THE TEN PERCENT DIFFERENCE

On recent diet posts I've seen the discussion: WHEN DOES WEIGHT LOSS BECOME NOTICEABLE? Weight Watchers told us our first goal was to lose TEN PERCENT of our body weight.  They called this THE TEN PERCENT DIFFERENCE. They promised us that after we lost 10 percent of our starting weight, it would definitely be noticeable to others! (But whether they'll say anything is uncertain). If a person weighs 255 to start, as I did, 10 percent is 25.5 lbs.   I HAVE MADE MY 10 PERCENT DIFFERENCE.   The question is:  would a person's weight going from 255 to 230 be noticeable? Or are they still too obese to look better?   Again, the 10 percent difference is usually enough to make a woman lose one or two dress sizes.  I started out a horrifying 22/24 W and now can wear a 18 W dress or pants if they have an elastic waist :) I am actually surprised and gratified at how much difference it has made in my appearance.   DO OTHERS COMMENT?  A few.  I think more have noticed but don't say anything because I have the well-deserved reputation of being TOUCHY about personal remarks.   My sister started at 180, so her 10 percent difference was 18 lbs. She had lost that much and the family thought she looked VERY different at 162 than she had at 180.  But I was bragging on my sister at church and a lady said SHE LOST WEIGHT? I didn't notice.  DON'T TELL HER! DON'T TELL HER! Now my sister has lost 25 lbs. and is 155 lbs.  It's odd but the last 7 lbs. she lost made as much difference in her appearance as the first 18.  Well, almost.  She really suddenly began to look tiny!! While I am far from tiny, in my case also it seemed that 25 lbs. off suddenly was much more noticeable than 20 lbs.  So if you've lost your 10 percent, or you've lost 20 lbs. and it doesn't seem real noticeable, persevere. That additional 5 lbs. could do the trick!