We’re now almost two weeks in to the new year, one week from my last update. My weight is continuing to drop slowly but steadily. This morning I checked in at 220.4, dropping the trend weight to 222.6. I’ve been working out slightly more often so far in the new year – averaging three to four days a week versus two or slightly above for most of last year. Some of those are lighter days of pure cardio, but so far I’ve been working with my trainer 3 times a week. That will go down to 2 starting next week simply due to financial concerns, but I’m hoping to keep in the habit of getting to the gym three or four days a week total. I’m eating slightly better this year too, although I’m not eating nearly as well as my trainer or study dietician want. I’m cutting back on carbs and sodium, even from where I was, but not tracking anything very closely. I’m munching on sunflower seeds almost daily, which seems to help reduce my meal sizes since I’m not as hungry, but there’s so much salt on them that I have to mix a bag of salted and a bag of unsalted or it’s borderline unpalatable. So far, things are happening nicely, at the pace I want them to happen – my target is about 5 lbs a month, and at the current pace I’m slightly ahead of that curve (3.2 lbs in 2 weeks).