Consistency paying off (2 month progress)

Been a long-time 'lurker' and this is my first real post - I'm happy to be able to celebrate and share my (tiny) progress after years of being inspired and motivated by others.

I steadily gained 15 lbs over the course of the last 5 years...the bulk of which packed on during and in the 2 years following the end of a damaging relationship in which I had totally lost myself. After it ended, the following years brought bout after bout of adversity, the most recent of which was losing my job. I indulged in self-neglect and consumed my sadness - loads of take-out, wing nights every week, partying all weekend etc. and of course that didn't do great things for my physical appearance or health...which, in turn just made me more unhappy.

This March, I can't really say what sparked the currently successful journey into regaining fitness and self-esteem, but I've never been so determined and consistent. For the first time in a very long time I'm steadfastly focused on myself and am feeling happier and more at peace.

Anyway, I don't see an earth-shattering change in the pics but there's progress nonetheless and I am even more motivated now to keep on my path of consistency and balance. My scale weight hasn't changed much - overall down about 3 lbs and rockets up as much as 5 to 7 lbs some days, which is why I'm glad I took pics and kept one set of 'befores' from April (deleted the Feb and March ones).






If anyone wants to know:
Height: 5'5"
HW: 140 lbs
SW: 137.9 lbs
CW: 134 lbs
Waist: -1.5 inches
Hips: -0.5 inch
Bust: -1.0 inch
Natural narrow waist: -1.0 inch
Mid-thigh: 0.8 inch

What I'm doing:
- Women's cardio kickboxing class 2x/week, and HIIT class 1x/week (hour-long each).
- Taking 20-30 minute walks 2-3x/week with my senior citizen dog.
- Eating home cooked, portion controlled meals weekdays: 1340 Cals, not eating exercise cals back on. Macros: 40% C, 30% P, 30% F
- Delaying 'cheats' to as late in the week and day as possible.