Tue, Nov 1 2011 - Gained 1.5 pounds-- guess the pistachio nut muffin from Sunday made its mark! Oh well, I will just keep at it. Today is a protein & vegetable day, so perhaps the extra fiber will move things along and I will lose some of that pound and a half quickly. I also bought wheat bran last night and used some in my breakfast this morning, so that may help with things, too. I don't doubt some of this is fat gain from the muffin, not just bloat, but I will deal with it and get it off as soon as I can. I bought snowshoes, boots, poles and backpack to be able to commute to work by snowshoe when the weather calls for it. Ironically, I was planning to make these purchases at the end of October, without the catastrophic storm this past weekend. Not that I can snowshoe through this storm-- there are too many downed trees in the roads and on the sidewalks for safely traveling by foot at this point in time. Many people are still without power, although I have mine back, fortunately.