@Tucson - I think once exercise becomes truly routine, as in doing roughly the same amount each day for a while, the effort it takes it will drop off some. Even when I walk briskly a long way and tackle some big hills, my HR doesn't get out of the 120s. That is aerobic, but not high effort. I will probably drop off on the amount of steps as I am starting to incorporate more upper body work into my regimen.

I weighed 162.2 this morning and the scale once again registered exactly 1.4 pounds lower the first time and then 162.2 on two more checks. It takes a button battery that I will have to pick up somewhere to replace.