Would people notice if you lost 5lbs in weight?

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It seems quite a lot to me & I’m very proud I’ve lost this much. But no one has said anything
I was 10.11 and now 10.6.

I think it's generally accepted that you can see your weightloss first, then close family you see every day, then work colleagues, etc. You will feel better for 5lbs loss - well done - others will notice soon.

I also think the first 5lb are the hardest. You may plateau for a bit but then more will come off.

I've lost 8lb in the past three weeks and no one has noticed...I however feel great!

No. More like a stone. A %of the 5lb will be water, if you then spread what's left over your whole body it won't be obvious.

Me? No, they wouldn't. I sit just under 9 stones and I can put that sort of weight on — and take it off — overnight. So I can weigh in at anything from 8st 9lb to 9st 5lb and I'm pretty certain that nobody would be able to tell where I was just by looking.

I'm very obese, so I figure that's why, but no one noticed me lose a stone last year.

I lost a whole stone and nobody noticed. I didn’t feel smaller and it didn’t allow me to go down a size in clothes either.

I doubt it. Certainly not on me but I'm fat as!
Well done OP.

For me it was more than a stone before anyone said anything. I had 3 to lose.

Generally no, it's not a lot, and can be done in a few days in reality. People also wouldn't notice if you put five pounds on.

I recently lost around 20lbs and few people have commented: many consider it rude to comment on others’ bodies.

DH noticed and, stereotypically, was mainly concerned about boobs shrinking!

I didn’t think I wanted validation from others about it, had specific health reasons for doing it, but I’ve been pleased when (a few) people - gym buddies mainly - have mentioned it. Guess that’s just human!

Nope, I've lost 3 stone and no one has really noticed (I carry weight well)

I can lose 4 lb in a day if I get 8 hours sleep. No one has ever noticed

I have lost 3 stone before (13 stone down to 10st) and no one has ever said a word

I suppose it needs to be in % to have any context. I lost 10% (8.3 kgs) everyone noticed. Then I plateaued, now lost 5kgs/ 7% and they noticed again. My sports buddies and friends are all very complimentary and it is encouraging.

Went from borderline obese BMI to borderline healthy and it has been bloody liberating!

My weight can fluctuate that 5lbs over the course of 24 hours so no, not noticeable. I do weigh much more than you and had to lose 3stone before anyone commented. Losing 5lbs isn't really much of an achievement tbh.

No, not really. Have lost 4 times that and no one has said a thing (apart from DH)

You could look like a Victoria Secrets model and the fact is most people will not mention it to you. Some might even say you look a bit ill...such is life

5 pounds is usually the normal daily variation of most women’s weights. You would need to lose at least 10-14 pounds for someone to notice

I've lost 8lb and nobody has noticed.

It was only when I'd lost two stone that others started noticing (or commenting, anyway).