I’m happy to be back on the downward trend. It has taken me five weeks to lose five pounds. I am happy with that (though I still have nagging thoughts that I could do better). Average calories for the week 1285 daily (26% fat, 43% carbs, and 31% protein). I think eating more calories a day helped get my metabolism going again. My latest exercise program is to do a jog/walk combination three times a week increasing the amount of time I spend jogging each time, alternating with three days a week of doing a 55 min workout with an exercise dvd that includes strength training. Today I bought a heart rate monitoring watch that should help me be aware of when I am in my target heart rate zone, calories I am burning, and etc. I’ve promised myself not to purchase any more workout equipment until I’ve lost at least ten more pounds. I have yet to reach my first short term goal of 135lb’s, at which point I think I will reward myself with a copy of House Of Leaves. I’m looking forward to that :).