I am happy to report that I have finally fallen off the plateau. I'm wondering, though, if I'm going to plateau after each loss of ten pounds. My progress is slow. After 11 weeks of trying, I'm down by only 11 pounds. Still, a weight loss  averaging a pound a week is more likely to stay off and lead to permanent changes in eating habits.

    The increased length of daylight is helping my mental state as well. It's making me feel stronger. I'm not about to live on garden salads. I still seek comfort food in the winter months, but as Alysa suggests in her post about skinny French women, it's portion control that counts.

    I hate to think what my genetic profile suggests as far as body type is concerned. In fact, I refuse to think about it. But when I weighed 110 pounds, I liked my body. I thought I looked slender and graceful, although certainly not voluptuous. Sophia Loren I'm not and never could be. I was more like a shorter version of Grace Kelly. I have better muscle tone now than when I was in my teens and twenties, which I see as a good thing. I will never have Janet Jackson's abs, though.

    I have been eating three meals a day at about 8, 12, and 6 o'clock with a small snack around three o'clock. The curious thing is that I feel like eating my evening meal at 4 o'clock, but who does that? And maybe if I tried, I would end up snacking all evening.

    As usual, I am happy to digest any tips you send my way and am grateful for your support and encouragement. Thanks.