Yep, but also nope

 229.7

So, I did expect that there could be a bounce back up this weekend, but yesterday's gain did not happen the way I expected. 

I was supposed to travel yesterday to my sister-in-law's for my niece's baby shower today. That did not happen. Literally moments before they were going to start boarding the first group onto my flight to Denver, the FAA grounded all planes due to a failure of their communications systems. I hung out at the airport for over an hour, but when it became apparent that this might but be a quick fix, I left. By the time they lifted the stop much later that evening, my connecting flight from Denver to St. Louis has been cancelled, and there was no flight I could rebook that would get me to St. Louis in time for the shower. So I cancelled my trip. Thankfully I did get my money back, but I am really disappointed. 

Here's how yesterday contributed to the half pound gain. I took yesterday off of school so I could get some errands and chores done in the morning before going out of town. I did get myself McDonald's for breakfast, and I think their previously sugar-free latte option is now reduced-sugar instead, so there may have been additional calories there. When I went grocery shopping that morning, I got some cheese sticks, and I decided to eat a couple in the car on the way home. When I got home, my husband had returned from work so he could take me to the airport, and he ordered Mexican food is for lunch. My chicken burrito was big, and even though I only ate half, it was definitely more than I needed to eat. While I was waiting at the airport, I ate one chocolate and caramel pecan turtle. Then, when my husband picked me up after I gave up on waiting at the airport, we went to the hockey rink for my son's game. We split a small bag of popcorn, but I probably ate more of it than he did. I suspect the salt there had something to contribute to the gain. Finally, we went to Fuddruckers after the game. I just got a side salad with ranch, but I think I just overdid it on the day, especially with sodium. Hopefully the gain is mostly water retention 

Yesterday did have one benefit: I shopped for a pair of jeans. I had wanted blue jeans, but the only pair I found in my current size was black. But I did get them. They're nice and stretchy, and they're size 18. I'm pretty sure I had been up to 24 at my heaviest, so 18 is good. 

Being in the dressing room, though, was a bit of an eye opener, full length mirror and all. I look...deflated, I guess is the word I would use. I'm very flabby and flappy. My upper arms have some batwings developing under them. My apron belly is flattening out, but with the excess skin it hangs down pretty far. I think I need to add in collagen to my supplements to see if I can get my skin to shrink back some. Some weights might help my upper arms too. I need to look closely at the silhouette my clothing gives me. 

Anyway, I'm hoping that at least since I won't be eating with the in-laws all weekend, I might be able to keep my weight loss going. Need to watch the salt intake for sure. I hope that I lose that half pound again quickly.