I decided that this week, starting last Monday, would be the week I get back on my diet so I can finish losing the weight I want to lose. I've not been eating properly, exercising or drinking NEARLY enough water since hmmmm..... Ah yes, December 2006.

I was feeling rather complacent about diet and exercise because I was very close to where I wanted to be.

One holiday, two surgeries and one trip to Italy later, I've gained 6 lbs. All in all, not too bad considering.......

My goal as of Monday was to lose 25 more lbs or be a perfect size 6 (perfect, meaning anything size 6 or less will fit me without being tight). I've found that if I jump-start my diet by drinking protein shakes three meals a day (ensuring that I take extra multivitamins), for a few days, I am able to cut the cravings for carbs and sugar.

Yesterday was my last day of the protein shakes, and I've lost a whopping four pounds (big whoop.)

This post does have a point.... just wait for it.

Remember a few months ago when I fainted, landed square on my butt and woke the bearded eye-roller out of a deep sleep?

Well, last night it happened again. I'm going to chalk this one up to dieting, because I tend to get faint a LOT more when I'm not consuming enough calories.

I felt it coming on (the bionic man noises, tunnel vision, hands and face go numb), as I was heading for a bio-break in the middle of the night. As soon as I got the indication that I was going down for the count, I sat down. Unfortunately, I didn't do it fast enough because I ended up banging the back of my head on something as I fell. It could have been the dresser or the wall. I have no idea which, because I was out cold as it happened. All I know is that whatever I banged my head on was not the carpeted floor. It was something hard.

I don't think I was out very long, but was so disoriented that I forgot that BER was in the room sleeping. As I regained consciousness, I was saying REALLY LOUDLY "Ow, ow, ow, oh, oh, oh, OW, OW, OW" and a few moans and groans thrown in for good measure. This, of course, woke up BER so he got out of bed to see what all the racket was about.

It shocked me that he was there (I was still a little out of it), which he found to be pretty funny. "Honey, I live here- remember?"

Oh yeah, you with the beard. I recognize you now...

So, today I'm sporting a HUGE knot on the back of my head and let me tell you- it hurts. I'm pretty sure that I got a concussion out of the whole thing because I was immediately nauseated and not only did the back of my head hurt, where I hit it- the front hurt too. I was also very dizzy while laying in bed trying to go back to sleep. If I were a cartoon character, you would have seen stars and birds flying in circles around my head.

If I did get a concussion, it was a mild one because the only thing that's bothering me this morning is the knot on my noggin. I'm not overly concerned about it.

Note to self: Eat something, will you?

Der.....