First, my apologies to Sherry for having this transform into a thread about me.

Okay, here's what I have done:
I stopped all alcohol intake sometime in late October. (Attendees at the Getaway can attest to the fact that I was getting a little too good at drinking it.) I stopped drinking coffee (gasp!!) at the end of December when I was first starting the diet. I didn't want the appetite stimulation of it to get in the way.

In January, I ate one of the Slim-Fast snack bars for breakfast, one of their shakes for lunch, and what, for me, was a somewhat reduced-portion supper. I did not allow myself to slip from this pattern for the entire month. In mid February I resumed drinking coffee. I also took a day off and ate everything I craved all day long. Then I made a slight change in my diet regimen. I moved my main meal to lunchtime and the shake to the evening. It made sense to me that I should schedule the high-calorie intake at a time when there are still some hours remaining to burn some of it off.

My only real cheating has consisted of eating a whole package of saltines once in a while or sometimes eating an entire package of Redenbacher's "Smart-Pop" popcorn.

Yesterday, for the first time since I started the diet, I began doing some morning exercises.

During the entire time, I have been drinking as much as a gallon or so of water every day. Although I have worn out the carpet between here and the bathroom, I think this is more than likely one of the key things I have done. Besides, Slim-Fast has a way of sucking all of the moisture out of you and if you don't drink a lot of water, you'll pay in the end (pun intended)!

Now, I'm telling you all of this because you asked. But if you want to hear of some truly admirable and effective efforts toward weight-loss, talk to MMario! I am one of his biggest fans (no pun intended).