Monday Weigh-in

I have grown to like my Monday weigh-in. It is usually my highest weight for the week but from Monday to Monday I have been registering a loss. This week was about two pounds less than last week. I am now safely back to where I was before the April gain, and can resume losing. I am glad. I feel better and in the past few days people have commented on my loss. I also notice my face and neck are returning. I recognize the old me back in the mirror - a few for lines here and there, but it is the me I remember. That was one of the harder parts of weight gain, mirror shock.

I hope these little bits of encouragement can keep me motivated. It was a tiring weekend, with both pleasant and not so pleasant activities. It was not the kind of weekend that returns me to work feeling rested. In fact, I feel like I need some extra rest. I went back down to my see my parents and pick up my brother yesterday. We had a nice short visit there. Then he spent the night at my house and then this morning I took him to breakfast, for a nice walk along the historic riverfront, and on to the airport. It was great to be able to spend time with him alone and talk about our lives, our parents, our kids and so on.

I am sleepy, and did not bring lunch but I do have my trusty back-up protein meal replacement shakes here. Hopefully that will get me through. I am so close to moving forward into uncharted weight loss territory that I don't want to blow it at a vending machine!!