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just a quick note. 

i went shopping last week.  it was a necessity - all my clothes were on the verge of falling off of me - and that is the best feeling!!!  we've been doing the south beach diet since august 1st, and i dropped three sizes since then.

i don't mean to sound like a promotional for the diet, but i've made a career of dieting in my life.  have tried it all.  that nasty cabbage soup diet...it's enough to turn you against vegetables.  the atkins diet works great, but after a while, you look at the meat on your plate and suddenly all you can see is roadkill....and choking down one more vienna sausage for lunch eventually sends your esophagus into spasms of rejection. 

but this one works great. there's a wide variety of vegetables, you don't have to eat grease, you can come up with some great recipes to keep things interesting and it's virtually effortless.  at least, it sure seems that way to me.

and now, i shall go do sit-ups.  nothing is without a little bit of pain.

y'all have a fabulous weekend.  happy halloween!