Since I started dieting, I have seen a steady decrease in my weight. However, for the past three weeks, it’s been quite, um, minimal to say the least. I realized that while I want to see the numbers keep going down, I shouldn’t complain. For one, I do admit I am not so rigid with the diet now, although, yes, I do keep careful watch over it. It’s just that I’m not so cruelly controlling anymore, and I think that has helped a lot because it’s teaching me to allow myself to eat in moderation. Prior to this realization, I would completely restrict myself totally. For example, rice. For the first few weeks of my diet, I had very little to none at all. Now that I’ve relaxed a bit, I have some on  occasion and I noticed I don’t eat as much of it anymore because the intense cravings I’d have for stuff I missed was gone. Also, I do know that while the numbers are not going down as quickly anymore, it’s only because some of the fat is turning into muscle and so that makes a difference. What I do know, however, is that my clothes fit better, and that’s what should matter, right?

So my third secret to the diet thing (the first being happiness, the second mindfulness), it’s being balanced. Not too rigid, not too lenient, giving in to desire a little bit but not indulging in it. These realizations have truly have made a difference….so much so that people keep asking me what diet pills or medication I am taking and which of these are most effective diet pills for me. My answer: um….my pills, they don’t come from a store