Thanks for the encouragement, musicmama. I've been tracking my daily weight for about 7 weeks -- in part to see if I CAN see any patterns -- and so far I don't see any great losses following those dramatic gains. Most of the time, it all disappears within the next two or three days, but that's about all I can say. It will be interesting to see what my weight is tomorrow morning, and for the next week or so -- if, in fact, I drop dramatically I'll be happy!