After the joke that was this past weekend, which also marked the official conclusion of the food-consumption requirement (thanks to the constant presence of family for events), it's Monday morning - start to a new week at the start of a new year.

Breaking the fast with 1/2 c of bran cereal for 90 cal followed by a cup of laxative tea flavoured with strawberry Benefibre powder (15 cal). 105 cal by 9:30am.

Gonna do an hour on the elliptical, stretch it out, and then relax in my sauna before hitting up the bath tub for a deep soak.

Sounds divine - that's the plan for the day. Staying focused. I have a goal - meeting a friend in a different city next month. I see him very sporadically, don't want his lasting impression of me to be "that fat girl". "Gonna go have a drink with that big girl from up north."

500 cal a day. Here we go.