12/15/03 I just had an evening weight of 258–257½ , so that’s pretty good, I guess. I hope it goes down to 256 or less. I actually got down to my new low, 255½ , a few days ago, but it popped up to as much as 259 before coming…

12/5/03–12/9/03 12/5/03 — 258 Well, my weight’s not good, and now it seems like a struggle to keep from gaining. I’m still only eating twice a day, but way more starches and sweets (I seem to be having really strong cravings — is it seasonal affective disorder already?). …

11/25/03 — 257 We’re having Thanksgiving dinner at the teen center tonight. What am I thankful for? I am thankful that I have a wonderful partner who loves me, two beautiful and sweet cats, and that for a while, at least, I have the freedom to do my own thing…

10/26/03 — 258 Well, my last entry was so long, I hardly have anything to follow it with, especially because there’s not much to report; I’m still just bobbing around the same two or three pounds. I’m still in a kind of “holding pattern” while I’m working, because it’s so…

10/19/03 — 257 Yay! Well, I dropped that nasty three pounds over the weekend, kick-starting on Friday, with a salad for lunch and a hike down 14 flights of stairs after work. I also got my period (right on schedule! yay) yesterday, so the quick loss might have been my…

9/04/03 260 Back again, still at the same weight for what seems like forever, but actually just a month ago was my lowest weight this year. It is frustrating that, after losing 15 lb in about 3 months, my downward trend has plateaued; it is frustrating that I failed to…

8/13/03 I went out to the grocery store today, but I didn’t stock up for the Scarsdale Diet, because I’m pretty happy with the way things have been going with my weight. I believe I’ve lost at least six or seven pounds without it, and I’d like to see if…

Weight’s still about the same — I just weighed in at about 261, but that’s a nighttime weight, plus I’m actually wearing a little something — undies and a tank top — might even be as much as a pound. However, even though I’m doing a good job maintaining, I…

Well, I guess walking in Virginia Beach helped; also I swam for an hour yesterday at the Y (I did attempt to swim in the hotel pool at the beach, but it was full of boisterous children, and the adults weren’t much better!), but I think the main thing that’s…