How much weight did you loose, before you could really notice a change in your apperance?

[takingaleap 71]

I lost 34 lbs so far, and I'm down from a size 28 to a 22. But i can't see a difference yet. How many lbs was it before YOU could see it?

[Sleeveless in seattle 208]

Wow, you drop sizes quick!! I started a size 28, have lost 26 lbs and am still a size 28. The bigger you are, the more loss it usually takes for people to notice.

[amandainohio 12]

I have lost 46 pounds and have went from a 24 to a 20. I wore the size 24 until this past weekend when I bought new clothes. I was surprised that I had went down to a size 20. I could tell a little difference, but not much until I bought the new clothes. This week everyone has been commenting about how different I look in clothes that actually fit. The weird thing is that I gained 70 pounds since my 8 year old daughter was born and wore a size 24 that entire time. I have only lost 46 pounds so far, but have went down to a size 20. I don't know why the difference, but I will take it. I think that I look smaller now than I did before she was born, even though I weigh 25 pounds more.

Congrats on dropping down the sizes!

[scarlet333 386]

It was about the 50 pound mark before people began noticing. I definitely saw changes in my clothes before that point but hard to see myself when looking in the mirror. I am at a year out from surgery tomorrow and have gone from and 18-20 to an 8. I definitely see the difference now but it too longer than expected.

[JerseyGirl68 1,172]

It is so strange, but I still have a hard time seeing a difference in the mirror. In pictures I can. I regret not taking progression photos so I can really see. At about 40 pounds lost I started noticing. Good luck!!

[Skywalker 170]

I lost 34 lbs so far, and I'm down from a size 28 to a 22. But i can't see a difference yet. How many lbs was it before YOU could see it?

Well, starting at around 250 lbs, I could start to see the difference around 25-30 lbs, but not really before then. I looked significantly different at about 190 lbs.

Of course, what I lost over the last two years I've gained all back, thus the WLS.

[Recycled 2,182]

I have lost 46 pounds and have went from a 24 to a 20. I wore the size 24 until this past weekend when I bought new clothes. I was surprised that I had went down to a size 20. I could tell a little difference, but not much until I bought the new clothes. This week everyone has been commenting about how different I look in clothes that actually fit. The weird thing is that I gained 70 pounds since my 8 year old daughter was born and wore a size 24 that entire time. I have only lost 46 pounds so far, but have went down to a size 20. I don't know why the difference, but I will take it. I think that I look smaller now than I did before she was born, even though I weigh 25 pounds more.

Congrats on dropping down the sizes!

So let me get this straight.......first you were a 24 and went to a 20, but then gained 70 and lost 46 to a size 24 again, but you've been a size 24 the whole time except when you went down to a 20. And there is no difference between a 20 and 24..........wait, what was the question again....????

[cheryl2586 3,053]

I am sure it was at least 50lbs or more.

[jamilyne 102668 1,207]

It was also around 50 pounds for me also. Everyone noticed around 30 pounds. I honestly didn't feel a lot better until that 50 pound mark either. I noticed a lot of actual physical changes- feeling better less aches & pains! I also had stomach problems before surgery and those problems are gone!

[Bandista 7,466]

I am really hoping for an easing of joint pain from reduction in weight load -- has not happened yet but maybe at 50 down. There's some incentive for me!

[kj44 215]

Size wise I haven't shifted much even after losing 80lbs. 3x. Was close fitting at my heaviest(270) but pant wise I only wore stretchy ones till I fit back into the 22s I had( at about 220). Now at 189. I still wear them. They are loose but still wearable. Kinda bums me out lol. My stomach is wear I am holding onto the weight. Sigh.

[KayleeC14 159]

I am down since surgery 50 but I lost 35 before surgery so a total of 85 and I can see a major difference. I went from a size 26/28 to a size 22/24 and my boobs went from a size 50DDD to a 48C. I see a MAJOR difference!

[Teachamy 1,042]

After I lost about 15 pounds, my family noticed because I lost it all in my face, neck, upper arms, and shoulders. Once I hit 25 pounds, I noticed it in my waist. (Which used to stick out further than my hips, now they are pretty much a straight line.) When I have lost weight in the past, I never noticed my shape changing, but this time around I had so much more to lose, so even 26 pounds shows quite a difference.

[parisshel 1,892]

This really depends on starting weight. Obviously losing 50 pounds when you start at 400 pounds will not be as noticeable as losing 50 pounds when you start at 200.

[NMJG 1,266]

It was around 50 lbs for me, too, even though I was dropping sizes before then.