Day 99: 276 lbs

I lost a pound yesterday (though that's after gaining a total of four), and study to all my Diet Commandments. I did a little bit of calorie estimating, but I didn't get tempted the way I did on Wednesday and Thursday. I had 11 calories left over of my 1,500 quota.

Tomorrow evening I leave on my trip to Vegas for a two-day conference. I know a lot of people like to vacation there, and I won't mind leaving the cold and snow behind for a couple days, but Las Vegas is just not my kind of city. I'm not into any of the things it is famous for (gambling, sex with people not my wife, smoking in restaurants, etc.). Usually I treat a business trip to Vegas much as I would treat a business trip to Des Moines: get in, get the work done, get out, get home.

But with Vegas, usually someone else in the group decides that we absolutely must go gamble, take in a show, go to a bar, or whatever. At least the shows (the ones where they keep their clothes on, anyway) are usually worth it.