Does this bikini make me look fat?

[wolf]

I have to agree with slang here.

In fact, I'm one of those over 30 people with a graduate degree who are too wrapped up in their work ...

I go back and forth on the amount of effort I put into the personal maintenance ... I know I have to just get my ass off the computer and out of the house and do the work, but finding the time to do it is often an issue.

Even something as simple as managing your diet, much less exercising adequately, becomes complex when you don't have what approaches being a regular schedule.

Generally, though, I do feel good about myself, but I DO feel better when I make that extra effort, and see the results.

Over the last couple of years I've lost about 130-140 lbs. (yes, really ... Richard Simmons RULES, people.) I have more to go yet ... and dammit, I'm going to do it. For me. And frankly, I don't care much what most other people think about me. I'm doing this for myself.