This is the first time I have posted pictures. I am 36 pounds down I don't know if I am being hard on my self but even though I have lost I still don't see any changes. I'm kind of down because I am not getting all the exercise in that I know I need but I am eating a lot better than before. I guess I am asking for some input for others that are going through the same things.

Don't be discouraged. I am 3 weeks out and have supposedly lost 20lbs. I don't look like it either. Keep in mind you see yourself everyday. It will take you longer to see the difference. You're still at the very beginning of your journey... The best is yet to come!

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I had surgery 11/1 and I am down 35 pounds since surgery. I feel the same. I can't see the difference in there. The good news is we're losing. Hang in there!

This is the first time I have posted pictures. I am 36 pounds down I don't know if I am being hard on my self but even though I have lost I still don't see any changes. I'm kind of down because I am not getting all the exercise in that I know I need but I am eating a lot better than before. I guess I am asking for some input for others that are going through the same things.

Please don't be discouraged. I had these tight fitting suits when my journey started. I lost close to 40 lbs just before surgery.

I didn't really notice anything from pictures, neither did anyone else.. I checked by wearing the suits and the pants were too big. Had to start wearing shirts I'd outgrown.

Just keep losing.

Edited December 30, 20169 yr by Middus

I can see a difference! You seem to be shrinking pretty evenly all over which is harder to see at first.

Someone described it to me this way once: Think of yourself like a brand new roll of paper towels. When you start tearing sheets off, the size of the roll doesn't change much at all. But as you get down to the end of the roll, taking a sheet or two off makes a huge difference in how full the roll looks. Over time the changes are going to much more noticeable quickly.

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I see that you've lost some in your mid-section. You look great.

I can see a difference! You seem to be shrinking pretty evenly all over which is harder to see at first.

Someone described it to me this way once: Think of yourself like a brand new roll of paper towels. When you start tearing sheets off, the size of the roll doesn't change much at all. But as you get down to the end of the roll, taking a sheet or two off makes a huge difference in how full the roll looks. Over time the changes are going to much more noticeable quickly.

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I love that explanation so much! It's something physical that you can actually picture in your head!

Pics don't tell the story. I'm down a lot and wear clothes I have not worn in a very long time but I still see the overweight me in the pictures. Some improvement but don't see it. You've got to be experiencing looser clothing. Keep it up. You'll see it before you know it and when you're least expecting it.

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This is the first time I have posted pictures. I am 36 pounds down I don't know if I am being hard on my self but even though I have lost I still don't see any changes. I'm kind of down because I am not getting all the exercise in that I know I need but I am eating a lot better than before. I guess I am asking for some input for others that are going through the same things.

I can tell in the way the shirt fits you differently in the two pictures. I agree that you are losing weight all over so may not be noticeable to you. Either way you are down 36lbs which is amazing. Keep up the good work.

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I can see it it's possibly the angle of the picture that is making it look not so much also keep up the good work!

progress starts in the mind

I had a hard time telling at first, until I had to do this collage... I had surgery in August 2016, and was very discouraged because I didn't feel like I was losing enough or what I was supposed to be. But just keep going, it does happen and you do but we are extremely hard on ourselves, our own worst critics... Hope this helps.

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