i have the same thing, before my fat was very firm. now it is more "broken up" and feels very soft.

also, i was afraid i would have really loose skin, but i notice a lot of my strech marks are fading out and the skin seems to be snapping back a bit. i know i will never have beautiful skin, it is covered with scars, but so far its not looking nearly as bad as i feared.

Vpeach, I really got shafted Friday. I was at dinner w/friends and specifically told the waiter "no flour or sugar, etc." and this idot brings me my grilled seafood plate with a cornstarch coating or something on the shrimp. I couldn't send it back like I normally would, because I had eaten 85% of it and by the time I noticed, it was too late. Man was I p.o.'d.

So, to that end, my number WOULD have been 45, but thanx to the waiter-guy, I don't get there until tomorrow. Don't beat yourself up, after that fiasco, I just grabbed a piece of bread and butter since I'd already eaten the cornstarch and any small amount will affect you. I'll put it writing next time.

On noticing gushy fat: Oh DEFINITELY!

My middle back, you know *THAT* part? That was the first part I noticed, all of a sudden, I was conscious of my back fat...LOL! Because it was more mooshy than before! ;)

~K