My Black Dress Pants Are LOOSE!

OMG!  My Black Dress Pants are loose!  I can’t believe it!  I’m so excited!  I’ve put on a large amount of weight over the past couple of years.  While I *could* blame it on a female problem that I was having (corrected with surgery in May 2010), I won’t because it was more than that.  I’ve been lazy.  Just plain lazy.  Eating a lot and whatever I want.  Throw in zero exercise and that equals weight gain.  About 5 months ago, I read somewhere to use a salad plate for dinner instead of a regular plate.  I tried this and what a difference it makes.  I eat much less for my meals.  In the past couple of months, I’ve really been paying attention to how much I eat.  I’ve made a conscious effort to not take second helpings (though I still do at times) and to make sure that I still have space on my salad plate even when the food is on there.  Apparently, it’s working because I put on these black dress pants that I have actively avoided for over two months because they were so tight that I couldn’t breathe and they are loose!  Loose!  Loose!  Now, if this weather would stop so I can get back to walking every day…….