I think depends on the height. My SIL is almost 6 ft tall and it became noticeable at 25 lbs. But she can also gain 10 lbs and you can't even tell.

Anonymous wrote:Look up the paper towel effect. The bigger hour are, the less noticeable the weight loss is.

Thanks, I think all we fatties are aware of that.

I lost 35 in the last 6 months. However, I am working at home and the only person I see regularly is DH. He hasn't said anything.

I tend to look heavier than I am (especially at lower weights), so maybe it is not very noticeable - it's not as if I am making regular pronouncements about my weight.

I was 35 pounds overweight and lost 5 pounds before people noticed. However, I also was lifting weights and gained maybe 3 pounds of muscle so was down about 8 pounds of fat.

Look up the paper towel effect. The bigger hour are, the less noticeable the weight loss is.

PP here - or maybe the face comment was the most polite way people thought they could say anything! haha

I never got any comments until I had lost 20. And then it was my face that people noticed!

Probably 8-10 lbs. Usually about a month of consistent work outs. i also like to take progress pictures to compare side by side.

I have a friend who was told to lose 25 lbs so she was probably 50 lbs overweight. I need to lose 10, and I’m still in a normal BMI. Anyway, she lost 15 and it was noticeable, but what could I say without coming off as rude?

Even though I am losing weight (slowly), it is not something I discuss with many people. So, in that vein, when I noticed that a friend lost a bit, I did not comment on it because she had not discussed it with me, and I also know that she is experiencing magnified anxiety these past months - so I don't know how she experiences her weight loss.

Anonymous wrote:My DH noticed at about 8 -10 pounds down, but I was also wearing a dark, more slim fitting t-shirt and no sweatshirt that day whereas every other day for a year I've worn a variety of older t-shirts and usually a sweatshirt.

PP here -- but my husband was also very hesitant to say anything because he didn't want to somehow say the wrong thing. So that may be the case for your family/friends, too.

My DH noticed at about 8 -10 pounds down, but I was also wearing a dark, more slim fitting t-shirt and no sweatshirt that day whereas every other day for a year I've worn a variety of older t-shirts and usually a sweatshirt.

10 lbs

I had close to 60lbs to lose. 15-20 before the "you look like you lost weight" comments began.

How many pounds overweight where you, and how many pounds did you lose before people started noticing?
I started 50lbs overweight, am done 10lbs and no one has commented on it.