I started the whole 5% (of total weight to lose) back in July of 2011 and I haven't lost that much weight. I am doing good though and I don't put a lot of pressure on myself. Keep on trudging through. Your hard work and perserverence will pay off.
I worry about getting compliments because, in the past, I would go off track if I got a lot of them. I think I felt like I was "good enough" if I got compliments so I could have the pie
I found out that even though I have pretty decent total cholesterol for my size; I have double the LDL-P that I am supposed to have. So now, I have to get busy and work harder. I get retested in june. It is about health for me now. I think that has made the biggest impact.