No one said anything to me until I had lost 25 pounds. At five feet tall-weight loss is usually pretty noticable. Even at a 25 pound loss-one woman told me that my hair cut looked really good. Many people don't want to say anything as it implies that they thought you were fat before. My advisor and I were talking about weight loss one day as he has dropped a few pounds too-he told me he had noticed, but didn't want to say anything. I have found that once I have gotten past that "magic" 25 pound loss-it is easier and easier to notice a difference as I keep losing. The last 5 pounds has made a big difference.

My belly has shrunk, but is still there. My legs are one size and my waist is another, so I think that is pretty normal. At least the belly is easier to hide these days in clothes!