Progress is measured in many ways. Of course, the dreaded scale is the king of methods but there are others that can be just as, if not more, satisfying. Before I began this CK quest I purchased a new belt. It was a comfortable belt. Nothing fancy just a simple piece of leather designed to keep my pants where they belong. Each day for the past week it has seemed to fit a bit looser. When I buckled it on this morning it slipped into the next smaller hole without any effort on my part. I now find myself with just one hole left before it goes on the shelf with my fat-pants. Tomorrow is my weigh-in day and I am resisting the temptation to hop on the scale a day early. I plan to keep one pair of pants and this belt as memorabilia of the person I used to be. A number on the scale, however satisfying it can be, creates a fleeting memory whereas a pair of gigantic pants hanging in the closet creates is something tangible that spawns memories and provides motivation to get past those moments of frustration. I figure that if I escrow the savings on my food bill I will be able to pay for the new clothes as I downsize.