Current Weight (as of Saturday, March 27, 2010): 174.6 Pounds

Total Weight Loss To-Date: 32.4 Pounds

Sheesh...I hope I'm not yet another rollercoaster. I've had a few weeks of success and am on top of the world, and then I get on the scale on Saturday, and boom, there's one of the pounds I've lost!

I sort of expected this gain as I think I'm, as they say, "full of IT". I just didn't think I was quite so full of IT (live and learn). I'm back on my exercise routine (2 excercise classes per week and walking every night), so it can't be that I'm not moving enough. I'm also wondering if I'm having side-effects from the new medication my doctor's prescribed for my high blood pressure. After my WW meeting on Saturday, I went about my normal shopping routine, which includes a stop in at Walmart. I decided it might be a good idea to see if the meds were working on lower my BP. Good thing I was sitting down - my BP had shot up to an alarming 191/86 - it's never ever been that high. I told Rob about it, and he dismissed it as a very unreliable reading and made nothing of it. Frankly, I'm petrified that I could have a stroke in my office and be one of those who isn't discovered too late and not until much later in the night by cleaning staff. I'll try it again this weekend at my local drug store and see if the reading at Walmart was even close to being accurate.

I'm also having a problem with "sample" tasting. As I'm cooking, I'm tasting to make sure my food is edible. So, I need to stop doing that and pray that I'm not feeding Rob bland food.

Lastly, just this morning, I heard on the news that 90% of those of us who are or have lost weight will not or ever keep it off. Pretty discouraging considering all the effort many of us make. However, I'm one of those who's determined to prove the "experts" wrong. Again, I may not lose the weight overnight, but I didn't put it on overnight either - so I'll persevere until I reach my goal - even if it kills me!