Small Changes

I've been going at this regimen about 2 weeks now and although I still can't see my weight on my home scale I do notice a few things:

• those new pants I purchased feel a little looser on my waist/hip area
• I have a better range of motion when bending over
• my stomach area doesn't protrude as much
• I find it a little easier to not snack in the evening
• I've quit snacking between arriving home and eating dinner
  

I've tried to stick with eating breakfast. I can't say that I've notice a difference in my hunger level over the course of the day, but I'm certainly not ravenous at dinner. I've also tried to pay attention to a hunger level and am starting to get a feel for when I'm really hungry vs just using eating as an excuse for not having anything else to do.

My evening walks are serving a dual purpose, exercise and avoiding the danger zone - that period of the evening when I'm most likely to snack. At first the walks were only about 20 minutes, but I stretched them to 40 minutes and then just within the last couple of days, to 50 minutes. Unfortunately it's been a tad rainy so I can't get out as often as I did the first week. I can really tell the difference in the morning if I didn't walk the prior evening.