I'M BACK!!!! 4/16 sounds a whole lot better than 4/15 - YEAH! I know it's not a doc dance, but I'm dancing anyway :)

Kathy - You and Wendy both, remind us that in French Polynesia there will be so much fresh fruit and fish. All so good for our diets!!! I remember, too, that on the Navigator the food portions at mealtime were not huge. A perfect size. Some may complain that they are not huge (like they are on the mega cruise lines from what I hear) but I really appreciated being served such excellent meals, in a much more managable portion. It sounds like all the RSSC ships are that way. I really believed that helped me keep the weight gain down some. Plus, we were so active with all our port excursions - lots of walking. With PIP we'll have plenty of exercise I think.

Don - I'm so happy for you that you were able to wear your tux last night at the Murder Mystery. How did it all go (the mystery and the tux fit - and of course the diet!!!) With the 26 (25 now) days you have left, I KNOW you'll fit PERFECTLY in the tux!!!

I'm happy to report that I only gained back 2 lbs while in the last 2 weeks of tax season. I know we usually are not happy about any weight gain, but Im quite pleased. Usually I pig out TOTALLY during tax season. This is the first year I did not do any real binging. Just too many snacks here & there. Normally, the last week especially, I would pig out at every meal and then snack all evening. Not this year!!! And it was an especially stressful tax season this year. I'm so proud of myself. I must really be changing my ways.

Now my next mantra will be "4 MORE WEEKS". Time for the big crunch. Daily exercise, plus a walk each day and really counting calories and carbs.

Have a great weekend everyone!!