Monday morning, at 159.1.

Finished "Twin Peaks" yesterday and did a lot of cooking and lying around, thus the weight the posted here.

The last episode of "Twin Peaks," was really good, after many that weren't, and it must have been extraordinary to see that on TV back in the day, because it's still pretty impressive.

I'm working today, getting a very late start, as I'm not yet at the gym and it's past 6 AM. I hope for a quiet day of paperwork, mostly related to performance of my direct reports and other people whom I've been asked to give feedback on.

149.6 this morning, so maybe all the extra weight was just vacation water weight after all. It was a big relief to see a number that low on the scale and know I don't have to start from scratch again. Today: back to the gym.

That's great! I'm home and my weight is way up as well. Praying it's water weight. Older dd arrives Thursday with her boyfriend so I've got to work hard for a few days to get some of this off before I just add to it!

We're a 45-minute drive now; further than we were in California when we were only 8 miles away. It was a nice weekend; overcast, breezy and cool with the coastal fog/mist. We saw a number of whales passing by (mostly greys and one orca) along with a few dolphins. We also watched a seal hunting in the little bay below our rental for hours. Hiking was very good. My MIL is staying with us now; our townhouse always feels much smaller with another adult and another dog added to the mix.

Jessica, that's great on the weight! You've got your momentum going.

Struggling to get back in the work mode. Saef, hope your coming week is less stressful than the previous one!

Tuesday, at 159.3. I keep hoping this is water weight because of how swollen my legs are at the end of the day.

It's the fourth of July. I could take a break today, see some movies in a theater, or I could pretend it's not a day off, stay at the screen & get something done to relieve some of the pressure at work.

Yesterday's task of back-reading one of my editor's work took many times longer than I'd thought. I did manage to pull material from it for this week's staff meeting.

A glance at the calendar surprised me. I'm headed to California next week for a week-long stay combining business and pleasure. Why did I think it was two weeks away? I need to book a car & start thinking about packing and a haircut this Saturday.

Happy 4th everyone!

Where in California are you headed?

Wednesday, at 158.8. Nice to see that slight downward trend.

I'm in the office in CT again, after an unusually breezy commute, as a good percentage of workers must have taken off the day after July 4th. For me, I am looking at a long to-do list, including a meeting with my manager and her manager in which I'll be scolded about how I'm handling a project. Not that I'm not doing it well. it's that the project is politically divisive, with my department and another claiming leadership & jurisdiction over it. What compounds the issue is that the department we're squabbling with is the one that I hope to move into. I've handled this by partnering closely with my counterpart in the other department, who used to be a manager alongside me once. My line of management doesn't like that equal partnership -- they want dominance. Ridiculous, is all I can think. Worse than that: Less effective.

Michele, I'm headed to L.A. My company holds a week-long offsite and this year it's happening there. I'm showing up a few days early to spend time with a friend who lives there. We're going up to San Simeon, as I've told her that I've wanted to see Hearst's fantastic castle ever since my first viewing of "Citizen Kane" and watching him build & live (unhappily) in Xanadu.

Good morning.

Good morning, Birchie! Although I'm sure it's afternoon for you by now. I weighed in at 149.2 this morning, so that's good news. I recently switched from a Mirena IUD back to a Paragard which I'd had previously, and maybe it's psychosomatic but it sure seems like weight has been coming off more easily since then.

Thursday, at 158.6.

Overcast and humid, and again, an easy commute, as it feels like many people took this week off for vacation. Traffic only picks up when I'm on I-95 along the CT shoreline.

I've got seven meetings today, but I still managed to get here.

We visited a school yesterday where the DB may go in September. Lots of familiar faces around from the recent and distant past. The smiles of all the girls when we walked into the library were a picture. "I don't think you'll be lonely," said the deputy head.

Too Much Food of the Wrong Type yesterday. And Quite Exhausted at the end of the day. Friends, I know as well as the next person that correlation does not imply causation but I've got a lot of data points now, I've got a stats book and I know. In me (n=1), too much food of the wrong type causes quite exhausted. Oh, and fat gain.

Jessica, if the weight's coming off more easily, then enjoy it!

saef, the CT shoreline sounds so romantic from over here but I suppose you are in traffic on a busy road.

Friday morning, at 157.8.

After those seven meetings yesterday, I was profoundly tired. I headed home early for me, around 5:30 PM. Just warmed up dinner while staring at the TV, where unfortunately the news clips saddened me again. I can't stand to see that man or hear his braying accent. Nothing's felt right for me or safe for so many months.

Just four meetings today.

I'm probably going to have about 5 lbs. to lose after this pet sit is over. I don't know how they cook in this kitchen. The cats go everywhere on the counters and the cooktop. Bleagh .

So I've been eating all sorts of "crap" food, processed microwave stuff, etc. that doesn't need to be cut - no good knives here either. Eating is done standing up as all the cats eat on the one table available in the dining room.

I will be so glad to go home. And I'm not going to sit for this client again. I'm potentially giving up a lot of money if she fires me for the daily dogwalking as a result of this refusal but so be it.

Dagmar

Saturday morning at 157.6.

A busy morning of errands culminating in a long appointment at my hair salon for highlights. I think summer is overrated as a time for relaxing. I just continue to get stuff done while thinking that I ought to be relaxing because that's what everyone says summer is for.

I'm frustrated with my weight distribution. My overall weight is roughly the same that it's been for a few years, within a 5-lb range. But my waist continues to enlarge, making clothes fit poorly and causing some depression. I've gone back to doing some strength training as that helps a bit, but the only times I've lost inches from my waist have been when I've had lower stress levels for one reason or another.