How can I not "tell" I've lost 22 lbs??

So since my first appt. with the Nut I've lost 22lbs, about 11 since my sleeve 12/28.

I can't tell at all. Granted, bc of my incisions I've been wearing "stretchy" pants, but still.

I am waiting until the 28th to do pics again. Maybe this afternoon I will try some jeans & see if I can tell a difference.

I just find it depressing that I let myself get so fat I can lose 20 lbs & not even tell. Maybe this is my fat cells releasing hormones, lol!

Know how you feel - I've lost 55 lbs - no one has noticed and I really don't see any difference - just wondering how much it will take. Guess we have to keep on plugging along - it'll happen.

 

Paula

I have lost 37 lbs since surgery and I still can't tell! My clothes are all falling off of me and I think I have gone down two sizes and a bit in the shoes also but looking in the mirror I still can't tell. One day you will wake up and not recognize yourself. It will happen. I am sure. I can't wait for that day. But for now... can't see it at all.

It takes a lot of time to see it in yourself. I have lost almost 100 lbs and I am just now starting to see it even though everyone has been telling me for months how great I look. I get several "Oh my gods" a week but it really doesn't click. It is a form of body dysmorphic disorder. Our Fat Minds Eye sees us the way it has seen us the longest.

Yesterday morning as I was waking up I noticed my hand was on my waste and it was concave (never had that before) I couldn't grab much fat there as I have always been able too. Even then it didn't click with me that I have lost enough weight that I might have a waist.

You will be able to tell a difference in your pants. That was the only think keeping me sane. Even now. About a month ago I bought a couple pairs of pants that were a size too small and today they are starting to feel lose on me. That is better than the scale moving.Sucks that my new pants won't even make it 2 months but hey that's the price of fame.

I am right there with you!  I do see my face thinning out a little but after 35lbs, I want to see more.  My pants are all getting lose and I am starting to walk on them.  I am a pack rate so I still have old clothes so I think I am going to have to start looking for other clothes that are packed away.  Only two people in my office know that I had the surgery so I am waiting for the day for the other people to see that I am losing weight. 

Same here. Down 22 and the pants are still tight in the waist. The watch fits the same, too. I figure in 15 more pounds I should go down a size.

I was a lightweight, and it still took me over 40 pounds to see any difference, and I could only see it through pictures not in the mirror.  It takes a long time to see it and to feel it.  As I got closer to goal, every five pounds became very noticeable.

Very well stated Elina! I have lost 70 and can only tell through pics! When I look in the mirror, I can't tell. Even in my clothes, it's hard to tell because In my mind I should be able to wear this or that and when I can't  I get angry. So, pictures are the best thing for me! 

It took 40 pounds for me to notice a difference in my clothes, and the next 20 brought me down two sizes.  I think your body just needs time to catch up, and your head needs it too.  I lose weight in my face first, but my hips are the last to be notified unfortunately. 

 

You're doing great!

Same here, the first 50, nothing than dropped 20 and two sizes.