Okay, I know it's 'only water' but having decided to be mindful again, I've lost 3lbs this week and I'm feeling rather pleased with myself.
I hadn't weighed myself in absolutely ages, but after realising I'd been slipping away from mindfulness somewhat, on Monday I just 'checked in' on the scales (which I'd dumped at first and then brought back into my life - oh the shame of it!) to see where I was at (it wasn't pretty).
I do know my focus isn't so much weight loss as just finding the right relationship with food, but it still is rather good to see that eating what you want all week, but just stopping when you've had enough, can result in weight coming off rather than going on.
I've given up the ideals that I held 10 years ago about my weight and size - I'm a 5ft 4in, 37 year old woman for god's sake, should I really be a size 6 to 8? Not unless I'm naturally there and it doesn't feel like I have to starve to stay there. And for me, staying at the lower end of the BMI scale has always been something of a struggle.
But that doesn't mean I want to be past the higher end of my BMI either, of course! Which is why I do consider losing a few pounds to be a small victory. I want to be healthy, and that means within a healthy weight range for my height.
I'm Andrea, and am obsessed with creating fabulous food. After I managed to ditch dieting, the reason Chocolate and Beyond was born, it seemed natural to evolve my site into a foodie blog. More so since I also ditched animal produce to be vegan. Now, I love showing how inventive cruelty-free cooking can be. And sometimes I like to rant, too. I wouldn't be myself otherwise :) x 
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