I’ve been counting calories, recording my food, and exercising for 6 weeks now. Two weeks ago I joined Curves as my “starter gym” and was weighed and measured. In a few weeks I’ll find out if I’ve lost any more inches.

Weight loss is still very slow – which I know is supposed to be a good thing – so losing inches is a big focus for me at this time. I’d really like to be 2 sizes smaller in pants and a size smaller in shirts before I go on our family vacation this summer. I’ve almost reached the “one pant size” drop and am starting to look a bit silly in my previous pants. Just wish I could say the same thing about my tops!

I joined a CC group weight loss challenge and I think I’m really going to like it. It’s a small group of people from all over the world and we’ll be spending a year getting to know one another, sharing tips and tricks and our wins and bad days, and just generally supporting one another on our journeys. I think it’s going to be a great group because it’s such a large mixture of people with a common goal – to lose between 50-100 lbs in a year through diet and exercise.

I am in love with my new running pants. I know fat women shouldn’t wear spandex but 1) I’m still in awe that I fit into them (they’re not plus sized) and 2) they’re much easier to walk in than bell-bottomed yoga pants! Besides, they give me incentive to keep exercising so that I can get into the next (smaller) size of running pants.

I’m consistently hitting my calorie goals now. No more days under the 1200 mark and 90% of my days are close to the 1500 mark (my goal is a 1400-1600 calorie range). No recent food related digestion issues but I’ve had a few bad days due to stress. Good thing I’ve taken up walking because on my “stress” days that’s what I did – instead of stuffing my face I walked. Go me!

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