How long after your sleeve did you see a big change?

[TonyaNKy 79]

I'm 17 days in and I can't see a big difference. I've lost 23.5 pounds but I just can't really see it.

[Sleeveless in seattle 208]

At 30 lb my two closest friends noticed, at 50-60 lbs everyone noticed. I still don't see it a lot. I've lost all my weight from the waist up so in full body mirror or photos I still seem to look the same. Face shot and I could see it at about 50 lbs.

[katesuccess 990]

I am a month and week out, and I can see a change now--not huge, but clear. Also I forced myself to take a front and side picture with the camera on a timer the day I started my preop diet (two weeks before surgery) and then I took a picture the same way from the same vantage point one month after surgery wearing same pants and similar shirt. When you start at close to 290 lbs, a 30 lb weight loss seems almost unnoticeable--but those pictures absolutely show a visible difference. I really urge you to consider doing that--it helped a lot for me as those 30 pounds did not seem visible to anyone else, and I was getting a little blue about it not even showing. The other thing everyone kept saying to do was to take measurements, which I have but they don't inspire me quite as much for some reason. Hang in there, all of a sudden you and others will see it and it will delight you!

[TonyaNKy 79]

My starting weight was 301. Thanks for the ideas! I have a big round face and a big belly. I'll just be glad when I only have one chin.

[LipstickLady 25,682]

People didn't really start noticing until I was almost 70 pounds down.

[NothingUpMySleeve 244]

3 months was when I really noticed it.

[Ria1202 101]

I first noticed in my face and my mid-section and in my clothes...

[is it just me 80]

It was and still is hard for me to see the weight lose... I'm down 94lbs... 6lbs from goal........... Family seen it at 50lbs... But friends that I don't see daily did at 30lbs... But the way that helps me is putting my picture next to the old me... Then I can see it

[InfiniteButterfly 438]

I'm down 50, and I can see the difference in my face and I can feel the difference in my shirts. My pants feel the same (which makes me wonder how freaking tight they must have been when I was at full weight) I was around 45 lbs down when other people mentioned it to me.

[a.conners 15]

My husband noticed at 20lbs or about 2 weeks post-op. I could see it in my face by about 3 weeks out. Others noticed almost immediately after returning to work 1 week post-op and have continued to make comments about my "melting away" at about 42lbs since 5/5 sleeve day.

[TonyaNKy 79]

I have a hard time being patient but I think this surgery is going to force me to learn how. Lol Thank you for the replies!