Helen, I am glad to hear that your back is doing better. Take it easy though as you get back into a workout routine.

Weight swings are a curious thing. I lost all the weight that I had gained from the previous week, plus an additional 3.6 pounds last week! <img border="0" alt="[vhappy]" title="" src="graemlins/icon_vhappy.gif" />

Here are all my stats from April.

Total weight lost: 8.4 lbs (79.4 lbs so far since 8/15/06)
Average daily caloric intake: 2,004
Average daily net carbohydrate intake: 28.53
Total calories burned on cardio: 13,468
Total weight lifted: 653,165 lbs
FitPoints earned: 14,873
# of cardio minutes: 1,308
# miles walked, biked, or swam: 143.25

For April at our gym, I was #1 out of 41 guys in my age bracket in total weight lifted (was #5 in March), #1 in total calories burned in cardio exercise, and #1 in total FitPoints earned.