I lost 10.5 lbs on my first week! I know it won't continue at that rate but it's encouraging. Definitely had headaches, "intestinal upsets", irritability and I was soooooooo tired because I got hit by insomnia but I managed.

I've been crocheting up a storm and having fun with relearning it. I'm lucky to have a lot of help. I'm at about 1/4 of the shawl I've started so that's encouraging.

That's all for now.

Well, I started the Optifast diet as of yesterday. It's a medically-supervised liquid diet for 12 weeks, followed by 5 weeks of transitioning back to food. It's a year-long program where I have to attend a 3-hr lifestyle management course every week for the first 6 months, then 6 more 3-hr classes over the last 6 months. The program is at: www.ottawahospital.on.ca/programs/weightclinic

So far, it's easier than I expected. I've taken time off work this week in case, because I had read about people having a really hard time the first week. So far, I'm ok but I'm glad not to be at work since I'm very, very tired.

I've re-started doing crochet as a something to keep my hands and mind busy so I don't eat. I used to crochet 20 years ago but haven't done any since. I took a refresher course at Wool-Tyme (http://www.wool-tyme.com/) last Saturday and I'm having a 1-hr private lession this Saturday. I'm having fun at it so far but I'm not particularly good at it yet. Doesn't matter, it's fun.

C'est tout, for now.