Kathy,

Thanks for your wise words of encouragement. It helps a lot. I have been doing Denise Austin very sporadically. These past two weeks my mornings have been interrupted with extra errands, appointments, etc. So, of course, that has been my excuse. Next week will be a little more back to normal, I think. So I plan to get back on track with both Denise Austin and walking after work.

I can only imagine how hard it's been for you with your Oz "adventure". You sound like you are hanging in there as much as possible with your eating. Much better than I've been doing with half the stress you have. Your diet buddy is going to be a HUGE help to you. That daily focus is very good. Two more weeks - hang in there!!