Starting slowly, smooth progress

I decided to start very slowly, gradually. Going too fast could prove dangerous, and getting hurt would ruin my motivation.

I started with a 38 inch waist, 40 when entirely relaxed and forcing a "fat belly". My official start date is June 22nd 2014. I have been wearing my corset every day, for 2 to 5 hours, depending on daily activities.
From the time I get home to the time I shower/go to bed, I am strapped in tightly. Not too tightly, I am leaving it loose enough for me to be very comfortable wearing it, as I want to ease my body into accepting the movement restriction. So far, I have not found many issues; there is the aesthetic of the "back boob" which could be fixed by loosing weight and getting a longer corset, but that is a minimal concern at this time; and there is a slight soreness in my back, since I am not used to standing so straight for extended periods of time.

After 3 days of waist training, my waist can be compressed down to 35 inches without experiencing much discomfort. I will keep wearing the corset daily, from the time I get home to the time I go to bed, until the 4th of July. At that date, I will wear the corset from the time I wake up to the time I go to bed, except when working.

I plan on keeping a semi frequent journal of my progress, at least one weekly update about my experience, and some various other posts when I feel like it.

We will see how effectively I can change my body change.

A new start, a new project

As far as I can remember,  I have always loved historical clothing. I have been in love with corsets since before I started wearing them. And I have loved them even more since I discovered metal boned corsets.

I broke my junky plastic ones within days. They would fit wrong and end up bulging strangely as my body would move the corset. I didn't know any better.

I then discovered metal boning years later,  having done research, but never finding anything in my budget. I found some pretty and cheap ones, gorgeous fabric and very good looking.  But they would break easily,  weak fabric would tear from the strain,  or the boning would cut through the edges from being badly finished.

Finally,  I discovered high quality off the rack corsets, mostly purchased for me by my boyfriend. He has way more patience than me when it comes to crawling the web in search of the best quality/price deal.
After a few mishaps (measure 5 times, order once) I now own 3 beautiful pieces.  An overbust green and black striped brocade,  very curvy and dramatic.
An underbust pink and white striped brocade,  very straight and medieval in shape,  but not in look.
And my latest and favorite; an underbust black leather, curvy,  well seasoned and insanely comfortable,  sized perfectly to not impair movement.  The only downside is I love it so much I am afraid to damage it.

I have decided to wear my corset as often as I can,  attempting waist training and shape modifying.
My starting waist is of 38 inches.  My goal is not to get a tiny waist,  just a beautiful body.  I judge a waist smaller than 25 inches would be too much;  but only time will tell.