Saturdays may prove to be the toughest day of the week. The routine has been the farmer's market with a stop at Pasta's Daily Bread for 2 stretch loaves of semolina. Not today. We're gonna miss that bread more than anything else. Even more than the cheese.

A good hike yesterday and lots of new arrivals including the orioles and tanagers. Not having been out at the park all week, I spent 3 1/2 hours but figured I was actually moving for about 2 of those hours.

I got a cheap pedometer Thursday and I'm surprised that it's pretty accurate compared to the posted distances for the park trails. It gave me a reading for calories burned but it didn't take into account the hills so I'm using an average from Calorie Lab and my CK Nutrition and Exercise Manager program.

I'll be working today in the yard & garden and then I'm planning to do another trip to the park on Sunday. I should be in great shape for my weigh-in on Monday but I'm beginning to worry that I may be expecting too dramatic a loss...