Day 4 and I’ve only lost a pound, but I swear my waist has shrunk a half-inch to an inch. Still, I don’t see how it can make that much more of a difference in another 4 days. Not nearly enough of one to buy a month’s supply anyway. The only side effect I seem to have from the stuff is a slightly sore lower back. It’s weird, but ironically, it began when I began these pills.

I thought about what I wanted to do from here and decided it would be too expensive to always have to buy new clothes if I let myself keep gaining, so I’m going to settle for getting down to 120. Then I’ll be just 15-20 pounds overweight. 120 is worlds away from 129 at this age and it’ll take me a few months of practically starving to get there, but I might be able to do it in time. It’ll just be as hard to do as going from 129 to 100 was when I was younger.

Later…

Tom was right. They did move the house in front. However, it’s even more visible than it was before. Especially from the living room windows and the parking lot. It could actually be a bit noisy when we’re out there along with them and their dogs, which I know is going to be in front, even though their front door’s facing west. God hasn’t been very kind to me, for the most part, when it comes to neighbors, and I’m just afraid he’s going to stick some very noisy and outdoorsy people over there. With my shit luck, they’ll build a deck in front to hang out on, and when it’s cooler, there’ll be people visible from the living room window as often as in back. After being cursed so badly with past neighbors, it’s hard for me not to picture things like them opening their windows to blast music outside while they hang out front, someone being home as often as I am, kids screaming up a storm, and barking dogs stored outside in front 24/7 that will bark plenty loud enough to be heard in here and no doubt every time we step foot outside as well. I’d rather the screaming kids than the barking dogs, though. Kids aren’t outside 24/7, but dogs are. I just know I’m in for a rowdy bunch with one or more big dogs! God knows how often I’ll have to hear the bass of their music thumping in here as well as see them hanging out front every time I walk by the living room windows. I’m going to really miss being able to enjoy the view in front without houses and people in it. Being this close to us and in this good of view, there’s no way we’re going to get civilized people in there without dogs or whose dogs are allowed indoors. No way. I am happy about the money it brings in, though, and I’m glad it’s a new house and not some old shit box for rent.