So I bit the bullet and measured myself today and I DID los 1 inch in my waist. Went from 48 to 47, whihoo!! The rest of the measurements are the same, but not bad for the first week.
This may not seem like a lot to some people but losing weight is a behavior change not a physical change and slowly but surely will help me keep this off permanently as I venture into my new healthier lifestyle. I am excited to see any result and will keep it up!
The last few days I have been doing a lot of free weight exercises because I have been really tired and running is harder. I found a palates DVD at Wal-mart for $5 the other day and figured what the heck. I did about half of it with the leg weights and am a little sore. Today and yesterday I did some of the exercises on my own with the leg weights and it is getting easier.