Sounds like an excuse to plan another trip!

I think the ab work I've done has made a huge difference. Waiting to just lose fat to get the waist size down would take a lot longer than getting toned up at the same time. There's a psychological benefit to that too.
I haven't lost much on the scale lately, but I have seen a lot of progress on the weight training, so I'm assuming I'm still losing fat while having good results training.
We're moving from the Y to a big hospital managed gym this month. Really nice place, tons of equipment, new, several zones to workout in and a few amenities the Y didn't have. It's oddly stressful, I kind of hate to leave the Y where I've made so much happen over the last year. The new place is cheaper by $20 and covers the whole family and is certainly nicer. Further to drive by 3 mi., but I think it will be ok. I'm just wary of messing with the formula that's worked, I don't want to do anything that changes my mindset.