My Happy Weight

After 11 months of dedication, I think I have finally done it.

I have arrived at, what I deem to be, My Happy Weight.

Last August I weighed 209 lbs. On June 2nd of this year, I weighed 149 lbs. Today I weight 150. As I have not gone below 149, and have not gone over 152 in over a month, I believe my body is telling me: "You're done. You've gone from obese to normal weight, and this is where I want you to be."

The entire time I was losing weight, the most common question I was asked, aside from how I did it, was how much I wanted to lose. I didn't know. My goals changed over the months- first it was just to get out of the obese category, next it was to make it to my high school weight, next it was to get in the normal weight range for my height. Done, done and done. The way my body was responding to a new diet and active lifestyle, I just had a feeling that I was going to stop losing weight when my body decided to.

I was right. I am still giddy stepping on the scale and seeing 150. Not a number over 200, not a number even really close to it. I would be happy if I weighed this the rest of my life. Because I know that weight fluctuates, I'm giving myself a four pound range to stay in (149-152), and I will continue weighing myself every day to make sure I don't get complacent. (Some people call that obsessive, I call it How I Lost 60 Pounds).

I was a little worried that I might get "addicted" to losing weight. Thankfully, this is not the case. Could I lose more weight? Probably, if I went extra strict on my diet. But I don't feel a need to do that. I am happy in my new body and this weight allows me to have a few drinks or an ice cream cone once in a while and not feel bad about it. During the whole process, I was looking for Reality. Reality is, I will always have a sweet tooth, and will need to satisfy it with more than just dark chocolate once in a while. Reality is, I couldn't eat salads every day because A. I didn't think it was practical and B. I don't like salads that much anyway! Reality is, I started a diet plan that included most all of the foods I loved, with a concentration on portion control, because overeating, not necessarily what I ate, is what did me in over ten years ago.

I am happy to be where I am.