Okay. . . when it came time to officially weigh in after the convention (on Thursday) I DID NOT GAIN!!! YAY! In fact, I lost. A grand total of FOUR pounds! Can you believe that? I still can't. . . I find it totally unbelievable - but I was really diligent the rest of the week. Guess following the plan really DOES pay off. Wonder what those Four gained pounds after the convention were from? Especially since I lost a total of 8 during half a week. . . Must have been water retention from SOMETHING!