When Did You Start To Really Notice?

[LT1002 138]

I'm 8 days post-op, down 13 lbs since I came home from the hospital 6 days ago. Don't expect to notice it in my body, but can definitely tell in my face!

[Jburkley819 3]

It's difficult for me to see, or at least admit there is a difference. I'm about 3 months out and 53 lbs down and all of my clothes are too big and everyone else notices my weightloss and in pictures I can tell. I would say that at about 35 lbs down ppl really started to notice.

[mommymar 34]

I walked past my mirror and did a double take. 2 months out and that dreaded double chin was GONE! It was at about 40lbs. I am now at 53.2 and I try to look in the mirror (because it was something I have refused to do since I graduated high school) everyday and tell myself one thing I "noticed" or feel better about or even something that is not as bad as it used to be. That has helped with my self esteem.

[FishingNurse 1,210]

seriously it took at least 50 pounds! sad I know!

[DivaK 55]

My coworkers noticed the next week I returned. They said my face looked smaller. I am 3 weeks out and today I was able to wear a pair of pants that I could not fit before surgery. They would not close and zip up but today they were perfect. I still can't tell that I have lost much, but I keep going to the gym for an hour anyways.

[Mews 37]

I don't know. I've lost 58 pounds and I can't for the life of me figure out where it came from. My clothes still fit the same and most people haven't even noticed that I've lost that much weight. It is very frustrating.

[csawinski 3]

Right now I'm down 30 pounds and I can only really see it in my face unless … I get lots of compliments already tho

[vsginnj 415]

Started putting extra holes in my belt at six weeks out at five months I bought a new one.Oh yeah at around four months two ladies from church sat my wife down and offered to pray with her because it was obvious I was very sick and wasting away.hahaha I am 7 months out down 140lbs and waist size46 is now a comfortable 34. I bought a shirt last week it was large slim fit I didn't even like it but it was slim fit and it fit I left that little tag on that said slim and acted like I didn't see it stopped by my brothers for a visit (just to rub it in)...you know surgery the easy way.. bla bla bla

[Texarkolina 201]

I hit 62lbs lost post-op this week...and coworkers are FINALLY noticing.

"Hey, you look like you've lost weight...are you dieting?" *eyeroll*

Sucks for us bigger folks that it takes a long while for people to notice.

For me...still feels surreal. May change eventually.

Hang in there--62 pounds is amazing!

[jenn298 36]

I don't know. I've lost 58 pounds and I can't for the life of me figure out where it came from. My clothes still fit the same and most people haven't even noticed that I've lost that much weight. It is very frustrating.

Yea me too! I'm down 62 lbs in 4 months and I recently made a 1200 mile trip to see family and no one said a word!! That was frustrating especially since I didn't tell them about my surgery. I do have a lot to lose though. I started at 298!! I hope when I see them again in a month someone will notice.

[BoBann 42]

I noticed it from the beginning every single day but that's because we are obsessed with it. However, others started to really notice around 2 months and at two months I started to feel really good physically and started to get very happy and excited.

[carbgrl 119]

40 lbs has always been the magic number for me. Even though I've hardly lost any lbs this month all of a sudden I had to start buying smaller tops. I'm an apple so I had already gone down in jean sizes before.