It's really quite exciting to see the belt tighten another notch or two and suit pants that used to be tight, now hanging loose! I actually started seriously some 4 years ago with regular gym including weights. I dropped a bit (95 --> 87) then put on weight as the muscles built up (back up into the high 90s but suspected plenty of fat still - my "six-pack" was still well padded!). But I had redistributed weight and my waistline was a lot better than before.
