So much for my resolutions. I stalled out and lost motivation. Hopefully, I've got it back and am restarted down the path leading to a healthy weight. I was doing better and then I visited Lagos again, where I ate and drank my way through a couple of weeks while visiting Bob. No good excuses on that, except that I always seem to eat and drink more when Bob's around.

Hormone testing yielded some interesting info ... my cortisol (stress hormone) is 20+ in the a.m. and should be 2 or 3. Probably a result of not sleeping well because of bladder issues and having trouble shutting down and sleeping. This is nothing new.

One interesting thing is that I'll be doing a sleep study Monday, April 6, and I'm eager to see if it turns up anything. Bob says I snore loudly and that's one thing to watch out for. I'm a little nervous about it, but it's probably a good idea to do it.

I'm on the way back down and working the Weight Watchers Web site message boards for more encouragement and input.

Never, never, never give up. I think that's how it goes. Thank you Winston Churchill.