Comments on: How Many Pounds Does It Take For Weight Loss To Be Visible?

By: Darjeeling Snow

Darjeeling Snow — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:02:41 +0000

I think that it does not matter what height you are, weight loss shows definitely after 10 lbs., and sometimes before that…. ususally it shows in the face and in the general demeanor of the person.

By: dlin333

dlin333 — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:30:21 +0000

it all depends on where the weight is placed, and where you lose it at,,,,,,,, then also the height and bone structure, and how much overweight you are,,,,,,,,,, a larger person might not notice 5 pounds, a thinner person would,,,,,,, its really what percentage of your body weight you lost, along with your body type,,,,, and if you are targeting specific areas with exercise,,,,,, if so, you will notice inches lost there,,,

By: megaloma

megaloma — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 10:17:43 +0000

Its not just height, frame size and excess fat make a big difference. If you are extremely overweight to begin with, the loss of a few pounds would not be noticeable. If you have a slim build and you lose just a few pounds it would be noticeable.
For example I’m 6 feet tall and I have a large build (big chest, thick body) I can gain or lose 5 or 10 pounds without anyone noticing. I actually gained 15 pounds over the Holidays and when I told my students (I’m a teacher) they didn’t believe me. (don’t worry I’m a cyclist so I lost it all again already).
15 pounds off a smaller person would be obvious if not seriously unhealthy.
I have a male cousin who is 6’3″ and only weighs about 120 pounds. If he lost any weight it would be noticeable and if he lost 15 pounds in a week like I did, he would have health problems.
The speed at which you lose it makes a difference too. If you lose weight quickly, your skin doesn’t readjust in time and you might have saggy skin. The skin is elastic and it will tighten up.

By: Abby

Abby — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 08:54:49 +0000

I would say about 20 pounds. people especially women when they gain weight will not buy that next size bigger so the first 10 the clothing they have actually starts fitting correctly and the next 10 is when the clothing starts fitting loosely and people start to notice. This would be for those that fir into the overweight category. those that are in what they call obese would be more weight

By: o'juiccy

o'juiccy — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 08:22:00 +0000

I really don’t think it matters but I would guess the short person. It takes about 5-7lbs to notice.

By: Erika S

Erika S — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 05:05:03 +0000

It really depends on their original weight–if they are all the same weight then the short person will probably show the weight loss first.
10 pounds is supposed to be about one “dress size”… I’m not sure how that equates to mens’ sizes.
When I lost 20lb recently I definitely noticed a HUGE difference at about 12lb, my shirts all started fitting much better around my hips.
Other factors to be considered are whether the pounds being lost are fat pounds or muscle pounds and how well the person in question carries the fat to begin with. Some short people look fat at 140-150 lb, while others manage to get up to 160-180 before they start to look fat. It also depends where the fat is–a loss of 10 lb from someone who carries it all around their belly will show more than a loss of 10 lb from someone who carries a substantial portion of fat in their thighs.

By: jessBcuz

jessBcuz — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:58:08 +0000

If they all weigh about 160, the tallest would show first visible changes but it really depends on the persons body frame and muscle mass. If the shortest has most muscle under the fat, they might look better soonest. Pounds really should not be determined when losing weight. it is more about body frame and fat compared to muscle ratio.

By: waterboy

waterboy — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:06:36 +0000

always remember that the first few pounds are all water, after about 3 to 5 lbs you should see a visible difference,unless you are very overweight it all depends on how overweight a person is i mean 50 lbs overweight losing 5 lbs you wont even tell, but 10 lbs over weight, 5 lbs loss is enormous so it will just vary on the amount of weight to lose