Much Ado about Weight

I have always been pleased with how much I weigh, or so I thought. IN the past when some people (intentional or unintentional) would comment about me having put on an “excess” calories – I would normally put on my sweetest-mask-like smile until my face hurts and the person would realize am being phony & shut up. I got so used to those comments to the point that I was actually beginning to like it and like my body (despite the excess)! Well, not that I don’t but sometimes comments like those make you question??

And then I went to the US; and to my shrill delight, I found myself browsing to the “petite” section whenever we got the chance to do some shopping. I thought I was happy with my weight before but now realized that it feels good to be on a “small-to-medium” section of the shopping mall rather than the “medium-to-large” (and sometimes bordering between “L & XL” in Malaysia!) I know it was short-lived, that it will change once I go back to KL but I was liking it!

Because I was in the US for a health preventive training, part of the course was for us to do at least 10,000 steps a day, and also to run 1.5 miles non-stop at least twice a week. I didn’t mind walking, but running?? I would opt for a snuggle with a book anytime! I had no choice though, it was non-negotiable. Oh how I hated the whole running thing! But you know, you get used to it and before I knew it, I was liking the whole thing and the fact that I was actually breathing easier, more alert, and loosing weight; not that I wanted to loose weight, but it just happens.

Three-and-a-half months later when I came back to Malaysia, I found myself mumbling for answers when I was bombarded with comments like: “what did you do?” or, “you lost weight!” Or “wow, you are looking good!”

Then I told them the whole story; that while in the US, they treated us with weekly spas, gyms (with trainers) massages, facial, calorie-counting food and the likes…

Who am I kidding??

Anyway, in an answer to their never-ending questions and comments, I just gave them my sweetest ever-(and this time)-from-the-heart smile and say “Walk, that’s all I did and still doing!”

I am so liking this!