Back in February I told about how, after a few sleepless nights with heartburn (common to those with gluten intolerance), I swore off eating at night altogether. Added to my habit of not eating until noon (I often sleep late), this meant I only eat between the hours of noon and 6:00 or 7:00 PM.

The heartburn went away immediately. I have never been able to stick to a diet to lose weight, but getting rid of the heartburn was a powerful incentive.

The update is that with essentially no dieting, I have lost 20 pounds in the past 3 months. I have done very little to restrict my diet outside of the eating hours thing. If I’m hungry, I tell myself that I can eat as much as I want for the next meal. And I do.

I had one of those old cheap spring bathroom scales, the kind that looks sort of official but gives a different reading each time. It was impossible to get anything more than a general idea of my weight in comparison with other days, and no way to be sure it was anywhere near correct. So I finally broke down and bought a new bathroom scale.

This baby is cool, it is easy, and the readings are reproducible. It calibrates itself. There is no need to adjust, not even any need to turn it on. If you step on it 10 times, it reads exactly the same all 10 times.

The numbers are really big and the display lights up nicely.

Okay, so the old scale was off by a lot. But I still think it’s a pretty good estimate that I have lost 20 pounds.

It would be okay with me if I continued to lose weight at this rate. I’ve gotten my waist back now with no effort. What more could I ask?