Some how it ended up being less lost than I thought it would be. I am not sure I had weighed myself before dressing the Saturday before last. Maybe I did it Sunday and was up then....that would explain how my seeing a 2.5 pound lost turned only into a .5 pound lost. I am happy that I lost but a little disappointed that the number was not as much as I thought it would be.

I am trying to jump on the scale each morning before I shower so I can keep an idea of how I am doing. I do my best when I weigh daily. I know some people don't do good with doing it that way but it motivates me more if I do.

I have decided to get a portable dishwasher. I figure on what we save eating out (me avoiding cooking cause of the dishes) will more than pay for the dishwasher in a short time. I can't believe I have done without one this long. I find it something one really needs if they work full time. I don't want to give up what little free time I have doing the dishes.