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At what point in your weight loss did people start noticing your body changing? I know it depends on your weight and height but I am curious!

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At what point in your weight loss did people start noticing your body changing? I know it depends on your weight and height but I am curious!

To date, I have lost 30 lbs. So far, the people who are close to me have noticed. My husband, a good girlfriend at work, my parents. Others, have not said if they have noticed.

I think it may be a case of not sure what to say.....if they have noticed and have not said anything.

PLUS - even thought I have lost 30 lbs, I am wearing the same close. I will admit they are loose, but I was overstuffing myself into them at the end. So, I think it will be more "noticable" when I change my wardrob a bit.

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I have lost 14kg (30.8lb).The only person who knows I am banded is my DH.Oh plus my surgeon, support group etc.

I have one friend that I see every week and she started commenting way back at the beginning. I have another friend that I see fairly regularly and every time she sees me she asks how much weight I have lost. Then I have a group of friends that i don't see as often. They haven't commented at all and you would think that as I don't see them that often the loss would be more noticeable!

My daughter came home from uni last week and asked if I was still on my diet! I was quite dissappointed as I would have thought she would have noticed how much I have lost.

So it seems everyone is different.

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People (esp. my family) started to notice almost immediately. Especially in my face. I've lost about 55 pounds, but its hard for me to see it when I look in the mirror. I'm sure I will be able to see it after the next 50.

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I've lost a little over 50 pounds and the only people that have seemed to notice are family members. I haven't even really noticed. I think my face is starting to look a little thinner but that's about it. I've only gone down one size (starting on a second), and I'm losing weight in my legs, not my stomach. Figures. So the legs of my pants are getting loose and not much else.

I figure either people just haven't noticed because I have so much more to loose, or they don't want to comment and risk maybe being rude or embarrassing me? I dunno. I'd almost just prefer they not say much!

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