Weight Loss Update #3

It's been a little over 2 months since I started actively dieting for the first time since high school.  It's going well. So far I've lost 10 lbs and 2 inches I'm 1/3 of the way to my goal weight.  My acid reflux is doing much better, I don't seem to be getting as many zits (TMI? oh well), and I can do things like bend over or crouch for more than a minute without my fat restricting my breathing.

I can see the loss in my arms and my waist.  Last year at this time I nearly passed out when I tried to wear a 32" corset only laced 2/3 of the way.  Now I can wear the same thing completely laced up in the back.  I have a 28" that was sent to me by accident and my goal is to be able to cinch that baby up all the way too.

I've been doing aerobics and light weight lifting inconsistently. I walk to work (2 miles) a few times a week.  I do want to increase my activity level. I put the weights next to my computer so that whenever it freezes (often) I can lift until it fixes itself.

I'm not seeing a difference in my face, and my thighs don't seem to be getting any thinner. I'll be really sad if I end up bottom-heavy, because my thighs are my least favorite body part.

Calorie counting has been the best thing I ever could have done.  Another thing I've found to be helpful is to pick up what I call a Hobbit eating cycle:

Breakfast
2nd Breakfast
Lunch
Afternoon tea
Dinner
Supper

I keep these six meals at around 200 calories each. I get to eat all day, eliminating the urge to snack.

I've been really excited and I can't wait for summer. I might even buy my first bikini since the age of 7.  I bought a shirt that was too small yesterday, but I know it should fit by about May.

Here's to 10 pounds down and 20 pounds to go!