Wave Two, Weight Loss

After what seems like an eternity, I have finally lost another pound. Seven pounds since beginning the diet on January 9th. Obviously, this is excellent progress. I am almost halfway to my weight loss goal, and am now 3 lbs from BMI normal, which is such an oddly named category I have to look it up every time to make sure that it really is "normal." Why would the inventors of the Body Mass Index label a category "normal," when so many fall outside of that range?

Anyway, today I am still "overweight," which is a much more reasonably named, if insulting, category.

I keep reminding myself that losing seven pounds in just under four weeks is pretty great, especially since I inevitably cheat a little (or a lot...) on the weekends. It still feels so slow-going.  In any case, I am optimistic. It would be great if I could lose another two pounds this week, since next Saturday I have my first wedding dress fitting!

Sorry to brag...

But this morning I weighed in at 159, which means... drum roll please... that I am officially no longer overweight according to Belgian polymath Adolphe Quetelet, the inventor of the Body Mass Index. Also, today I learned a new word: polymath. And, I think I am one. A polymath of normal weight is I! Of course, as 63% of Americans are overweight, I am now abnormally normal in this regard.

So, friends, now I transition into the "vanity" portion of my diet where I will continue to lose weight in an effort to be in "better shape." Also, I only just received my Sonoma Diet Cookbook which is filled with pictures of delicious-looking stuff.