I am borrowing this adage from one of the fables of my childhood, The Tortoise and The Hare:  slow and steady wins the race.

I’ve been on this weight loss journey since January and I have gone through a whooooole lot of bumps on the road but I think I am finally making progress. What has made a difference, I’ve learned, is that besides doing in simply for me and no other reason, is not to rush things. I’m the type of person, you see, who wants results instantly and to see progress right away. Thus, weighing every morning started to feel like being kicked in the gut daily, especially when there was no change. What hurt even more would be after several days of strict limiting of intake, I’d eat a little more one day, or perhaps have something saltier than usual which makes me retain water, and then when I’d weigh in the morning, there would be a slight fluctuation in the numbers. Then it would send me on a downward spiral.

So I decided to stop weighing and just do it randomly.

Yesterday, I got on the scale and saw the magic numbers: 10 pounds lost. Yup, I can go get my prize now!!!

Now join me, three cheers for Teacher Ria!

yey for teacher fat-girl-no-more

Hmmm….since summer is too far away for me to show my progress, whatchathink about me getting one of those sexy halloween costumes in October?!? MWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!