Introduction and Disclaimers

First of all, as I began this journey on SP less than a week ago I am recovering from knee and foot surgery and I am still on crutches. Exercising is limited, although not entirely impossible. I have been laid up since 12/21/07 and have lost a lot of muscle tone due to lack of activity. I mention this because when I entered my starting weight (275) I used the weight from my last pre-surgery, midday weigh in at the doctor's office, minus 5lbs., and I'm not sure how accurate it was, because when I weighed myself at home today after using the bathroom and before breakfast without shoes it was 271.5. I doubt I have lost 3.5lbs in just a few days without benefit of vigorous exercise. I just wanted to make that clear...