I'm starting to see my hard work pay off in a bunch of ways. First, I had a big success on the scale this week, I think mostly due to the change in my sleep habits over the past two weeks. I noticed that I felt a lot better, too. I haven't been waking up still feeling tired and have more energy at the end of the day.

Yesterday, in the middle of a conversation at the office, my boss stopped and said "You look great, by the way. Are you losing weight?" Why, yes I am! And thank you for being the first to comment. It's been almost 4 months now, with very gradual changes, so hard to detect for someone who's used to seeing me everyday. But still, that put a smile on my face!

Today when I got dressed and looked at myself in the full-length mirror, I noticed something I hadn't seen until now. My muffin top that I got so used to trying to hide behind empire waist shirts is gone! I'm wearing a slightly fitted t-shirt, and the bulge around my middle is not hanging over. Hip hip hooray!