Music to my ears: I am overweight

I will admit that the biggest challenge of not having weekly skating lessons has been motivating myself to keep working out off-ice.

I know it's taking a toll.  Last time at the Galleria, I did a lap of power stroking . . . pant . . . pant . . . gasp . . .

I've also been worried about the toll it's taking on my weight.  In January, the week before we moved to Houston, I weighed 201 pounds.  We got a Wii for Christmas, so Carl got me a Wii Fit to help me exercise.

Every time I check my weight, it starts by checking my BMI.  The little slider used to go to the very top of the bar, and Wii Fit would tell me, "That's obese."

As I lost weight, the slider would only go to mid way in the top of the graph.  But the Wii Fit would still tell me, "That's obese!"

I asked my friend, Annie, about that.  "How long is it going to say that?"

"Every time until you aren't obese."

Yesterday, I stepped on the Wii Fit.  I braced myself for the hated phrase.  I watched the slider.  It went to the bottom of the obese portion of the chart.  Wait for it, wait for it . . . and . . . nothing.  I blinked a couple of times to make sure I was reading it correctly.

I am no longer obese.  I am now officially only overweight.