Do you have a packing list you want to put up on this site? I confess I haven't done that yet, but it does seem to bring on a lot of helpful suggestions when people do that.

My most recent weekend starting weight was 12 lbs recently before food/water - the lowest for me yet. My even more recent 5-day trip weight was 18 lbs (not quite sure how that happened...too many little things I didn't want to be without, I guess) before food and water.