[OhKay]

I lost over 5 pounds in my first week on my diet. My husband actually lost 3 pounds despite all his drinking. Unfortunately while I was out yesterday there was a pizza place next door, all I could smell was pizza, and I couldn't shake the craving for it, so we ended up ordering one for dinner and I ate half of it! I won't weight myself for a few days because I'm already bloated, and all the sodium I ingested last night will only add to that… I'm going to have to flush all that salt out with water. I've been weak and naughty… but back to the diet this morning.

I made a quick trip out yesterday, it was only for about 15 minutes, but I was in particularly bad shape. I was much worse off than Thursday, which was the day following the cleaning. I could have been having a bad day, but there's a possibility I have a respiratory infection because of all the coughing and shortness of breath. Infections can worsen MS symptoms. My temp this morning was only 99.6F, but I'll check it a couple more times today.

I downloaded my tax software a couple of days ago, and since I think all my documents have arrived, I started working on my return. We should be getting a refund, but it's not as much as I would have liked. For some reason, I can't download my state program even though I paid for it because H&R Block says it's "not ready yet"…. very frustrating! I'm going to wait to file anyway because there will be an update to the Federal return software on the 26th, and I want to be absolutely sure I won't be surprised by any other documents arriving in the mail.

I hope the Pats win, and win big tonight!!! Another Super Bowl opportunity would be nice… very excited about the game!!!