Did you ever notice that a normal size person will loose 10 pounds and the whole world stands up and takes notice, like they broke a new world record. I know that it is every bit as hard for us to loose the weight, yet 10 pounds does not cause the world to stop and take notice. I have seen amazing weight losses on this site and every pound is a success!:whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo:

So my question for this tread is how many pounds did you loose in order for the world to take notice? and how did you feel about the attention?

At the begining of my journey,

MCENI

My husband started really noticing around 15-20 pounds. I'm an apple shape ;-( so my stomach started going down as well as my face. My mom notices my face and my buggy butt pants since I don't fill them out like I used to. Now that I'm at 26 pounds people at work are starting to notice. I recently got contacts and all of a sudden people are talking about my hair. ???? People really aren't all that observant are they?

I have lost between 25 and 30 pds..They are now complimenting my closes everyday. I have had a few people notice the weight..but most of them say..nice blouse. It's funny.

oops..I mean cloths! I can't spell!

I just had surgery 9 days ago and lost 11 lbs since then. But I also had lost 20 lbs prior to surgery. But the first person to notice the loss was someone we see only sometimes in the stores. So i guess my answer would be 30lbs. everyone else close to me knew about it and sees me everyday so maybe they don't notice it cause they see us all the time. But any loss is till a loss, whether someone notices it or not.

Someone noticed yesterday which made me feel great. The only people that know about my surgery is my husband and my mother. I did not want people to judge me and think I should be losing more then I am, besides I'm a very private person and would hate for people to have an opinion of me and my progress.

I am down 39 lbs. and people are commenting on how much weight I am losing. I love it!

Sooooooo much better than those stares that say " you poor thing, when are you going to stop putting on so much weight? Do something."

I can't wait to lose 39 more pounds and get even more compliments.

Funny, but I don't think even one person said a thing until I lost 80 pounds....I was hoping because they didn't notice how big I got. hahahahaha, but now I think some of them think I have lost enough and are saying enough already....

I was out of work for 3 weeks of medical leave for my gallbladder and lap-band surgeries. I lost 24 lbs and 18.75 inches by the time I went back to work. A lot of coworkers could tell that I had lost weight. Especially in my face. Now some of my coworkers are trying to call me skinny. They are really supportive but, I think that is an oxy-moran right now. That's like calling some really tall and buff guy "Tiny". It just doesn't fit yet. If they are calling me skinny now, what are they going to call me after I've lost 100+ pounds. Sometimes I just don't understand people. Has anyone else experienced this?

I have lost 55 pounds and not a word.....Except my hubby, and family because they know i have had surgery. I'm begining to think there jelious.(spelled wrong)

Laureen

I've lost somewhere about twenty five lbs so far and if I don't mention it, no one notices,. As I keep telling my husband, "it's like peeing in the ocean and expecting the Water level to rise.":clap2:

I think Im not doing good at all. Two months and only 20 pounds....

I just had my surgury sept 5th. And with 20 lbs off recently people have noticed I am losing weight. I find it kinda funny. Most of my male friends notice and are really encouraging. And my female friends dont say too much, and if they do know I have lost 20 lbs I find that they kinda notice everything I do. If I dont have alot to eat they comment and they are always trying to get me to eat bad things or really late at night. I dont think they do it on purpose i think i just notice it more.

I've lost nearly 40 pounds and the only comments I get from co-workers (who don't know about my band) are random things like "That shirt is too big for you." (!!!) I just wanna scream - THATS CAUSE I LOST 40 POUNDS! Haha. But I don't.

For me it was more like 90 (then again, I needed to lose twice that, so it's somewhat understandable). I remember when I'd lost 75 and was annoyed that people weren't really commenting (not that I wanted their comments -- it's a double edged sword).

WOW Julie, more than 200 lbs lost, that's such of inspiration !! Thank you!

I have only lost 18 lbs, but my mom,DH and close friends are noticing that my face is getting thinner and my pants are getting baggy. I haven't told anyone other than my mom and DH about the surgery, so everyone else just thinks I am dieting. It feels really good when someone makes a comment about the weight that I am losing. :biggrin1: I can't wait to lose all of my weight and see what kind of reactions I get then.

i am almost at 40 (like 37 or so) and this week people really started to say things, and shirts that didnt fit when i got them 2 years ago are fitting