Trish---I think you should do whatever you have to do to comfort yourself before surgery. Facing ANY surgery is very scary and difficult. You'll be SO glad when it's over and as you recover, you'll just get right into the diet routine. My thoughts and prayers are with you. You'd better keep us posted!!!!!!

Wendy--oh, how frustrating for you that your exercise program is being interrupted. It's really, really upsetting to finally get to a point where you are WELL into an exercise routine, feeling great about it, and then have it interrupted by physical (and equipment) problems. I think you should treat yourself to a really nice massage for your back. Gosh, those kinds of injuries are REALLY painful, and affect everything you do, from walking, to sitting, to lying down. Keep us posted on how you are feeling.

Don, you crack me up. I know BOTH the Buffet songs, and Kathy, your great pun has me grinning from ear to ear.

Can I blame it on you that I'm ordering the Crab Cakes Benedict on Sunday???????? Claudia's going to twist my arm, I just know, and FORCE me to drink......so there goes my diet for that day. Who cares!!! After my heartache with Jerry, I need a "recovery day." (Anybody who doesn't know what I'm talking about, go to the "Urgent Message about West Coast Gathering" thread for the last couple of days). I lost my boyfriend to a BIMBO..... amazing I haven't pigged out on comfort food, LOL. Actually, when I get this upset, I tend to lose weight, not gain.

I did treat myself to a Mexican taco salad yesterday. No carbs, but lots of fat-laced ground beef and cheese.......who cares. It was good, and I've lost 2-3 pounds in the last week, anyway.

I'm working on my plans to resist on the cruise. I'm kind of waiting to talk to you Marcie, at the brunch, to see how on earth you managed to only gain 10 pounds. I can't afford to gain that much, but my cruise isn't as long as yours. I DO think I could handle 5. But my intent is not to gain ANYTHING!!!!