LC v2.0 Day 2 - Have I seriously not posted in the month of June???

I'M HERE! I'M HERE! I'M HERE!

I've spent the last couple of weeks on vacation....mentally, physically, nutritionally....

But...I'm back, started induction yesterday. My current weight is 271.2...so I'm above my low, but it's not at all horrible. That is not, by the way, water weight...because I spent the weekend "de-swelling" my legs with lots of water pills and leg elevation.

You see...I spent the last couple of weeks in Georgia...which is HOT. And I spent much of that time walking around...which causes me to swell even in the cold...add the heat, and you get super-swelling. Then I spent 5 hours on an airplane coming home...and you get elephant ankles! I should have weighed myself before doing the "de-swelling" weekend just for kicks, but I didn't want to be mortified at the number I saw. Today's number...I likey. Not bad for two weeks of grits, and chicken fried chicken, and pecan pie and other horrible indulgences that I enjoyed thoroughly.

I loved Georgia...never thought I'd say those words, but I did. When I left Georgia 25 years ago, I left bad childhood memories and swore I never had any need to go back. Now....I could move back and be happy...it's such a strange full circle moment for me. I spent 3 days in Savannah and 3 days in Charleston, SC. Savannah I would go back to in a heart beat! So beautiful! Charleston....well...I've seen it...not sure I need to go back, but glad I went. The remainder of my time I spent in Atlanta, driving around Atlanta...getting lost in Atlanta because of my stupid GPS...I checked out my childhood home and other landmarks I remember from my first 10 years on the planet. It was somewhat emotional. I also drove around the park where my father died...I wish I had stopped to place some flowers or something...but being there was weird enough for me. I met with the woman that had taken care of his estate and she passed on some of his writings to me that she hung onto all these years...I spent 2 full days reading every piece of paper she gave me....that was surreal...confusing...enlightening...and other things.

All in all it was a fantastic trip. I truly don't know how I managed to only gain 2 pounds of fat, but I did...and I'm glad. I'm happy to be back on plan, happy to be back here on my blog...happy to still have a job for now, although it's only my first day back...that could change at any minute. Sadly, that's not a joke...but I'm ready for it when they finally decide to lay me off.

Today's food...I had sausage and 2 eggs with roughly .5 oz of cheese for breakfast, lunch will be Caesar salad and cheesecake for desert, dinner is steak and broccoli and cauliflower. It's good to be back!