When should it be noticeable?

I am getting just a tiny bit discouraged. since August 1 I have lost 33.3 lbs.  I have lost one pants size.   When will it be noticeable to others?  My husband says he cant see it, and no one else seems to have noticed a change (or they haven't mentioned it) I guess it is frustrating because if a 150 lb woman lost 10% of her weight people would notice....  but it is spread over such a large area on me... Dont worry, Im not quitting...  I just wanted to ***** and moan a little.

For me it took about 60 pounds and then its just really showed in my face. I know that peeps I saw everyday didnt really comment. My MIL asked my husband if I had been losing weight and said she could tell. I think she was afraid to say anything to me. I could tell with the way I was feeling though and thats what keeps me going :)   

Mommer- I'm not sure that people close to you really CAN notice-- if they see you too often. I'm down 106 pounds and the only people who say anything are the ones who haven't seen me in many months-- I think it's just human nature. I can't see my own losses without photos or clothes to compare. I think familiarity makes it hard to see change. -S.

Yeah, I think that is why my husband cant see it.  I guess I was thinking in terms of people who know me well but only see me every week or two... another 20 lbs before I expect anything I guess! Time to scoot out of work early and take the (very handsome) boy to orchestra.  It is picture night! 

when i saw the subject for this post i immediately thought more along the lines of when will i - myself - be able to notice a difference? ppl close to me who know i'm going thru this and have been praying for me have asked me if i have noticed a difference. and honestly i have to say no. even tho i'm very excited to have lost what i have so far, it can be very discouraging when you can't notice it yourself. i haven't lost a pants size.....i have no idea when that will happen. but, i do know that the day it does---that will be another mini party! while i can't wait for others to notice as well, i really really just wanna be able to notice it myself!

I've gone down 2 pant sizes and nobody can really tell, but I ask my family every week.  They've just now started to see it.  I hadn't been to church in a long time and went the other day.  They all asked my mom if she was ok b/c she's lost so much weight and they just said, "Hi" to me awkwardly like I looked fatter, LOL. (probably my imagination)  I thought people would notice, but I haven't really lost much (only 17.8 pounds since August :( ) but at least it's a start. Some people don't want to say anything to make someone self conscious, which I never understood myself.  When I lost weight before one person told me they didn't want to mention it in case I wasn't.  Others just don't pay much attention.  All of a sudden people will notice and some will start saying something about it, but I know what you mean.  When I haven't seen someone in a month or so I really would think they would see something!  They will soon though!!

Ok- maybe not all men are like my husband.  He is a very caring and wonderfully generous man.  But I must say this to you.  You are expecting your husband to notice? Your Husband? You have got to be kidding girl? You expect him to notice?  HELLO! 

Think of all the times you get a haircut... unless it went from waist length blonde to short and hot pink most husbands never notice. Especially when it's a tiny bit lost every day.  Imagine you got a tiny bit trimmed off your hair each day... and gradually dyed it pink... that's what weight loss is like- slow.  It's not like we wake up 33.5 lbs lighter one morning. This is a journey.

When you see someone who hasn't seen you for a while, that's when someone will notice.  I had a 'wow' moment when a girlfriend I hadn't seen in a year didn't even recognise me.  She used to come to my house at least once a week for 6 years and she didn't know who I was.  I had lost about 90lbs at that time. 

33.5 lbs is a fantastic start! Keep going.  Be sure to buy a least a few clothes that fit you along the way- if you stay in your bigger clothes people won't notice your trimmer figure because it'll be hiding in baggy clothes.  Plus it make you feel so good to get into that smaller size.

Glad you're not quitting.  You've come to far to quit now.

Em

LOL my husband and I have gender role reversal...   He wants to talk things out - I want to solve the problem. He worries that I am mad at him - I just want to hide in my cave (the bedroom) and watch crap reality TV after a 15 hour day at work. He notices when I get a haircut - I HATE it when he stands in front of me and asks what is different!   So yes, I expect him to notice... to his credit he did say this morning... whilst in bed.... that he could FEEL the difference!

Keep up the good work.  People will eventually notice.  A few years ago I had lost about 100 pounds going from a size 22 to a size 10.  I finally got a new hair style and different makeup.,NOw back to the story.  I was on the elevator one day at work when this guy that sees me like everyday goes.  You've lost weight haven't you?  I'm like duh?????  I guess he finally noticed because of the hair and makeup.  It just takes a while for us bigger gals to get noticed with losing weight. It will happen.   Keep up the good work. Slow and Steady wins the race.

this is very interesting! My professional committee ( a group of 6 women) will NOT say one thing...will not throw me one bone on how much I have lost. My family who i only see1-2x annually notices it right away. Co-workers, both men and women, regularly tell me how much my body has changed. Women may not say things because they are jealous or feeling too bad thinking of their own scale not budging and feel hopeless. My ex-MIL will NOT give me the satisfaction after so many years of constantly tying my fatass with why my daughters are fat. I don't care what any of them say, I know I look differently, that's enough for me. Mostly, all of us are so self-centered, of course WE know we are losing & buying smaller clothes - WE wait for THEM to notice US, but EVERYBODY else is waiting for US to notice something about THEM - NEW hair, less butt, new jewels, etc.  EACH of us has our oun respective heads up out butts so far we rarely come out for air.