When I hit party dress season in December 2013, I noticed that some of my clothes were too tight. Well, I said to myself, you've invested a lot in your nice clothes. Better lose some weight. Like thousands of people around the world, I started in early January. Unlike most of those people, I actually succeeded. I dropped 20 pounds and four dress sizes, which is quite a lot on a 5'1" frame.
I guess this is the part where I share how I emerged a svelte butterfly from a cocoon made of sheer willpower. Honestly, I liked myself already. Here is a list of nine things no one told me about losing weight. No fitness evangelizing, promoting disordered eating, or fat-shaming allowed.
