I am happy to announce that after 5 months of healthy eating and regular exercise, I finally shed the 10 lbs I gained last summer. Woohoo! One month in Thailand and Vietnam led to 9 months of an unflattering potbelly/lovehandles. Oh how your cheap eats turn me into a gluttonous empress! I bet I won't have this problem in Europe, where I'd be starving from our weak ass dollar. Btw, is anybody as excited about the rebate checks as I am? Not to say its a good idea, because its not. Its an economically stupid idea. But I still like getting free money.