Fredwina -- sorry to hear you got hollows too, but it IS good to hear that I'm not the only one who loses fat by the handful instead of smooth shedding! (ooh, it just occurred to me, I sure hope I don't get "holes" in my boobies!)

Cassandra -- I'll have the stretch marks forever too. Developed the bulk of the danged things when I was pregnant with daughter number one 25 years ago! (told her it served her right when she got 'em with her first, too!)

Reminders -- yes, between the strange hollows, stretch marks, and leftover skin, I should be quite a sight naked some day! Perhaps I shall have all mirrors removed from anyplace I might see myself!

Thanks, Jennifer and DDH -- though, DDH, I have to warn you: I've probably lost a grand total of four pounds over this couple of months, and that's of the stuff I gained as I started this delightful hobby! Of course, it's from about five spots --- all those divots! Still, DDH, I FEEL so much better than I did at the beginning that if the numbers keep on moving this slowly, it will still be worth every pedal stroke, even the uphill ones!

Who says you can't have "localized weight loss?" -- not that I've had any sort of control over where it leaves from!

Karen in Boise