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I had that darnedest thing happen this morning. I was looking in the mirror and for a moment – just a moment – I didn't recognize myself. My chipmunk cheeks were missing. The other thing that I noticed is that my fingers looked longer. I don't think they were longer further out from my body but they look narrower and hence longer.

I have been very angry with myself lately because I have stopped losing weight. It is dissappointing to see all these people reporting that their weight continues to fall and in the mean while mine has only dropped one pound in two weeks. Going down is better than going up, much better, but I am really frustrated. Everyone else says "Don't worry, stalls and plateaus are normal" but I thought they would come in five or six months after my surgery and not at five or six weeks.

I keep seeing a old British World War Two sign that says "Keep Calm and Carry On". It shows up everywhere and I guess that it is the universe giving me a message. So I am going to take everyone's advice and keep doing what I am doing – which is my best effort at staying healthy – and go on through my day. Keeping Calm and Carrying On. So out I go to exercise – I only have a few weeks left before work will interfere with my workout schedule. As my plan was before, I want to make the most of this time. I have increased my walks to between 8 and 10km and doing this now five or six times a week. The dog really likes the walks but after a 10k walk she wants to sleep for about an hour. Then it is back to being a crazy dog.

I know how you both feel :-) I stalled at 4 weeks out for about 3 full weeks – how on earth thought I, can I be only eating 800 cals a day and not loose weight??? After the 3 weeks were up I suddenly lost 7 lbs in one week – so I found its a series of steps, not a continuous downhill slide. On the weeks I exercise consistently I may not loose weight, but it catches up with me the next week.

Keep on, keeping on, stick to your plan and it will come off :)

Blake – you're an inspiration with your walking! Wonderful! Me,I've retreated indoors to my recumbent bike while the weather is below zero. I am so cold now, if I go out for extended times it takes me forever to warm up again and usually involves my better half complaining about the heat wave as I crank up the thermostat :)