One year later...

I was feeling particularly discouraged yesterday, so this morning I asked my favorite trainer at the gym to print off a comparison of my weight and measurements between now and a year ago. I started on MFP in October of 2010, but I took a 6 month break earlier this year while living overseas (2lbs gain in 6 months). The weight wasn't the biggest thing for me to see, it was all the other measurements.

Weight: 214 -> 187.5 lbs
Bust: 41 -> 37.5 in
Waist: 33 -> 31 in
Abs: 35 -> 34.5 in
Hips: 48 -> 44 in
Thigh: 26 -> 24.5 in
Arm: 13.3 -> 12.5 in
Total: 14.6 inches lost

Shirt size: 18/20 -> 12/14
Pant size: 18 (snug) -> 14 (getting looser)

But the biggies are:
Body fat %: 38.3% -> 34%
Or as my trainer put it: "That's 17 lbs of butter!!"
and
BMI: 33.51 -> 29.5 I'M NO LONGER OFFICIALLY OBESE!!!!!

These aren't the biggest results, and heaven knows I want to lose a lot more, but sometimes it's important to realize the small victories too