I am almost finished with week 2!---with no cheating (this is a really HUGE accomplishment for me) Hurray!  I had to sit through a meal at McDonald's with my family last night, made my favorite homemade peanut butter brownies (for my kids & to take to their cousin whose arm was broken), and resisted fried squash tonight (another favorite of mine)!  (--all this, without taking the smallest taste!) 

My kids are so used to me "dieting" that they haven't been taking me seriously about it for years.  Well, my oldest & middle child (as of last night) are now talking about "when you are skinny, Mom" as if they now believe in me!  Wow! For years I've felt everyone laughing on the inside when I say "I'm on a diet" because I knew as well as they did that it wouldn't last.  Now I even have my kids believing in me again.  I can't let them down this time.  I REFUSE to let them down and ME down again!