I also have a battle with weight control. I lost 45 pounds since they discovered my diabetes 6 years ago; and still have trouble keeping that A1C down. I could still stand to lose about 25 more, but I have kept off the 45 pounds for 6 years so that is a miracle in itself, considering how much I love to eat! Perhaps I will never be at my ideal weight, but I am healthier than when I started on this journey. Don't fret too much about a few pounds, live--enjoy your life--when you get back to your normal schedule, it will even out. One of the things I have learned about weight is: the more upset you get about it, the more it tends to go up. Contentandwell, you still haven't sold me on the dark chocolate--it tastes like mud to me. I guess it is because I have loved milk chocolate for so long--if I could get it in an IV, I think I would be first in line!!!!! Have a great week, my friend!