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To ask would you expect someone to look very different if they had lost 13 stone

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Weighloss777 · 03/06/2026 17:46

Or not

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darksideofthetoon · 03/06/2026 17:59

Weighloss777 · 03/06/2026 17:46

Or not

They would look like and physically be a different person.

Even when I lost 7 lbs of fat and put on 7lbs of muscle, my face looked different. Stronger jawline, sharper cheek bones. Not to mention my body was much leaner with abs saying hello.

13 stone is life changing beyond belief.

WhereYouLeftIt · 03/06/2026 17:59

Depends.

If they started at 25 stones, yes of course.
If they started at 60 stones, maybe not.

Why do you ask?

youalright · 03/06/2026 17:58

Yes absolutely i weigh 13 stone and I'm fat so losing that amount is significant. When I've lost weight in the past people usually noticed after id lost 2 stone

Stoicandhappy · 03/06/2026 17:53

Yes of course.

feathermucker · 03/06/2026 17:52

Of course I would unless they were super super obese but even then I’d be able to tell

FirstdatesFred · 03/06/2026 17:52

Well yes, but it would depend how much of a percentage of their starting weight that was.
also how much they carry it in their face.

Random321 · 03/06/2026 17:52

Yes - it's a significant difference.

I'm not sure how it couldn't impact how someone looks.

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 03/06/2026 17:51

Yes, if they had started out at 15 stone.

ALovelyPinkUnicorn · 03/06/2026 17:51

BatshitIsTheOnlyExplanation · 03/06/2026 17:49

13 stone is a lot! I'd expect them to look massively different.

This, it may be that others don’t want to mention it but though if the weightloss person is known to be sensitive about it. It also depends on starting and current weight- 35 stone to 22 or 22 to 9!

peakygull · 03/06/2026 17:51

I’ve never weighed anywhere near 13 stone never mind losing it, I’d expect them to be unrecognisable!

SilenceInside · 03/06/2026 17:50

Yes of course. I’ve lost just over 11st and look very different.

But, maybe if they are super morbidly obese, to the point of being bed bound, then 13st might not be as big of a change? Even then I’d imagine it would be noticeable though.

BatshitIsTheOnlyExplanation · 03/06/2026 17:49

13 stone is a lot! I'd expect them to look massively different.

KojaksLollipop · 03/06/2026 17:48

They’d have lost a whole other person in weight, they’d look very different.

Overtheatlantic · 03/06/2026 17:48

Yes absolutely. Why?

Goodnessyoualldashoffdontyoureppies · 03/06/2026 17:47

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