At my last job, a coworker told me that losing weight was hard for him. As he plowed into a six pack of powdered donuts. I told him a good place to start would be to not have those for breakfast, and he seemed surprised.

He later had lipo. At 22.

My mother teaches at med school -- one of the courses she teaches is nutrition, and she's stunned with how much the students don't know, and how much they don't think they need to know.

It's food! Nutrition's not just for professionals!

I have a massage set up for tomorrow morning. I am so happy.

I have a massage set up for next Saturday. One of my best friends is having her 40th birthday at the Lush Spa (owned by Adam Carolla's wife and Jimmy Kimmell's ex-wife). She booked the whole place and is catering a dinner. We have to pay for our own massages and whatnot, but get a reduced rate. She said it was actually less expensive to do this than to book a restaurant--and so much fun!

ETA: Is anyone watching The Adam Carolla Project? I'm liking it way more than I thought I would.

Oh, that's pretty sweet, Robin. Mass massage outings are fun. I think the communal limpness enhances the whole thing.

Unrelatedly, I just got sent an e-mail with the "car door remotes work over the phone" thing. And a "hey, one of you guys try this and tell me if it works!"

Shouldn't you try it yourself before sending the e-mail out? I mean, if your google finger is broken?

Ooh, Robin, that sounds fab.

People do make me crazy with the food. I have a friend who is constantly "trying" to lose weight, except honestly? NSM. She does like two days of some unrealistic plan and then eats a whole pizza.

and asked me "How much fat is in Coke?"

Me: "Ummm....none."

Her: "Oh, good! Because I didn't really want to stop drinking it!"

Another person destined to eat a package of low-fat cookies a night and wonder why the pounds don't come off.

Actually, I think everyone should just be referred to fitday. I learned a TON just tracking what I was eating.

Actually, I think everyone should just be referred to fitday. I learned a TON just tracking what I was eating.

So true. But I found myself going, "OMIGOD! I DID NOT EAT ENOUGH PROTEIN! I MUST EAT A CAN OF TUNA BEFORE MY MUSCLES WITHER AND DIE!"

Because, as I've stated before, I am a fool.

Because, as I've stated before, I am a fool.

Or, you might possibly be my mother.

When it comes to food -- or any personal habits, really, self-flagellation is so much more decorous than the flagellation of others.

Well, you know, where's the challenge in the "Eat Better and Exercise" plan?

My work-wife (okay, work-'sband) would go through these phases where he'd skip breakfast to lose weight. So he'd be pissy until he carbo-loaded at noon. Whenever I tried to explain the basic principles he be all "No, that can't be. Just not eating should do it, so I'm skipping breakfast!"

Of course, I seem to be having a problem with the eating-right-and-exercising thing at the moment myself.

I seem to be having a problem with the eating-right-and-exercising thing at the moment myself.

Me, too. I'm thinking cutting out the half-pint of whipping cream that I put in my morning quart of coffee will help fairly dramatically, though.