Started off the year, really upset with myself. I realized that I had a food allergy. It seemed that too much of it would make me swell up! lol Well actually too many carbs. I had been doing so good, but I put it back on. Now I have 4 months till we go on the Silver Whisper and I am back on track. I started having problems with my knees and the Doctor says that I have arthrosis in both kness and that I need to shed the pounds now. So I now have double motivation. Since the New Years, well actually the day after, I have misplaced 18 lbs. !!! <img border="0" alt="[vhappy]" title="" src="graemlins/icon_vhappy.gif" /> I figure that at least half of that is water weight, but you know what, it is like Claudia said, a loss is a loss, and I't take it.