How many pounds does it take for weight loss to be visible?

Question

So let's say that someone is short (around 5'2"), someone else is taller (mediumish), and the last person is tallest (6'0").

If they all weigh the same, how many pounds of weight would it take to make the weight loss visible?

What other factors should be considered?

Answer 1

It all depends how much someone weighs to begin with, it doesn't really have anything to do with height. The bigger the person is, in terms of WEIGHT not height, then the more weight they have to loose for it to be noticeable. The thinner the person, the less weight there is to loose, the more noticeable. First signs of weight loss are generally in the face, but that's because that's the part one looks at the most and notices more.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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.

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Answer 5

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.

Answer 6

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

Answer 7

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

Answer 8

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.

Answer 9

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.

Answer 10

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.