Sneaks up on you, don't it?

Don't panic about those 5lbs! Those kind of fluctuations are really normal and can be attributed to things like sodium intake, alcohol, time of day, etc.

Still, it may be time to start looking at healthier goals. I know I need to. I lost 15lbs last year (which is about half of what I wanted to) but I'm 100% certain I've gained it all back now. I'm terrified to step on the scale, I think I would rather just live in happy denial. :-(

So, what can you do to see that number go down?

My arthritis has kicked in in new joints ... sadly, that's my hands and feet. My FEET!!!! They don't hurt everyday, but it sure slows me down. I had a few weeks I was doing minimal moving because of the pain. I've started working out this week and I am very, very stiff and inflexible. I haven't tackled real cardio, I think it might kill me. Honest. Depressing. I know a part of this is the Tamoxifen sapping my energy and slowing my metabolism; I only have another year of treatment on it left.

Oh, weight: 220. That's not creeping, that's leaping. Also the tipping point for my clothes fitting comfortably.

I'll get there, just taking a detour, like in a horror movie.

I've been breaking back into exercising (weights, dance, gazelle) and have been eating better. The scale still is stuck at 220, but my joint pain has diminished, which is an improvement.

Scales had meandered down to 218 for three days now.

A mile and almost a half on the Gazelle today. When I started, I could barely get through a quarter mile to a half.