Thanks, lovelies!!

You have a fantastic hourglass figure! Keep it up!

GOOD FOR YOU!!! Great job! You must be so proud of yourself. I have to tell you that this has been very inspiring for me, as we re almost the same height and we began at almost the same weight... I can actually SEE what can be accomplished with determination!

WOW, you have done an AMAZING job.......don't lose sight of that, no matter how long it took!! And look at how little your waist is!!! Revel in the awesome feeling of being a size smaller and enjoy that success. Your body will start losing again, sometimes it just takes a little pause on us to test us!

It sounds like you're doing the right things by mixing it up at the gym and being consistent in your activities. Like you, I've found that doing things I enjoy at the gym ensures I keep going back!

Good luck! I look forward to hearing you are in a size 10 jeans!!

Thanks, rainydays! I was kind of surprised to see a shape at all!

Elaine, thank you. It's amazing to help motivate someone because I've been so unmotivated myself. If you ever need support, feel free to contact

Gabby, you're right. Every so often, the body does what it does. I haven't weighed myself in a few days (trying to break the cycle of dependency on the scale) but I've started to hear "you look thinner" again. I hadn't heard it in such a long time! Also, good on enjoying the gym. Doing something we enjoy is always better for our mental health.

Thank you for the response, everyone.