Do you feel like you look different when you lose 5 lbs?

[Anonymous]

It’s definitely a victory but my clothes feel just a little different and I don’t think I really look any different. I guess my expectations were not realistic!

[Anonymous]

Yes but I have a small frame so I think small weight fluctuations are more noticeable on me. It's probably more noticeable when I gain 5 lbs too.

[Anonymous]

If you’re in the healthy weight range you’ll probably notice it. If you’re overweight or obese, it’s normal fluctuation and won’t be visible.

-someone who has gained and lost five pounds in all three categories

[Anonymous]

I'm obese. I've lost 25 pounds recently and it isn't even close to noticeable.

[Anonymous]

No, but I’m tall.

[Anonymous]

I am slim and petite and I don't notice 5 pounds. It's really not all that much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes but I have a small frame so I think small weight fluctuations are more noticeable on me. It's probably more noticeable when I gain 5 lbs too.

Same. It really shows in my face now that I’m middle aged.

[Anonymous]

Yes, and the reverse when I gain too... also my jeans/pants fit differently, but I'm petite so it's more noticeable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes but I have a small frame so I think small weight fluctuations are more noticeable on me. It's probably more noticeable when I gain 5 lbs too.

Same. It really shows in my face now that I’m middle aged.

In a bad way or a good way?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes but I have a small frame so I think small weight fluctuations are more noticeable on me. It's probably more noticeable when I gain 5 lbs too.

Same. It really shows in my face now that I’m middle aged.

Me, too. It shows in my face- I don’t notice it elsewhere, though.

[Anonymous]

Yes. I’m 5’1” and it absolutely shows. I gain mostly at my stomach, 5 lbs means pants fits at the waist or they don’t.

[Anonymous]

I'm 5'4", 118lbs, and my mother and husband notice when I lose 5 lbs. I don't notice when I look at myself in the mirror, but my clothes don't fit as well.

I actually do not know how women slimmer than me find clothes. I bought an XS skirt at Anthro and like most things I buy in that quality range, had to take it in. My oldest pair of pants is from 20 years ago, and it's marked size 4. Yet back then, I was probably 110lbs at most. And now, I buy size 0-2. Do others shop in the teen section???

[Anonymous]

Yes. I’m short. 5 pounds would please me very much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes but I have a small frame so I think small weight fluctuations are more noticeable on me. It's probably more noticeable when I gain 5 lbs too.

Same. It really shows in my face now that I’m middle aged.

Me, too. It shows in my face- I don’t notice it elsewhere, though.

Same. I either have a chubby face or a skinny face that looks more haggard. Boo. Getting older is the pits.

[Anonymous]

I might feel different with 5 lbs but definitely don't look different. I've recently lost 30 lbs and have only dropped one size (although from a tight 12 to a loose 10 so maybe a size and a half). I am aiming to lose another 5 lbs, which should put me in an 8 but I don't think will look much different. I an 5'9" so that makes a difference in how I carry weight.