Thanks so much everybody! I do feel better today. The dehydration theory sounds really plausible to me. Not only had I been drinking wine and brandy every day, but I was also drinking little to NO water at all. Now I am drinking about 70 ounces of water every day!!!
It wasn't so much the one pound gain in and of itself that bothered me, but I have been a little bit of a hypochondriac and was worrying that my kidneys were not working well, and all the new water I was taking in was being stored in my body. I am going to stay off the scale for a week now.
Thanks again, and ready to tackle day 10 (and planning to kick some ass too)
