Is that supposed to be me in ballet class? Because I take great offense that. My russian dictator takes her classes very seriously. Don't make me have her get the mob on you.

And don't worry about Obama, a turtle could have a good presidency after 8 years of Texas' worst.

I am at 154 which is not that great compared to my starting weight of 157, but I have started to notice a difference in my stomach, it has gotten flatter. My hips, NO. And Jenny, muscle weighs more blah blah yes, but it's not like I'm weight training. I'm doing solely cardio, not much muscle is being built. But thank you for the encouragement. Maybe I'll put down the four dollar box of chocolates from Trader Joe's and stop feeling sorry for myself. I like Jamie's idea of measuring. I would like to be able to document a difference in that. But I don't have a tape measure, so I'm gonna have to do it with fun dip sticks:

Waist: 16 fun dip sticks
Bust: -4 fun dip sticks
Hips: 4,346 fun dip sticks

Are we ever gonna be able to hike again? It's pretty bad when we have to schedule out a martini party 3 months in advance. Jenny has her full time nursing school and work, Jamie has her husband and baby and work, I have my...my uh..


...I'm going back to my chocolates.