LOL - and haven't I done just a FANTASTIC job of keeping up? This is the first time I've checked in since I posted that! Well, here's to hopping on the board band-wagon again, since I really do miss you all. I recently took a two week "vacation" from low carb while on a trip to France and Italy. (sorry to all the die hards, but it is really, REALLY hard to eat in Europe, especially on a school trip with pre-ordered food, and not find yourself confronted with a lot of croissants and pasta. Anyway, it was worth it because they were so good and there is nothing over here that tastes enough like it to tempt me to cheat now that I'm back). I doubt it affected my weight much (for the record, I threw out my scale again months ago since it makes me crazy), but it sure did affect my GUT. I've been back for nearly three weeks now and still not completely settled down. Looking forward to catching up and meeting the newbies!!