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

By: Purple

Purple — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:15:34 +0000

skinny pple about 1 kg
medium sized pple about 2 kg
large ppl about 5 kg

By: Created A Madman

Created A Madman — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 05:48:04 +0000

I think it’s relative to the percentage of body fat. If a person is only 4-5 pounds overweight, than losing 4-5 pounds should make a big difference, but if they’re morbidly obese, it probably wouldn’t be noticable.

By: Kayla B

Kayla B — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:00:52 +0000

There is not set guideline, but it really matters if the person is losing muscle or fat. If they are losing muscle then they may be losing weight quickly, but still look the same or bigger than they did to being with. When you lose muscle your body loses tone witch helps make you look your best by defining your muscles. But it the person is exercising (ie lots of carido exercise) and eating right (fruits, vegetables, grains,ect.) then they will probably be losing fat and look like they lost more weight than they actually have. The person doing exercise and eating right will look better faster.

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.