NSV without WLS!!!

So I have been noticing that my size 22W pants are feeling a bit looser. I didn't think anything about it until one of my coworkers (who, by the way, had no idea about my weight loss plans) mentioned that I look like I lost weight! It feels good to think I am finally able to lose weight on my own. In the past I never lost weight unless I became sick or I was in the 1st trimester of a pregnancy. I always lost weight until the last trimester and worried my doctors, then I would rapidly gain weight at the end and really scare them. Unfortunately, I continued to gain weight after having my children. I hope this trend continues and I can avoid having the bypass! Thouhg I had mentally prepared myself to the point that I am having a hard time thinking about doing this without it. Oh well, I guess that's better than stressing being sick!