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The funniest remark (49 lbs. down) for me has been...what have you done to your face? I think she thought I had a facelift!! Said my face looked so sexy!! Hahahahaha!

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I think it depends on where you lose the weight - Iost weight off my face and neck early on and people notice that. Your bottom half is something you probably notice more than other people do - really, how often do you stare at another woman's butt? Only if it's remarkable, I imagine - fantastic or has got a loooot bigger of late.

The other thing is that the first time you lost weight - particularly if it was after holding weight for a long time or even gaining steadily over the years - is something distinctive about you. I think. It's not so much the amount but a change in your usual "trend".

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It also depends on what you are wearing.

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People used to say how much they loved my hair, lol, for the first 40 pounds.I think people knew something was different and couldn't out their finger on it. I also think some knew but didn't know if they should say anything. (I didn't tell anyone I had surgery). After about 60 pounds someone said something every day. I recently went to a new job, and no one there knows I was ever so heavy, so I don't have to tell anyone the "secret to success" anymore, which I love! Honestly, the compliments are nice but it's nice not to have to discuss my weight on a daily basis with my co-workers.

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I didn't hear anything from co-workers until I'd lost about 40 pounds and that was from just a few. It wasn't until I'd lost around 70 that I REALLY heard comments. :) I don't hear it as much now, which is okay too.

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Because you started smaller going smaller the weight loss probably doesn't appear as drastic or as fast as the first time around. Obviously you have lost weight and are a size six! You'll probably be a zero by the end :D I had some comments around 3 months and then 4 months is when they really started noticing. I'm down 70 and can probably fit into a 16W but I haven't gone shopping LOL

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