Oh yeah, can I relate. My DH only has to cut back on ice cream for a week and will lose 10 lbs. It took me a whole YEAR to lose 40 lbs and much diligence to keep it off. He doesn't even have to try hard. It definitely is sucky, but I think it is a combination of things ... he has a higher muscle mass, is is larger and must have a higher metabolic rate. It is just a fact of life, and I know I just have to do whatever I have to do to keep my weight off. When I see him chow down on things I just don't eat anymore, sometimes I just have to back slowly away .....

Okay so, I can do some exercises with my son's 5 pound dumb bells and squats while holding the weights. In a way, I cant wait to get home from vacation and start a more diligent program. I am really psyched. I was waiting for this fire to start under my butt. Maybe it was seeing all my vacationing friends here and getting this motivation. One of my friends lost 35 pounds and looks wonderful. Perhaps it was because her daughter is getting married and the daughter picked out the dress and it is a bit straight and form fitting. What motivation!!