I've lost a stone and it's not noticeable?

[NoNameNoGame]

I've lost a stone and I really can't notice it (I even took pics from when I started my journey to compare). Also nobody has commented on my weight (not that they should) but I would have thought somebody would at least say I look good. I started at 11st. Now 10st. Aiming for 9st. I am 5ft 4". I've worked so hard to lose this weight too! Need words of encouragement please!

What’s amazing is that it will be off your internal organs which means far more than people noticing. Well done OP!

Measure different bits of your body. Losing inches from waist, thighs etc is much more satisfying than losing weight in general imo

I've lost 3 st since the spring and the only person who has noticed is me.

Don't give up whatever you do. It's your weight loss journey and you are doing it for your own reasons. It doesn't matter what other people think. If they know you are trying to lose weight the chances are they will try to sabotage ' go on, one won't hurt!' Is the usual. Also I have read somewhere that even when you have reached your goal weight it can take up to a year before you can look in the mirror and see yourself slim!
Keep going, dream, believe,achieve!!

A school mum friend of mine lost 4 stone over the winter and despite trying out to figure out why her face looked different, I didn't notice until I saw her without her big coat in the summer.
Keep going, that's an amazing weight loss! I've lost over a stone recently and people are just starting to notice which is a boost but I was losing weight because, since kids, I store it all on my tummy which as we all know is very bad. Good work!

I agree with others that it is probably about politeness from others.

However I do understand what you mean , I totally understand strangers wouldn't comment and wholeheartedly thinknow they shouldn't in case they are triggering an Ed.

However my dp didn't comment when I recently lost 6 stone. One day I challenged him on this . He said two things. ..one way shat even 6 stone ago it wasnt relevant . I was still me so it didn't matter what weight I was. The first got him a hug, however the second got him a minor row. He said he had been taught not to comment on other people's weight. I got a bit cross and said I was his partner and he could have recognised the achievement that I had completed.

He kept repeating that he never commenTed on women's weight. That's great I said but you are the only person who knows how hard I have worked to do this, what an achievement it was to get there. Bless him he actually did get this and did sit and say he was honestly really proud of me it just hadn't occurred to him that I wouldn't do it because he knew I was strong minded.

He meant well and he really did. However once he saw it was about goal achievement he understoodid I would like him to recognise it.

You also have a fear about making a comment to say wow you've lost weigh you look great.
A: The person didn't look great before.
B: They're still the same person big or small and may feel treated differently.
C: It makes it awkward if they give up after a stone and put on twice as much.
I only comment when it is a massive change that I'd have to be blind to miss.

@Shinyletsbebadguys 6 stone is a massive change.
Your DH is very polite.

I've lost 7kg and no one has said anything. I am just on the verge of my previously relatively pleasant face going deflated and droopy though (am also nearly 50), so now I know people will notice but am sure they will be thinking 'she looks terrible' so never mind!

Firstly well done it's not easy and keep at it
I've lost four stone in the last two years and nobody noticed except my husband until I had lost three
Enjoy the fact that you are losing and you will be feeling better
Well done x

I lost a stone and a half and no one noticed. When I lost half a stone and dropped below ten, everyone did. I think people really don't pay attention tbh and then they suddenly notice!

I don't know what stone is, only kilograms, but what you do lose initially in the first week or 2 is mainly just water or fluid, so that's why you never notice the initial weight loss, even though the scales say you are less, because it is firstly just water loss. If you are dieting for a bit longer, then it starts to notice.

@SarahNade 6.3kg. Or around three bags of potatoes and a small pack of margarine.

This is the sort of thing Google was invented for, by the way.

Well done to you. Weight and losing it can be a bit of a tricky area for friends and family and acquaintances to comment on. As a previous poster said, the inference may be you were a bit chubby before.
Because you see yourself every day, a gradual decrease goes 7nnoticed. I’ve lost 3.5 stone (with surgery as I have no will-power) and can’t see any difference, but my skirts are falling down, so weight must have gone somewhere. But I’m still more than when you started losing!
Keep going. Celebrate your success...but not with a bar of chocolate!

My personal experience, People are insensitive.
You gain weight, everyone has a comment.
You loose a bunch of weight, no one says ONE WORD.
Either that, or you loose a lot of weight, They say you "look too thin"
(just because they are used to seeing you heavier)

I feel your pain!! Sod them. You know. Your body knows. Keep it up!!!

Or you tell them you're on a diet, or especially say "low Carb" diet, They say "You look Fine" or "you don't need to loose weight. "
"You worry about stuff too much"
meanwhile you can't fit into none of your cloths anymore.
Then this same fellow, then he offers me Pie.
I rolled my eyes, he asks, what "Pie don't have carbs does it"?
Then, they ask if you'd like something to drink, I'll say Yes, water.
Oh, How about Pepsi, "No water is fine"
I have Ice tea, "No thanks, I don't like Ice tea" How about Mountain dew? DAMN IT, I WOULD RATHER JUST HAVE WATER!!!!!
(I like Water)

Then, we were working, (well I was laid off, and sort of working for him)
So we go to lunch, he was "treating the crew"
So the special was pasta and meat balls.
So we all agree, that sounds good!
So Waitress asks what we'd like to drink" ?
They order regular pepsi, I told here Diet Pepsi.
Here we go, whole big thing!
"Oh, you're eating Pasta, now you think you're going to off set that with Diet pepsi"
"NO, I like Diet Soda, once you get used to it, Regular soda is TOO Sweet tasting"
Whole Big thing for another 10 minuets.
I quit hanging around with this guy.
Then, I started working, and pretty well stopped going to the bars,
he said, I thought I was too good for them since I started working again.
(NO Drinking was not agreeing with me any longer, )
Plus, he wasn't nice to me, why should I want to hang around with him?

Don't loose hope, you're doing really well.

It doesn't matter if others notice but it does matter if you lose heart and give up so don't.

You will lose more weight and everyone WILL notice when you put that party frock on.

Well done, and don’t give up! I lost a bit of weight a while back, and it was probably about the one and a half stone mark that other people noticed. When they do, and they tell you how fabulous you look you’ll be pleased you persevered. 💐

I understand how you feel, my weight typically fluctuates between 16 and 17 stone ( not good i know but theres mobility issues, eating disorder and other MH issues plus side effects of long term meds) and a few years back i managed to get down to just under 13 (lightest i'd been since i was 13 years old when i was a size 14), and felt i looked no different at all, i only lost 1 jeans size going from an 18 to a 16, top size no change, still a big double chin with no neck etc. Only thing seemed to get any smaller was my already small breasts. It's depressing.

You gain weight, everyone has a comment. You loose a bunch of weight, no one says ONE WORD

My experience is the opposite, if I gain weight, no one says a word. No one. It's deemed impolite to mention it. If I loose weight people say you look great. I don't know anyone who is purposefully loosing weight who would be offended by that and think it means they looked shit before.

Most people who are working hard to loose weight are pleased when someone notices and compliments them. If someone is on a diet and I know they are on a diet I always compliment them, tell them how well they are doing and that they look fantastic. I've never yet have met someone who isn't happy about that.

I really don't buy the whole I know they are on a diet but I won't mention it in case they think I mean they looked bad before.

Often people can be envious of someone loosing weight and look better, so they don't comment, and then try to justify it with this silly well I didn't want to insinuate you looked shit before. Because no one takes that meaning from it.

Ive lost 10lb. Only my mum has noticed. I've another 1.5 stone to go. Hoping people will notice after that!

It depends on how long it has taken you to lose that stone of weight and how often you see the people who haven't commented. If you have lost it slowly and seen them frequently then you cannot expect them to notice. If you have lost the weight very fast then maybe they are being polite in not commenting.

Remember too that they may not have noticed the increase in your weight either.

I think you need to realise that your weight and how you feel about your appearance is only important to you (and that is how it should be). You need to get to the stage of understanding that and not needing others to validate you by noticing or commenting about it.

I wouldn't want to be judged for having a larger body and wouldn't want or need to be congratulated if my body got smaller.

Nobody can tell by looking at you if it is intentional weight loss or what else might be going on with you. I find it so confusing that anybody would want aquaintances to notice weight loss let alone mention it.