Weekend and Diet Book Update

James and I made it back from a whirlwind of racing.  I'll post pictures soon, but I will tell you it was a good weekend.  We had great weather yesterday - not so much today.  It was COLD today.  I'm pretty sure we've established that I am not really that happy in cold weather....we've got to be getting to the end of it.

In addition to racing, we were able to visit with very dear friends of ours - the Phillips and the Heggems.  The Phillips are like my family, but not blood relations.  They took me in when I was in school and let me wash clothes or sleep over.  They gave me keys to their lakehouse so I could have a quiet (and beautiful) place to study.  Jim got called more than once when I had a car issue.  (If no one ever tells you to put water in your battery and it's the kind that needs water, it just really doesn't turn out very well.)

I first met the Dave half of the Heggems when I was a senior in high school - it was my Honors Day.  Obviously, he is getting to be an old geezer to have been traveling around for the Admissions Department for the University of Alabama way back then.  He and Paula became dear friends over these many years.  They have two incredibly beautiful daughters (thanks to Paula).  We always really enjoy visiting with both families and are very fortunate that Tuscaloosa hosts a bike race because we don't go many places that don't host bike races.  

It was quite noticeable that only #3 of the Friday Fav Five that was commented on.  (For those of you who are only getting the blog via your e-mail, you really should check into the site itself and subscribe to the comments - you're missing some good conversation.)  Any way, I have read quite a ways into the book, which I am not quite ready to recommend since I haven't lost the first pound yet.  I haven't lost the first pound yet because this women feels the need to explain a million and ten things about why this is going to work and why this is so important.  I'm a bottom line kind of gal and I'm starting to lose patience.  

Ok.  I must confess - I did skip a whole bunch of pages last night to get to the diet.  It's start with a four-day quick start.  It seems simple enough except I didn't really see any chocolate in this part.  Four days without chocolate??  I don't know.  I feel shaky already.   I will start this as soon as I'm not traveling four days in a row.  Surely I can make it four days.  Then, surely the chocolate begins.  If not, I'm going to want that sweet hubby to get his money back.

Y'all have a good week.