Ramblings: what is wrong with this picture?

I am drinking two litters of water a day. I am trying to stay away from soda and juice. This week I only had one serving of each. The only problem is that I am going to the lady's once an hour, every hour. It boils down to 19 times a day. That is not only abnormal, it is frustrating and obnoxious. It frustrates me, but at the same time, I lost five pounds of water weight in three days (I was 195 on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. On Tuesday I went back to 190. - By the way, I am not obsessed, I was shocked that I went up to 195 and I kept standing on the scale in the hope of seeing that number reduced). Here is the thing: I did the skin test and I am retaining enough water to leave a welt on my leg every time I test for water retention. Isn't drinking more water supposed to eliminate the water retention? What can I do now? Any suggestions?

Exercise: Walking is still my favorite

After trying to spice up the routine, today I had no time for anything, so I went for a walk. I drove to the beach and I enjoyed myself. There is a certain peace that comes when you walk. Ideas seem clearer when you walk. Life seems better.
This is a small post today. I am tired. But I am committed to work hard and reach my goals.

Motivation: unrelated events could serve as strong motivation

Today I found out that I am being asked for training for the next level at the company I work for. They sent me the study materials, which is a huge amount of info, but I am honored, proud and extremely happy that I have been considered for advancement.
Why would this serve as motivation? My job involves sitting at a desk at home for eight hours listening on the phone and interpreting conversations. This means that my job is sedentary and the way that it is structured, the breaks and everything is structured perfectly. During the colder months I can take my lunch hour and exercise, take a shower and have lunch. But now, in the summer months, it is too hot for that, so exercise has to happen before or after. Plus, you do not want to be a statistic. Normally, people that work sedentary positions gain weight. I intend to break free from that stereotype. I am working hard at it. I will let you know how that works out in the coming months. Meanwhile, wish me luck. I really want this promotion.

Apologies

I apologize for my disappearing act last week. I was in pain and after several days of discomfort, I went to the doctor for what we thought might be appendicitis. It was a false alarm. I was given a shot on my butt and sent home to take the weekend off. It was hard not to go to work, or work out, but I feel like a new woman today.
I just finished a 1 hour, 20 min. workout that did not feel like it. I walked for 40 minutes. I did a dance routine for 15, I did a 20 minutes upper body workout and spent 5 minutes doing Pilates. True, I will have to finish the Pilate's workout some time today, but I feel great and I am looking forward to going back to work strong, positive and pain free.
What does this mean? You have to keep trying!