How Many Pounds until People started discussing your weight loss?

[Cindi 0]

It really is a double edged sword, as someone said. I enjoy the comments, because I remember feeling like I was being ignored...like the elephant in the room. But when they say something now, I also think to my self, "just wait til I lose 70 MORE pounds!". I find it hard to take the compliments sometimes. I haven't told many about the surgery, and I give them the usual reasons...protein first, eat slow, no carbs or sweets...and the gym bag packed and ready to go under my desk helps explain!! It took 40 lbs. before people at work noticed, but they were used to me dieting - and failing before, so I think they were being cautiously kind. I recently started wearing clothes that fit (instead of bag) and that made everyone comment. Weird tho...someone who had not seen me in 8 months made a big deal about how my FACE had changed...I lost so much in my face! Dang! My face didn't lose 70lbs! Ha! Could they possibly notice the 16 inches gone from my belly?!? Another weird reaction...if I am with my DH, people rave about how much he has lost, ad nauseum. He has lost 20-30 lbs. He is wonderful tho. He always tuns to me and says but Cindi is doing great, she's lost 70lbs! Immediately, they turn back to him, and ask how he lost the 20 lbs. Go figure. Must be easier to comment on a man's weight loss.

There is so much adjusting to do menatally, isn't there?

[wombat712 2]

My husband started really noticing around 15-20 pounds. I'm an apple shape ;-( so my stomach started going down as well as my face. My mom notices my face and my buggy butt pants since I don't fill them out like I used to. Now that I'm at 26 pounds people at work are starting to notice. I recently got contacts and all of a sudden people are talking about my hair. ???? People really aren't all that observant are they?

[mini 0]

I have lost between 25 and 30 pds..They are now complimenting my closes everyday. I have had a few people notice the weight..but most of them say..nice blouse. It's funny.

[mini 0]

oops..I mean cloths! I can't spell!

[kaohinani 0]

I just had surgery 9 days ago and lost 11 lbs since then. But I also had lost 20 lbs prior to surgery. But the first person to notice the loss was someone we see only sometimes in the stores. So i guess my answer would be 30lbs. everyone else close to me knew about it and sees me everyday so maybe they don't notice it cause they see us all the time. But any loss is till a loss, whether someone notices it or not.

[TerriBarri 0]

Someone noticed yesterday which made me feel great. The only people that know about my surgery is my husband and my mother. I did not want people to judge me and think I should be losing more then I am, besides I'm a very private person and would hate for people to have an opinion of me and my progress.

[cazulay 0]

I am down 39 lbs. and people are commenting on how much weight I am losing. I love it!

Sooooooo much better than those stares that say " you poor thing, when are you going to stop putting on so much weight? Do something."

I can't wait to lose 39 more pounds and get even more compliments.

[Paulax 8]

Funny, but I don't think even one person said a thing until I lost 80 pounds....I was hoping because they didn't notice how big I got. hahahahaha, but now I think some of them think I have lost enough and are saying enough already....

[hf2havefun 0]

I was out of work for 3 weeks of medical leave for my gallbladder and lap-band surgeries. I lost 24 lbs and 18.75 inches by the time I went back to work. A lot of coworkers could tell that I had lost weight. Especially in my face. Now some of my coworkers are trying to call me skinny. They are really supportive but, I think that is an oxy-moran right now. That's like calling some really tall and buff guy "Tiny". It just doesn't fit yet. If they are calling me skinny now, what are they going to call me after I've lost 100+ pounds. Sometimes I just don't understand people. Has anyone else experienced this?

[Laureen 0]

I have lost 55 pounds and not a word.....Except my hubby, and family because they know i have had surgery. I'm begining to think there jelious.(spelled wrong)

Laureen

[Misskitttin 0]

I've lost somewhere about twenty five lbs so far and if I don't mention it, no one notices,. As I keep telling my husband, "it's like peeing in the ocean and expecting the Water level to rise.":clap2:

I think Im not doing good at all. Two months and only 20 pounds....

[chase's mom 0]

I just had my surgury sept 5th. And with 20 lbs off recently people have noticed I am losing weight. I find it kinda funny. Most of my male friends notice and are really encouraging. And my female friends dont say too much, and if they do know I have lost 20 lbs I find that they kinda notice everything I do. If I dont have alot to eat they comment and they are always trying to get me to eat bad things or really late at night. I dont think they do it on purpose i think i just notice it more.

[Suzzzie. 3]

I've lost nearly 40 pounds and the only comments I get from co-workers (who don't know about my band) are random things like "That shirt is too big for you." (!!!) I just wanna scream - THATS CAUSE I LOST 40 POUNDS! Haha. But I don't.

[Sofia 0]

For me it was more like 90 (then again, I needed to lose twice that, so it's somewhat understandable). I remember when I'd lost 75 and was annoyed that people weren't really commenting (not that I wanted their comments -- it's a double edged sword).

WOW Julie, more than 200 lbs lost, that's such of inspiration !! Thank you!

[wannabthin 0]

I have only lost 18 lbs, but my mom,DH and close friends are noticing that my face is getting thinner and my pants are getting baggy. I haven't told anyone other than my mom and DH about the surgery, so everyone else just thinks I am dieting. It feels really good when someone makes a comment about the weight that I am losing. :biggrin1: I can't wait to lose all of my weight and see what kind of reactions I get then.