You sure do know how to make a gal feel good!

I, quite possibly, have the best group of cyber and real-life friends ever. :) Thank you all SO much for your support. Your e-mails, chats, and well-wishes are much appreciated. I still struggle on a day to day basis with getting healthy (I refuse to call it a diet since I think of diets as temporary) but I do know without your support (as well as Matt's), I wouldn't have made it where I have today.

I do have some special shout-outs:

Becky - my cyber BFF. You have been my #1 support throughout this process and I don't know what I would have done without you. Thank you for answering my questions and just being there for me. I can't wait to finally meet you this summer!

Heather - my real life BFF. I love the fact that you're blogging now. You have a wealth of information already in your blog and I can't wait to read your next installments. Thanks for talking me home numerous nights and listening to me whine.

Lisa - Thank you for being so candid on your blog. You are such a sweet person and I know that you WILL reach your own weight loss goal in the future. Just take it one pound at a time, girl. We didn't get chubby overnight so unfortunately, we're not going to lose it overnight. Hang in there!

Matt - Maybe I should have mentioned you first. Since we all know I don't cook, this definitely wouldn't be possible without you. Well...maybe. I'd just be eating those processed frozen boxed meals that Becky hates so much. :P But seriously...you keep me (or try to keep me) on the straight and narrow and are a huge inspiration to me with your dedication to getting healthy. I love you.

Jody - Thanks for being my work-out buddy and listening to my vents. :) I'm so glad you got a job at our company.

Sara, Lisa, & Edy (and anyone else I forgot) - thanks for being so upbeat, supportive, and positive on our message boards. You guys rock! :)

I am having a rough week this week. No binge or overeating really, just having a hard time focusing and staying away from the bad food in the house (i.e. Valentines' Day candy!). I am going to try to step up the exercise this week since the Saturday class is done (I got an A+ by the way), so hopefully that will help counteract some of the damage I've done. We'll see...