well, the dieting is getting tough. i took a trip about 2 weeks ago and it threw me off. actually, during the trip i was able to eat pretty well, but got out of the habit of tracking my points. so now I haven’t been walking, haven’t been tracking points and in general, i am putting the weight right back on. which is going to make hiking 10-15 mile days VERY tough. once we put our itinerary together, maybe that will motivate me to dig down and stay motivated.