Brief update. I'm kinda bummed today. I went to Jamaica last weekend and had myself a good time. My eating could have been worse, but it wasn't good. When I left I was around 162.5 lbs, and when I came back I was 164.8 lbs :-( I've been back on the grind this week...even getting in a early morning swim b4 work. However, at the end of the week I weighed in at an even 164lbs. On the one hand I'm really proud of my discipline b/c I haven't missed one workout even w/my scheduling changes these past few weeks. However, I hate that I slipped on my game and lost ground. I'm not longer in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place in the competition. Everyone else had surges over the last 2 weeks (losing 2-6 lbs), so I was overtaken. *sigh* I know that there are still 6 more weeks to go, and I have proven myself to have the long term consistency to make it to the end. I'm going to stay focused and end this competition on a high note. I'm just temporarily mad at myself and actually surprised at how quickly I put the weight back on. I believed that I would have an easier time maintaining my weight b/c I'm losing it 'safely/healthily'. I guess not.

**sidenote** I'm not that disappointed. I had some jerk chicken, fried fish/lobster, banana bread an porridge, and something called festival that was AWESOME! No regrets on that...just prob coulda did w/o the cappuccino cake, steak, or many cocktails, which were only average.