I've lost almost 70 lbs and only in the last couple of weeks have people really started to notice. I was surprised it took them so long! Rest assured that this experience seems to be very common to many of us.

Some people don't know whether or not you want them to notice. They may be afraid of hurting your feelings by calling attention to your weight. Sometimes the weight comes off so gradually that people really don't notice. Usually if people haven't seen me for awhile, they will be able to tell I've lost weight.

Just to put this in perspective, one of my friends at work, who is probably about 150 lbs overweight, recently told me she lost 50lbs, AND I COULDN'T TELL! This made me more tolerant of others who don't compliment me on my loss.