Wondering what other changes people are experiencing, or how things are different this time around.

I have noticed I am more willing to stand up for myself in the face of social pressure. (No, I do not have to share in the dessert in order to celebrate someone’s birthday. One bite of that (whatever sweet poison is being pushed) might not kill me, but it would mess me up for days.)

My boundaries are getting better. Nope is a great word. This has been difficult, but I am learning that I do not have to take on responsibility for people who are not trying to improve their own situation. I am still happy to help people who ask what I have done to lose weight or to improve my health.

I am getting rid of my biggest clothes. First time I have done that, I had always kept them “just in case.”

I now have a red line number on the scale, which I never did before.