Thank you, Horseshu1.I really appreciate your support. The odd part of it is that i don't LOOK like i've lost that much weight. I'm big-boned, so i can carry a fair amount of weight and not look super heavy, even though i am. I can tell i've lost inches around my waist, though, because i no longer have to take a breath and hold it to button my pants. Another way i can tell is that my leather belt has holes the whole length of it. I was using the 5th hole for a long time, and i am now using the 7th hole from the end. I did buckle it in the 8th hole yesterday, but it felt just a tad uncomfortable, so i put it back in the 7th hold. For someone that sews, you would think i would have a tape measure, but i can't seem to find it anywhere. Will have to pick up another, if i can remember, next time i go to town. Right now i just wrap a piece of twine around my waist, the measure that on a yardstick. Luckily a yardstick is 36", because that's what my waist is right now! If it gets any larger, i'm in trouble!