Checking in

 Lots going on for me.  I hit my 2.5 years out this week.  No regain but in the last few months I've seen my comfort range go from 141-143 to 142-144.  I'm not happy with that so I'm going to work on it.  While out of work I've been hiking 30-35 miles a week. It's been my way of dealing with fear of financial stress but I see that with all the hiking I've been adding more calories. 

Im going to Mexico tonight with a friend who is having her plastic surgery. As long as I'm there, I'm having a few minor revisions to the work I had done in December.  Once again, I will be out of exercise for a period of time.  This goes hand in hand with the calories I added this summer because now I will be forced to lower them.  It's amazing how much I can pack into 100 calories!

I know that 1 pound can lead to 2 or 3 etc, so I'm all over this 1 pound!

Good news is that I have a job interview the week I get back from Mexico.  While this has been an ibcredible 9 months off, I'm ready to go back to work and replenish my savings.

I'll check in from Mexico!

Hope things all go well for your friend, and for you on the job prospects!

 Thanks for the good  juju!

 I know we are all about the # on the scale but even with that extra 1 lb (even if it were more) you are far more fit and healthier than before you started hiking!! You're going to look super fab when you get back :)

 I am so much healthier!  Will you be up in the Bay before you head to Mexico?  Love to see you!

 Now that my car is all fixed, definitely possible :)    I would love to do a long hike before I put myself out of comission (even though you might not be in hiking condition??)...Thankfully Oct/early november are far less hectic than Sept. 

 I'd love to see you but definitely won't be doing any hiking for awhile.

Have a wonderful time in Mexico (well as wonderful as having a surgery can be!). Will look forward to seeing the results next month.

As for the pound - I get it totally! But also remember how fit you've become in the past months. It's surely possible that you gained a pound of muscle, don't you think? That would be my guess....

 Devon, I'd like to blame or say or wonder, but truth be told I've been feeling food needy and wanting to snack more.  I know exactly where the pound came from.  That actually makes it easier to know what I have to change to get he results I want.  I refuse to live in denial this time around th block.

Thanks for your support!

Happy 2.5 years Lee!  You've done an amazing job and I agree that this stinkin pound could be a result of muscle, not fat...but I also know where you're coming from and understand your anxiety about it too.  I hit a one-time low of 122.5 but seem to hover from 124-127.  Last week I went up to 128 and had a total mental meltdown and was a nervous nellie all day until I got back on the scale the next morning and it popped back down to 126.5.  It's a head trip isn't it?  Good luck to you and your friend in Mexico and with the interview as well.  Wish I could stow away in your luggage and get a tummy tuck down there with you...

Deb