I STILL haven’t gotten my period, and Tom STILL hasn’t gotten any job calls, but I hit a new low of 140.2 pounds. I try to make sure I have no less than 1000 calories a day and no more than 1200. Of course, the latter of the two is the hardest! I’m not hungry all the time like I used to be as I’ve gotten conditioned to this new diet and exercise routine. I also make sure I don’t go longer than 4 hours without eating so I don’t get dizzy. Plus, the body kicks into “starvation mode” after just 4-5 hours without food, which isn’t a good thing. Been taking a multivitamin each day and drinking lots of water, too. I allow myself one regular cup of coffee when I get up, and a cup of decaf at the end of my day. I have one semi-big meal, one small meal, and two very small snacks throughout the day, usually fruit of some kind.

In my opinion, I still look terrible. 140 pounds is a lot for a 5-footer to be carrying. If I didn’t know any better I’d never believe I was once a 95-pound exotic dancer!

I love having a place that’s so long that I can zip up and down the length of it when I exercise. I hate square houses anyway. Too much like living in a box. This place may be too small overall, but I don’t feel boxed in here. Especially with nothing but trees around us for hundreds of feet.

The more I think about the renters next to us in Oregon, the more I’m sure there’s no way they could’ve been 100’ away. They couldn’t have been more than 30’–40’ away.

Wow, we broke a record! This is the longest we’ve gone without Jesse down here, 3 weeks and a day.