Really, the gym scale was wrong. At least it was when I first stepped on it.

I'm at 142. With a bullet. Both scales tell me this now, beyond doubt.

This is still good news, though. The first of reasons as to why this is welcome news is that well, it means I've been losing for two weeks. It means, hopefully, I've really busted through the year-long plateau. Finally, it's meant I can fit into a pair of pants that I bought thinking they fit better than they did.

I've been asked as to what I've been doing differently, because obviously I have to be doing something, right? So I gave it some thought and realized that yes, I probably have been doing some things differently.

The first of which is that I've stopped thinking about it. Really. I've had other things pressing upon my mind lately and none of those things concern my weight or the state of my body. Maragaret Cho put it best when she said, "Because I don't care about food, it is there when I want it, I don't crave it and want it and think about it."

I think that's all that really happened. I've been drinking -- it's true -- and eating great food but I haven't been thinking about any of it. I'm hoping to keep up this way of life as it's much more enjoyable. I'm still mindful of eating healthy foods, just not as though a contrary choice will be my doom.

The second reason, and it falls in line with the first, is that I haven't been finishing anything on my plate but have not eaten anything that I don't enjoy. On Easter, I grabbed a piece of Lemon pie and took a bite. It tasted like wet dog. If I knew what wet dog tasted like, I suppose. Instead of just eating it for the sake of the sugar and the faint, lemon-y sweet-and-sour hit, I balked and didn't bother with another bite.

The last reason is that I'm working out regularly and at long intervals. I'm actually putting forth effort and challenging myself as opposed to saying that I am. It's probably more of the reason I'm losing again, probably more than anything.

Posted by Erin at 05:44 PM | filed under: Weigh in

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