Well, it has been 3 days and I am doing well. This morning I was down 4.8 pounds from Sunday. I have eaten less and drank plenty of water. I am not fooled though. I know that these are the easy days and the easy pounds. I have resisted much temptation to eat what I should not. I have greatly reduced my sugar but not eliminated it. I do not want to tell myself that I can't have something. I just may have to have a few bites or a small glass. I am prepared for this to take a while. My only long-range goal is to be much smaller by the time that I graduated from nursing school. I want to buy cute scrubs and be healthy. I will be almost 40 and I want to go in shining. I am encouraged at the moment and I am aware that it won't last. I will revel in the day and enjoy the moment. I will thank God for the good feeling and trust Him with the bad. But, for today, I am pleased.