Needed Support

I have great friends. My wonderful roommate told me that, if I can lose weight in a week and not use ALL of my bonus points in a given week, I would get a little "surprise." I knocked 1.8 lbs off this week and only used 18 points, so Katie, true to her word, got me a little present :) I got Spartan green nail polish (for the toes- come on, I can't stop biting my nails!) and a "bi-racial" bus of animal crackers (chocolate and vanilla!). The crackers, which were really cookies (it's ok, Katie!) now belong to a co-worker-- but I kept the bus.

The best part of the gift was the card- she turned a 2 year old's birthday card into a weight loss card! I tried scanning it, but the scanner here sucks... I'll try again later. Anyway, I've shown it to everyone I can think of at work. It's sitting on my computer, next to my snack drawer (as a reminder to behave as I munch). She even changed the words *in* the card: "Elmo hopes your --day's fun/But he is not the only one/'Cause everyone is wishing you/a happy time now that you're TWO (pounds lighter!)! Happy 2--day!

She even drew a note by Elmo's pet fish, saying that even Elmo likes fish (I tried tilapia for the first time this week- and actually liked it. AND, I tried sea bass (?) which, meh, not as good).

I needed that little "atta girl"!