Yaay, my weekend's about to start !
Marbear, I'm sorry to hear that someone's giving you a butt-kicking

. Maybe it's your conscience reminding you to get your workouts in. I hope that your 'carrot' of an MP3 player does the trick. And you're right about the tired smiley guy, but then in my experience drug addicts are tired a lot, since their lives are pretty stressful and not very healthy
Oh, Penny, thanks for the reminder about lemon juice! I have a squeeze in my tea every morning, but I love lemons, and could definitely kick it up a notch. 'Course, I really love lemonade

but that wouldn't be helpful. I hoep you go down to the cool coast.
I've been on program the past few days, and much better about not overeating at night. I'm going to have a pretty uneventful three-day weekend, so I might treat myself to happy hour with friends this evening (and pass on the various BBQs and other temptations as people celebrate the Fourth). I tried almond mild this morning. I love smoothies and shakes, but the protein powders are nasty (to me, anyway) with water, and I have to avoid dairy and soy in the morning. I had a simple chocolate mint shake with almond milk this morning, along with my oatmeal, and that worked out well

. I did cardio this morning, and I'll take a long walk this evening...on my way to happy hour

But I'll have one drink, no fried, salty or fatty snacks, and head home.
judy