Keenercam wrote....Congrats on the great calf muscles. I have to tell you a funny story. Outside the back door of my building the bottom of the wall is silver/chrome and from the waist up it is windows. The other night, I was dressed for the gym and walked out the back door. As I was walking to the corner, I caught the reflection of my legs -- I actually stopped to look. I have always had very large, fat, legs with no ankle shape at all and from the front, my calves protruded so much beyond my knees. And yet, there they were -- lower legs with a profile to be proud of! Okay, you are all probably thinking I am so conceited. I swear I'm not! I am just amazed. I am having such a struggle with the scale and just when I feel like all my working out and conscientious eating is for naught, I realize my midriff doesn't stick out like a beer belly and my legs actually have a shape that makes me less embarassed to wear skirts or shorts in public. I think it is like Lily said, even if the pounds don't come off, there is some "rearranging" going on that makes us look better.