SERIOUSLY.

Drink tons of water between now and then. It might mollify you, for a while.

That's exactly what I'm doing! I've already finished off one liter, and am about ready to crack open the other that I had chilling in my cooler.

Are you working with a nutritionist at all? Or your doctor?

Since the food on this diet is all provided for me, I don't need a nutritionist at this point, but when I go off of in after my sister's wedding in October to try Weight Watchers, I might see if I can go to one for help. My aunt is a nutritionist, so I'll be chatting her up at the wedding.

As for a doctor, sad to say, I haven't been to one since I moved up here last May. I still haven't found a new one in the NW suburbs, but I am planning on picking one and going this summer (I'm waiting until I get below 350 so I can use the scale at the doctor's office--I'm assuming it's like every other doctor's office I've been to, with no extra-large scale available). Yes, it's a feeble excuse to wait, but I'd rather go in to see a new doctor with the ability to say, "I know I'm still obese, but, hey--I've lost over 100 pounds already!"

The twins! In a pool.

I KNOW!!! They HATED the pool last year but they were only little babies (it was too cold for them). They'll be much more mature and professional about it this year. They love bathtime now so pooltime should be a blast. And they already have a bunch of pool toys.

Thanks for the invite!

They'll be much more mature and professional about it this year.

This made me laugh. Being Professional Babies!

Speaking of pools:

I had a goal to learn to swim last year that I totally failed to meet. But I'm joining the pool again this summer and will try again.

Yay, lisah!! My mom was a farm girl with no access to a pool or even a swimming hole (not a lot of those in rural Midwest farmland), so she never learned to swim, not even when she had all three of us kids in lessons at the local HoJo's pool. But, about ten years later, when she was over 40 and I was in high school, she finally signed up for lessons at the Y. She can now dog-paddle and tries to get a few strokes in with her head under water, but that only lasts a few seconds. I'm still so proud of her, that she managed to learn that much and can now enjoy being in a pool deeper than her waist.

Oh, and the pool last night was outrageously cold. So much for being indoors and supposedly heated! They must have problems on Thursdays, because last week it was overly chlorinated (stung my eyes).

"I know I'm still obese, but, hey--I've lost over 100 pounds already!"

That is very impressive. I know your family was pushing you to get the stomach-stapling surgery and you wanted to try this. I was wondering if you were going to be able to maintain the discipline and focus, but you really have. Its so hard to break lifelong patterns, but you're doing it and I have so much respect for you.

In sum: Go Kathy!

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Bet the arrest stemmed from that dress.

Have you seen his movie Cool As Ice?

No, but I think it needs to go in my Netflix queue. Oh, Vanilla. WORD TO YOUR MOTHER.

More fun in Miami Beach. You can pretty well misbehave there since there are many people that are going to act worse.

Go Kathy! My sister has recently broken the 300 mark after losing a little over 50 pounds. Tough damn work and we are all delighted since we would like to have her around a long time. What program are you using now?

Kelis & Nas live near me-- Bob reports that the UPS guy thinks they're in trouble! But I think the UPS guy is probably taking things out of context.