Anyone else been getting noticed more after starting to lose weight??

Anyone want to share their experiences of getting noticed more by the opposite sex after some weight loss?  I've lost close to 25 lbs and already I see them noticing me more... it feels good and motivates me to work out harder

yeah, but i'm married so i don't exactly want to be noticed lol it feels good that i get "checked out" but i don't like it when guys hit on me regardless of the fact that I've got a wedding band on...

i was out wt hubby playing pool one day and i went alone to the bar (in the same pool bar) to get water for me and a beer for him and i got hit on...i was like "hello, i've got 2 drinks in my hand, isn't it obvious i'm not here alone?" gah, sorry for the rant!

Yes, the more I lose the more I get noticed.

lol, what I want to know is if there's anyone out there not getting noticed.

'Cause that's what's happening to me. No one is checkin' me out, and the only people that comment on how good I look is my friends because I suddenly dropped a bunch of weight over the summer and they were surprised.

Maybe if I'm lucky when I reach my goal weight boys my age will be like "Y HALO THAR KAYBUG ;DD" If not I'm okay with that too. :]

A few years ago I went from 155 plus. to 125. I'm 5'2". I got noticed a lot. It was kind of scarey how forward guys were being. Yelling stuff across the street or coming up to me in the bar. I got nervous. I put most of the weight back on. Now I"m ready to try it again. Hopefully this time now that I'm older I'll carry myself differently and handle it with more grace.

Original Post by kat_989:

A few years ago I went from 155 plus. to 125. I'm 5'2". I got noticed a lot.

I went from 165 lbs to 126 lbs...and I'm also 5'2" ....and you know what? I do my best NOT to flaunt my body but heck I deserve it, right? lol

I think it's easier when you have a spouse b/c you know you are not "an open target"; although rude ppl will always be there; plus as a "friend" said "who said a wedding band counts" grrrr I was abt to strangle that person . I told him that regardless of the presence of a wedding band, he should first figure out if the "target" has a date or not; and then hit on her!

I was reading a weight loss book that had a funny quote" The smaller my jean size got, the larger the number of guys that got into them" hah.

yeah i've noticed this. especially at this club i was at about a week ago. there was this fairly cute guy across the room. i only wanted to know where the bathroom was, but i wanted to ask him, you know, 'cause he was cute. so i give him the ol' "come here" finger wave, and he basically runs over to me! that has NEVER happened in my life! first, i've never just beckoned a guy; second they've never run to me. needless to say, i felt hot.

edit: and i wasn't even having a good hair day.

Actually, today I went to the grocery store looking like I just got hit by 5 cars and was not feeling attractive at all. I had my iPod on (because I get stressed with all the noise and people there) in the produce section and this guy totally just came up to me and started talking to me. I have a boyfriend so as soon as I told him that he left. That was proof to me that it was in fact a hit on. he he.

P.S. i have lost 20 lbs. It really motivated me. YAY US!

Haha yes! It is motivational. Also hard not to flaunt! We all deserve to flaunt!

Definitely!  As long as it's not creepy, it can be motivating.

I think a lot has to do with increased self-confidence and satisfaction with who you are...if you're happier with yourself you give off unconscious cues that make you more attractive (works for job interviews and work situations too, apparently).

Original Post by kat_989:

A few years ago I went from 155 plus. to 125. I'm 5'2". I got noticed a lot. It was kind of scarey how forward guys were being. Yelling stuff across the street or coming up to me in the bar. I got nervous. I put most of the weight back on. Now I"m ready to try it again. Hopefully this time now that I'm older I'll carry myself differently and handle it with more grace.

this worries me. i'm not at the point where i'm so hot guys can't control themselves, but i was there once, a long time ago. i couldn't handle it, and it was a major factor in my decision to gain weight. i hate admitting that, but i did kinda put the weight on so guys would just leave me alone. but now i don't wanna be left alone!

but a friend of mine is petite and exotic-looking and attractive, and she's basically harrassed by guys 24/7. i want male attention, but not so much it'll drive me nuts!

Original Post by kaybug:

lol, what I want to know is if there's anyone out there not getting noticed.

'Cause that's what's happening to me. No one is checkin' me out, and the only people that comment on how good I look is my friends because I suddenly dropped a bunch of weight over the summer and they were surprised.

Maybe if I'm lucky when I reach my goal weight boys my age will be like "Y HALO THAR KAYBUG ;DD" If not I'm okay with that too. :]

 Me neither. I'd like to know where all these horny men are lol....and what weight do I have to reach to get all the unsolicited attention. I know i am attractive, but I certainly don't get catcalls or hit on at the grocery store. Maybe Canadian men are just more reserved....or maybe I am just not thin enough yet...or maybe I am too oblivious and they really are checking me out...hmm. It will be interesting to see when/if this starts happening. Not that I want to meet someone, i am VERY happy with my awesome bf, but getting checked out would be nice.

Original Post by dalmalama:

Original Post by kat_989:

A few years ago I went from 155 plus. to 125. I'm 5'2". I got noticed a lot. It was kind of scarey how forward guys were being. Yelling stuff across the street or coming up to me in the bar. I got nervous. I put most of the weight back on. Now I"m ready to try it again. Hopefully this time now that I'm older I'll carry myself differently and handle it with more grace.

this worries me. i'm not at the point where i'm so hot guys can't control themselves, but i was there once, a long time ago. i couldn't handle it, and it was a major factor in my decision to gain weight. i hate admitting that, but i did kinda put the weight on so guys would just leave me alone. but now i don't wanna be left alone!

but a friend of mine is petite and exotic-looking and attractive, and she's basically harrassed by guys 24/7. i want male attention, but not so much it'll drive me nuts!

 It makes me mad when guys act like this.  And its not just comments from strangers. When I lost all that weight guys that I thought were nice and friends of mine started hitting on me. This was slightly flattering but it mostly made me angry. "I'm the same person just less of me and now your interested because you think I'm hot and are thinking of me more sexually." I feel like I couldn't trust any guy. This one guy even went so far as to kiss me on the mouth at a party in front of his girlfriend. Men just started acting like jerks. 

I have a supportive boyfriend, who loves me at any size. But I need a plan for the strangers and jerks.  I want to lose weight to be healthy and to look nice for me. I can't let negative attention ruin it for me again.

I know lots of guys aren't like this. But anyone have suggestions for dealing with the negative attention.

definately yes. although, some people are talking about 'bad' male attention... i found i got heaps of rude comments (because of my weight) and fake whistles etc from guys when i was bigger. just walking down the street minding my own business.. its refreshing to be accepted

today at the farmer's market I bought a bunch of stuff and one of the guys selling at a stall asked me if I wanted help wt my groceries. I told him my husband is waiting for me in a store right by the market (not true, cause he was on the way t work lol) and immediately the guy turned away...gah! being hit on at the market! bllleah

Though I haven't lost a lot, I've noticed more attention.  Mostly it makes me uncomfortable -- especially the ones who are creepy and *don't* leave me alone after finding out I have a boyfriend.  And I still have about 38 more to lose to get to my goal weight (about 20 to be in the upper end of healthy BMI).  I don't get it -- I always think to myself "why aren't they hitting on the prettier/skinnier/more revealingly dressed girls that are all around campus."

Yah pretty much. I have carried the same 30-35 lbs for 5 years- and finally got back to my highschool weight and i fit in my highschool clothes. I always had a petite frame- but everyone forgot about the old me! lol So when pll look at me I'm apparently a completely different person. I was a size 9 before- and now i'm a 2. I used to have DD36 boobs, and now i'm a B/C32 or something lol But i'm in my healthy BMI (61.5 inches at 106 lbs 21 yrs) and I feel great. The one thing you have to learn in life is portion control. That was my problem before- and I'm hoping i can maintain this weight for years to come. 

I wonder how much of it is caused directly by the difference in size and how much is caused by a change in attitude/personality/confidence that is a result of a person feeling better about themselves in general. 

i think both play a big role in it. i know once i'd lost a good amount o' weight i was feelin' pretty hot and sexy, even though i really wasn't yet. and it reflected in the attention i received (thankfully i haven't gotten any nutty attention so far, knock wood!).

Original Post by ohtobethinagain:

I wonder how much of it is caused directly by the difference in size and how much is caused by a change in attitude/personality/confidence that is a result of a person feeling better about themselves in general. 

I think you just nailed something here!:) Losing weight makes anyone have a different attitude. Although we don't go out to be "on the market", it's the way a woman feels and looks that make other ppl look at her.