What a day! I am two days into my new diet and I am down seven and a half pounds! I was pretty surprised when I stepped on the scale this morning. Had to re-step on it a couple times to be sure it was right! Later today, when I took my daughter to the dentist, I had to actually take the belt up a notch. All I have eaten today was….breakfast, 4 pieces of sausage. Lunch, a hand full of pepperoni and a hunk of cheese. Supper, two steaks with some of the low carb A1 sauce. Evening snack, another hunk of cheese. And the cool thing is that I have felt full all day!!

The new mattress was….okay. Susan said she slept like a rock. I, on the other hand, woke up every couple hours. When I got out of bed this morning the small of my back was hurting. Susan said it was because I always sleep on my stomach. I think it might be because this fancy new mattress has the firmness of granite!

Tonight we watched Shaun of the Dead. That was a damn good movie! I love British comedy and have been a avid watcher of Britcoms on PBS for years. My favorites are “Keeping Up Appearances“, “Are You Being Served” and “Fawlty Towers“. Any of the Python shows or movies are sure to keep me laughing my ass off too. So, Ed…is Keeping Up Appearances still on in the UK? God, Hyacinth Bucket cracks me up!

On a more serious note, tomorrow we are going to meet with my attorney. The ex has freeloaded for long enough, and not done her share to help out with the kids, so we are going to look into getting total custoday and stopping with the alimony. It has been two years, and she hasn’t tried to do anything to find a job or make herself better. We are sick of paying her money to sit on her ass and get her hair and nails done, along with the tanning bed, while we struggle to make ends meet as a family of four. Her Mom has been paying her rent and utilities for the past few months. If the ex doesn’t want to do something to better her situation, then her Mom can pull her weight 100%. Susan and I are tired of doing it! Cross your fingers for us!