad when I only have one chin.

People didn't really start noticing until I was almost 70 pounds down.

3 months was when I really noticed it.

I first noticed in my face and my mid-section and in my clothes...

It was and still is hard for me to see the weight lose... I'm down 94lbs... 6lbs from goal........... Family seen it at 50lbs... But friends that I don't see daily did at 30lbs... But the way that helps me is putting my picture next to the old me... Then I can see it

I'm down 50, and I can see the difference in my face and I can feel the difference in my shirts. My pants feel the same (which makes me wonder how freaking tight they must have been when I was at full weight) I was around 45 lbs down when other people mentioned it to me.

My husband noticed at 20lbs or about 2 weeks post-op. I could see it in my face by about 3 weeks out. Others noticed almost immediately after returning to work 1 week post-op and have continued to make comments about my "melting away" at about 42lbs since 5/5 sleeve day.

I have a hard time being patient but I think this surgery is going to force me to learn how. Lol Thank you for the replies!