I tipped the scale this morning at 189 and continue to
progress right along.  I'm still trying to get my food
quantities right so that I slow down here at the end and
don't bounce back up.  Yes, I've already bounced up a couple
times but have managed to get it right back off.  There are
a couple of foods--beef jerky is the worst of them--that I
have found result in near instant weight gain.  I suspect
that the high level of sodium in it contributes to water
retention which adds on the extra pounds, however briefly.
Just my opinion, I could be wrong about why.  In any case,
as much as I like it, beef jerky has been relegated to the
occasional treat category.

My feel good moment of the week: On Saturday I went into the
store with my children to purchase a couple items for our
weekend hike.  While in the store we passed a woman who
knows all of us and is a friend of my wife.  The first time
she passed us we were in a bit of a crowd and, though she
said hello to the children, she did not acknowledge me.  I
just assumed that she did not see me.  About 5 minutes later
she passed us again, this time without a crowd, and again
acknowledged the children.  I said hello but she still did
not acknowledge me.  I thought this was odd as this is a
woman who we have known for quite some time.  She has no
reason to slight me that I could think of but still she had
not acknowledged me.  This bothered me a bit so I resigned
myself to ask my wife what I might have done to make this
woman mad at me.  Not 30 seconds after this last passing,
she walked up in front of me and asked "are you you?"  After
which she stated that she had not recognized me and, were it
not for having the kids with me, she would not have
recognized me.  It wasn't so long ago that I had last seen
her--shortly before Christmas I believe--and she, honestly,
couldn't believe how much I had changed in appearance in
that time.  Certainly enough to keep me motivated this week.