Grand Experiment Update

I'm finally starting to see some results other than on the scales.

The dress I'm wearing today used to be, um, shall we say "snug". I put it on this morning and it fits like it should.

When eating out, I used to practically lick my plate clean (remember the starving children in China) and now I generally stop with something, sometimes nearly half, still on my plate. I actually get take-home boxes on a regular basis.

But the kicker was last night. I had a Cabin Camping class and had arranged to buy some leftover Tagalongs from one of the leaders attending. When I got home I opened one box. In "the old days" I'd have eaten the entire box at one sitting (bear in mind that I would have waited at least three or four days before opening another box). Last night, before I had eaten even half of them I decided I'd had enough and put the rest in the freezer.

And it's none too soon. I was beginning to get discouraged and wondered if the sacrifices were worth it. I didn't expect to lose the weight quickly, but I needed something to reassure me that I was getting somewhere and I'm a long way from anyone knowing just by looking that I'm losing weight.

Progress is a good thing.