My fat girl jeans that used to be really tight and wouldn't stay up because my gut was so big are now falling down because I have no gut to hold them up. They are loose in the bottom and the waist is too large. I don't want to buy another pair because I want to wait until they are "un-wearable" but I might cave and buy a pair that complement my shape better.

My knitting teacher told me she sees a difference and my MIL was actually surprised to see me shaped up. At last, I know this is working. It's real. I'm not wasting my time.

My other problem is that I have this slimmer image of myself in my head until I see myself in the mirror and I still see fat rolls and a jelly-belly. It is what it is....the mirror doesn't lie. Sometimes it upsets me, but it's definitely a reminder of how much work I still have a head of me. Even though the mental image doesn't jive with the reality....I know eventually I can get where I need to be.