Well, I'm officially not sick anymore!  I still have the sniffles, but I can attribute that to it being so darn cold outside!  I finished my antibiotics and I'm feeling much better.  I've been totally drained of energy lately though.  I had my labs drawn at work this morning (because I can, and they're free!).  My hemoglobin is low and my total protein is low.  I'm going to pick up some iron tonight because I can't stand this low energy feeling anymore!  I know part of it is the weather, too.  It's hard to get the motivation to do stuff when you leave work and it's dark out, EVERY DAY!  Bah!  Remind me why I live here!I also went to my "support group" last night and they gave everyone a handout about what vitamins they should be on.  Remember, this support group is sponsored by the hospital I had surgery at.  Anyway, they have completely revamped the requirements and I have like 6 bottles of things to go buy.  I'm so sick of things changing!In the last week, I have discovered that I have 26 pounds to lose and I will be at my goal weight.  I can't believe it.  It seems like SO little compared to what I've already lost.  I just can't believe it!  And I'm sure the pounds would just melt off if I were more active, but like I mentioned before, the motivation to do anything is just so hard right now.  And when I do get energy and motivation, I'm usually in the middle of something I can't just walk away from.   I spent last weekend making Christmas cookies (that I can't eat!).  I thought about substituting Splenda for the sugar in my recipes, but I thought, "Wow, that's a lot of math!"  and I don't think any of them would've turned out.  Anyway, I made little care baskets for the people I work with and a few cookie trays for my parents and other family members.  I'll admit, I tasted the fudge, and I felt like crap for a good hour, but damn was it worth it!  I miss sugar!  I also made some Chex Mix, and no, it's not a healthy treat, but it reminds me of Christmas (the way cookies do), so I will use it as a snack for now, since I can't have the cookies.I should go for now.  Time to get back to work, but I hope everyone is staying warm these days and I hope we're all able to resist the holiday munchies.  Good luck to everyone!