Thanks a lot to the both of you, I will definitely be refraining from even just one mixed drink for a while! I just have to keep reminding myself that the little bit of satisfaction I get from that vodka could never compare to the amount of satisfaction i will have with a slimmer waist! I just feel it will be a little more difficult for me having to be around it all the time at work AND at home (my fiance is a big beer drinker... eats tons of fats and carbs... and is thinner than ****!).