Following this week's end-o-March Ceremony o' the Golden Scale wherein a small 'n impish April Toggle Demon slipped in 'n played with the Golden Scale to the extent that a tiny toggle o' .9 of a pound crept in 'n the previously ecstatic ('cause they were in the 133s for a whole week) Merrie Bande o' Diet Adventurers (e.g. Innocent Diet Maiden Am, Diet Wise Woman 'n Diet Tess o' the Hinterland) felt gae discouraged 'n sought to banish the impish Toggle Demon Tyke.

But he spoke up for himself right well, pointin' out that each member o' the Diet Bande had stayed below 135, which is where they liketh well to be AND that o'er the month o' March Madness, they had each lost more than two pounds permanently (more or less).

SO, they shook the little fellow's hand 'n agreed they had done well on their quest to reach the Land o' the Wily Beast Known as 125, plus they had SEEN the Lovely Land o' 133 for the first time in recent history (except once when they had pneumonia) and that now they knew the way to get there.

So the Toggle Imp went in peace from the clearin' but before he went he told them of a WONDERFUL WACKY WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE right in the next Diet Village. This, he said, was the April Fool's Month Personal Weight Loss Challenge Festival, an annual event that attracted diet festival goers from around the Diet Globe.

They decided to go there 'n started off. The village was only a short walk away from their location 'n when they got there, although it was not yet officially April, the friendly villagers told them that it was ALWAYS April here in April Fool's Diet Village 'n they should register for the faire by declarin' the events they would enter and their goals. A handy wooden roster was placed in the center o' the busy festival ground for this purpose.

Each Diet Bande member did enter the REACH 130 BY APRIL 27 CHALLENGE event, but said they'd like to go check in at the Diet Inn 'n also have a look 'round the Diet Marketplace before enterin' anything else.

"Suit yurownselves," saith the Jolly Diet Elf in charge o' the SIGN IN BOARD. "N' welcome, dieters!"

The elf pointed out the general direction of the April Fool's Diet Month tourist district 'n the Bande took off on foot, feelin' very merry.

Film at 11.

T'is no April Fool's joke that Am 'n her merrie but virtual adventurer friends intend to reach the noble weight o' 130 by the last Sunday in April. They spent a nice evening in the April Fool's Festival Inn and this a.m. strolled down to the April Fool's Month Personal Weight Loss Challenge Festival Faire Grounde (ye olde faire ground) 'n signed up for the 3000 Minutes of Exercise in April Challenge Game. Exercise minutes will be logged in this journal, as well as calorie counts, starting in April.

Well, a verra strange thing happened at midnight in Diet Village Inn wherein Innocent Diet Maiden Amarantha, Diet Wise Woman 'n Diet Tess o' the Hinterland were enjoyin' a sound April Fool's sleep thinkin' they were goin' to have fun in the sun for a month o' frivolity at the Diet 'n Fitness Festival (or whatever we said yesterday)!

So ... well, it was midnight, see 'n a Fantastically Fit Diet Fairie popped in out o' the darkness 'n saith in a low voice to the Merrie Diet Adventurin' Trio, "Come with me."

"What," said IDM Am. "Now?"

The Diet Fairie said nothing more but just kept beckonin' so the Diet Trio arose 'n followed down the rickety steps, through the quiet village streets 'n to a fog-shrouded wharf where a ferry boat awaited.

"Where are we going," asked Diet Tess.

The Diet Fairie pointed across the harbor to where a beautiful castle stood on a large island. "There," she said. "Diet Castle, headquarters o' the Secret Society o' the REAL April Fool's Month Challenge."

"Well, it's a little late for a boat ride," said Tess. "Maybe we should just go back to bed."

And then a strange thing happened. The Diet Fairie whipped a piece o' gleamin' white paper out o' her bodice 'n it had the names o' the Diet Trio on it, signed in gold letters.

"Did ye not sign this when enterin' the April Fool's Month Diet Challenge in the town square?" the Fairie asked, eyes ablaze with determination.

The adventurers agreed they had entered a nice diet challenge in the village but explained they just thought this was all a fun little diet festival vacation 'n they didn't like the way this thing was goin' at all what with mysterious trips to diet islands in the middle o' the night.

Then a stranger thing happened, the Diet Fairie pulled out a glowing serpentine rope made o' silken light 'n flashed it like a lariat around the heads 'o the recalcitrant diet adventurers, renderin' 'em docile 'n powerless to move anywhere but in the direction o' the mysterious ferry boat, which they boarded and which began to glide ever so slowly towards Diet Castle.

"Don't worry," said the Diet Fairie. "Everything will be fine."

"But we really weren't signin' up for anything aggressive in the way o' diet festival challenges," protested Diet Wise Woman. "We just wanted a Diet Vacation."

The Fairie laughed, ha ha.

"April Fool!"

She then said no more 'n the boat moved on in silence to the Aggressive Diet Castle and the REAL April Fool's Month Challenge.

We'd tell ye more but we are sworn to secrecy ...

Havin' been lured into Lovely Diet Village (tra la) with the promise o' a genteel spring weight loss festival, the merrie band o' diet adventurers (that would be Innocent Diet Maiden Amarantha, Diet Wise Woman 'n Diet Tess o' the Hinterland) were roused rudely from their sweet slumbers in the Village Inn o' Diet Dreams by a Mysterious Diet Fairie who put some kind o' spell on them in the form o' a kind o' Lariat o' Light that emanated from the Fairie's long slender fingers 'n she led them like sheep to a Mysterious Diet Ferryboat that sailed through a Dark Diet Sea to a Mysterious Diet Island with a structure on its crest that the Fairie obligingly informed them (upon their query) was called "Aggressive Diet Castle."

Upon the adventurers' query as to why they were being forcibly (and rudely, I might add) kidnapped to this place, the Diet Fairie just said that they had signed up for a diet challenge in the village and this was the diet challenge.

"But," saith Innocent Diet Maiden Am, "our intent, Dear Diet Fairie, was to just have a nice restie in the lovely diet village back there across the dark 'n mysterious diet waters and eat moderately and exercise a little and play the challenge game."

The fairie seemed about to speak but at that pregnant moment, the boat lurched 'n shuddered to a stop on the shoals 'n the fairie indicated that the Darin' Diet Adventurer Trio should disembark.

Seein' no viable alternative 'n fearful the fairie might have recourse to the Lariat o' Light (which on the trip over she explained was not an instrument o' bondage but merely a magickal trick in which the true desire o' the heart o' the person upon whom the light fell was used to guide that person to the right course o' action), the Darin' Diet Adventurer Trio trudged behind the fairie to the rocky shore and up a rocky trail marked by a road sign that said: "THIS WAY TO AGGRESSIVE DIET CHALLENGE."

It was a long walk 'n on the way, the darin' trio once again requested to be taken back to the nice diet village, the one with flowers and an inn, but the fairie trudged on 'n ignored all pleas.

"How rude," remarked Diet Tess.

We'd tell ye more but the transmission has ended for today ...

Well, what a surprise it turned out to be when the creaky, scary Aggressive Diet Castle door was opened from the inside 'n a cheery faced matron greeted the Diet Adventurers with a cry o' "Hi Ho, we have new contestants, mates!!!"

She opened the door wide 'n the three Diet Adventurers (that would be Innocent Diet Maiden Am, Diet Wise Woman 'n Diet Tess!!) saw that the inside o' the castle hall was ablaze with trendy silver 'n gold lanterns, a plush blue carpet covered the floor 'n a crowd o' cheerful lookin' folkettes in rainbow colored workout outfits stood around casually, snackin' on vegetables.

"Welcome to the GAME," one o' them, a comely lass o' approximately 20 summers said.

"What game?" ventured Diet Wise Woman.

"I keep tellin' ye," said the Diet Fairie, "that this is the game ye signed up for, the GAME TO SEE WHO IN THE DIET FANTASY UNIVERSE IS THE QUICKEST WINNER O' THE CHALLENGE TO REACH 130 POUNDS!."

"All hail 130 pounds," quipped the young contestant who had first spoken. "Have ye folks, eaten?"

At this point, a tour o' Quickest Winner House (aka Aggressive Diet Castle) commenced, starting with the kitchen ...

Hi pal... Great plan you have here for the month of April.... Here is to seeing you reach your April goal of 130 lbs.

Huzzah, Lulu!!! Thanks fer the visit, pal! I'll raise a glass to that goal thing also, although t'is hard to say. April is proving a fragmentary month in the brain o' Amarantha. Meeting a goal would be nice. :)

All diet fantasies and the Aggressive Diet Castle Challenge have been cancelled. Diet life as we know it in Diet Adventureland is over.

Film at 11.

Weigh-in will be Monday this week.

Nothing is wrong, just switching horses.

Did a Sunday afternoon weigh-in instead of Monday, no loss, no gain. Going over some things in brain, coming up with new plans, thoughts, one being that I no longer define self by the high number on my weight charts or any particular number that is not "10 pounds from goal." Kind of a limbo week, this was yet another high eating day.

I will check in daily this coming week with calorie count as that is the relevant factor here.

Must go and play with baby dog who is dropping her bone on hard wood floor to get my attention.

I am not myself, don't know why.

Hi Amarantha: Sorry you are not yourself.. .Hope you feel better soon.. have a good day. It is starting to warm up here :) Going to be in the 60's this week..:) We are having a heat wave!...

I am certain that the winds of change will blow new ideas, thoughts and plans your way.
You have been so successful and to have a high eating day and still maintain is wonderful and it allows you to do exactly what you are doing taking a step back to decide your next course of action against those pesky last few pounds until they are just dust in the wind blown away to never be heard from again! HUZZZ Hang in there!
The queen doth need thee.

Huzzah to pals, Lulu 'n Ms. Sunny One! Thou beith so good to encourage unfocused Am. She feeleth still not like self but that may not be such a bad thing!!! :laugh:

The tale hath not ended, it is just in flux!

Am hath forgotten her vow to post calorie count daily, so will start with a rather startlin' week she is havin' ... caveat, not a thrillin' pic here but feel great. Am be exercisin' an average o' 100 min daily these days, cals for past week have been:

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Not sure how that 3000 plus one got in there, was all healthy food. More than likely Am will gain weight this week but metabolism 'n fitness level be feelin' fine with all the X 'n heart rate is stable 'n strong plus inches are down 'n jeans loose.

So the merrie band o' diet adventurers be not too discouraged actually.

AM seems to be back to highly focused self success shall be found on this journey o' the last nine and some change to reach the ultimate o'scale challenge. Huz mate!

Hi Amarantha, I just found your new Journal.
Have a great day! :)

Hi Amarantha, I just found your new Journal.
Have a great day! :)

Huzzah, Aria! Thanks. I like to keep the journals movin' these days. :laugh: I'll stay at this one through April at least! Whoo hoo!

There is a distinct lack of imagination in this journal. I shall have to perk up here and tell self a story. In the meantime, here is the calorie countdown. I am going to start posting this each day with the newest count on the bottom! Woo and hoo! Those High Cal Day Demons are SO history X-( ... man, we hate those guys! X-(

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We all hate 'em, Am. We all hate 'em.

We all hate 'em, Am. We all hate 'em.

:laugh: We do, we do!

Thanks fer the visit, JoJo!

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looking good Amarantha :) Have a great day

Thanks, Lulu!!! Huzzah! T'is good to see ye, pal!

Hope ye are havin' a wonderful weekend!

I am Ms. Sunny!!! Great minds must think alike as I just posted on your journal 'n here ye be! Ye are doin' great, mate, congratulations on the latest weigh-in!

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Ok, the story goes like this, in brief, Innocent Diet Maiden Am 'n all the diet adventurers had been kidnapped to take part in a reality TV program called: Aggressive Diet Castle. However, they found out that all the contestants, cast and crew were secretly engagin' all sorts o' diet debacles like lyin' on the couch instead o' doin' their workouts 'n eatin' 3700 calories a day (once, anyway) and so, well, the Diet Police raided the place 'n all the contestants, cast 'n crew were carted off to stand trial for diet crimes of assorted nature, but the Diet Adventurers, bein' mostly innocent o' the goin's on had not been charged with anything 'n they got to talkin' with the Special Diet Demon Defense Squad (SDDDS) o' Dietland 'n heard o' the quite shockin' influx o' Diet Demonkind o' all persuasions in the land 'n the long 'n the short o' it bein' that the adventurers decided to join the SDDDS (since, bein' intrepid 'n experienced Diet Demon Fighters, they were of course recruited by their new Diet Police Friends).

They thereupon were escorted to SDDDS Headquarters in Diet Village where they took the oath to fight Diet Demons wherever they found them 'n then had breakfast in the Diet Police cafeteria 'n it bein' a Sunday, they participated in a special Ceremony o' the Golden Scale o' Dietary Justice 'n found that they had only gained .3 of a pound in all the two week period o' livin' in the FALSE Aggressive Diet Castle NON Reality House 'n were more or less on track for their adventurin' goal o' reachin' 130 by April 27.

That havin' been a lot to do for one Sunday mornin', the adventurers decided to go walkin' somewhere 'n they pledged to return to headquarters in the a.m. to brainstorm anti Diet Demon strategies.

They then repeated their oath to fight Diet Demons 'n pledged never to be afraid o' the word "Diet" in their life again.

They then heard that the FALSE reality diet stars had been sentenced to 15 days of diet community service 'n the case was closed on that episode.

Film at 11.

0.3 gain is nothing, Amarantha... :)

Ye are right, Aria!!! Huzzah 'n thanks!

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Hi Pal... I have noticed you have lost over 113 lbs.... way to go pal..:1stprize::queen::super:

respectfully snipped Ok, the story goes like this, in brief, Innocent Diet Maiden Am 'n all the diet adventurers had been kidnapped to take part in a reality TV program called: Aggressive Diet Castle. However, they found out that all the contestants, cast and crew were secretly engagin' all sorts o' diet debacles like lyin' on the couch instead o' doin' their workouts 'n eatin' 3700 calories a day (once, anyway) and so, well, the Diet Police raided the place 'n all the contestants,
Film at 11.

lol... great piece Amarantha.. What a great writer you are :)

Huzzah, Pal Lulu!!! Thanks fer your nice words. Ye are the best, pal!

Hi Amarantha, I don't know if you got my PM yet, but if you are busy, it's ok if you can reply only later. :)

Huzzah, Aria!!! I did 'n thanks be fer the conversation! :wave:

Hope all is well in the black lagoon & scale land! Have a blessed rest of the week.

Thanks be to Ms. Sunny One, a mate o' mine from across the sea, fer the visit 'n the encouragin' words! Huzz! Things be a'perkin' up here! I will track thee down anon, lass!

Ok, well, seems that Special Diet Demon Defense Squad (SDDDS) Agent Am hath been assigned her first case.

Some Reaction to Life Experiences With Extra Calorie Demons (RLEWEXCD) have been showin' up in Diet Land (Am herownself hath met up with a few o' these felons this week). So as a new SDDDS recruit, she hath been given the job o' hoppin' 'board the Calorie Control Squadmobile for the following days: Tuesday (retroactively), Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 'n Saturday 'n doin' covert surveillance o' all folkettes who look like Am in the land to see if they are actually RLEWEXCDs in Am disguise.

She is not to make any RLEWEXCD arrests, just collect data o' their caloric activity for the days assigned. Arrests may be made at a future date.

SDDDS Agent Am's Calorie Data, Special RLEWEXCD Project:

Tuesday, April 15: 1930
Wednesday, April 16: TBD
Thursday, April 17: TBD
Friday, April 18: TBD
Saturday, April 19: TBD

Film at 11!

Oh I do hope that one day I can be a member of the SDDDS when I get more success under my belt! I am suffering from a severe case of RLEWEXCD as it would seem lately.

Capt. Jack said he would take me to RLEWEXCD Rehab and pick up the bill so how can I refuse the help! Capt. said I needed to be an on deck Calorie Control Patrol first before entering RLEWEXCD Rehab! I have to scrub the deck, this does burn calories, I have to take lots of orders from him of course but I'm not complaining, I mean you have seen him right??? rotfl So that's where I'll be for the next few months in rehab!

Oh Capt. did say that if the Diet Wise Maiden AM were to fall subject to the Calorie police and was arrested whether guilty or not that he and I would spring you from the joint so don't worry I am certain you will not be arrested I think Capt. Jack paid the police off as he knows your going to be just fine and under calories!!! No fears mate.

p.s. your post made my night! :) Have a great thursday.

Yea, Mate! Ye can be a member o' the SDDDS at any time by just pledgin' to fight those ol' RLEWEXCD's wherever they hide; no prob, mate, I've got yer back 'n will move yur application to the top o' the list, but seein' as how ye are doin' mop therapy with Cap'n Jack, I'll just say come back to shore whenever ye feel like it 'n we'll sign ye up. Huz!

Tuesday, April 15: 1930
Wednesday, April 16: 1500
Thursday, April 17: TBD
Friday, April 18: TBD
Saturday, April 19: TBD

Tuesday, April 15: 1930
Wednesday, April 16: 1500
Thursday, April 17: 1565
Friday, April 18: TBD
Saturday, April 19: TBD

Hi Amarantha, good job! :wave:

Thanks, Ms. Aria! :wave: Your avatar makes me want to go out for ice cream, btw! :laugh: I will have some tomorrow!

Tuesday, April 15: 1930
Wednesday, April 16: 1500
Thursday, April 17: 1565
Friday, April 18: 1560
Saturday, April 19: TBD

Tuesday, April 15: 1930
Wednesday, April 16: 1500
Thursday, April 17: 1565
Friday, April 18: 1560
Saturday, April 19: 2040

:cheers: Congratulations - you are a star!!!

Thanks, JoJo! Huzzah 'n hugs to thee! Ye are always a star!

Joy cometh in the Ceremony o' the Golden Scale this a.m. for Amarantha the Empress o' all She Eateth as she hath lost the .3 of a pound she previously gained, thusly managin' either a maintain or a loss, dependin' on how ye look at it, 'n Am considers it a loss 'n hath embarked on a challenge to LOSE somethin' ... anything by the next weigh-in that will bring her to a lower scale weight by MAYDAY (emergency Will Robinson, emergency, emergency, emergency) than that which she starteth April with 'n THEN we will move on to greener pastures. Film at 11! We soldier on!

Amarantha, congratulations on your .3 loss! :)

Huzzah 'n thanks be to Aria fer the encouragin' words!

In the last few days o' this April foodwatch campaign, things are really gettin' scary as Amarantha becometh even more militant :army: in her noble struggle to LOSE SOME WEIGHT (any weight) by the April 27 "Mayday" weigh-in. Normally a gentle soul, Am is puttin' the brakes on the CALORIE OVERAGE DEMON :keys: this week, layin' down the law :coach::whip::lapd: , flyin' in SPECIAL ANTI CALORIE REINFORCEMENT TROOPS :air: 'n here commenceth the FOOOOOOOOODDDDDDWATCH! Film at 11!!

Sunday: 1580, Monday: TBD, Tuesday: TBD, Wednesday: TBD, Thursday: TBD, Friday: TBD, Saturday: TBD:cheer2:

Militant is good. One must be vigilant in these times of turmoil and unrest (and calorie overages). Hope I can find your next journal (although the little journal thingy in the name makes it harder to hide from your adoring fans).:secret:

AM I am certain you will make the Mayday challenge especially since flying in those
SPECIAL ANTI CALORIE REINFORCEMENT TROOPS!

Hi pal..congrats on your .3 lb loss... :cheer2:

I knew all along that ye were indeed a B-) ROCKSTAR!!! B-)
I am such a huge fan I could be president of your fan club, lol.

:congrats:

And how is the March to Mayday coming? Any success in the conflict of calorie counting? Experienced any exceptional exercise? Speak (type?) oh diettalk star!:*

Huzzah 'n ten hut (think that's a military howdy) to Lulu, Ms. Sunny Person 'n Eljay fer their visit to Am's Mayday Challenge Bootcampy Headquarters. Verra militant here but we all do sing a lotta choruses o' "... though April showers come yur way, they bring the flowers :flower: that bloom in Maaaaaay ..." :rose: :spring: :flower: ... all recruits here in the camp are busy paintin' their anti-Diet Demon spritzin' rifles with Mayday flowers this morn' (no Demon hath been injured in the makin' o' this documentary as the Mayday Army carries only Demon-Stunnin' weapons that turn Diet Demons :lil: into sweet Diet Angels who march williningly off to the brig.

FROM ME RE THE VIOLETS! I always think of May as a month of blue flowers and 'round 'bout the end o' April, which somehow doesn't always go all that well in my personal world for some reason, I start thinkin' o' when I was little and in the neighborhood I lived in, everyone did "Mayday" ... there were celebrations in the park with a Maypole made out o' ribbons tied on a metal pole that was in the park and on May 1 children snuck around early with homemade paper baskets filled with small flowers (like violets) and placed them on the doorknobs or porches of friends and family or lonely old people ... violets represent new beginnings to me ... when I first moved to this state with its very different climate, I planted the whole front yard of my abode at that time with vincas (a flower that reminds me of violets but doesn't die in the sun) ... so violets remind me that it's the season o' new beginnings ... I will be using April 27 as my Mayday challenge weigh-in and then do behavioral focus on fitness activities until the actual MAYDAY! I DO intend to maintain or lose this week as it's a case o' "EMERGENCY, WILL ROBINSON, EMERGENCY, EMERGENCY, EMERGENCY!"

As in t'is later than I think and almost MAYDAY, the LAST CHANCE CAFE TO ORDER A SERVIN' O' APRIL PROGRESS. Just a little progress will be fine. Film at 11.

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Sunday: 1580, 15 min jog, 15 min jog/walk, 20 min walk

Monday: 2260, 30 min walk (Progress: High Cal Day but Lower than Last Week's High Day :cheer2: )

Tuesday: TBD, weights and cardio TBD

Wednesday: TBD, cardio TBD

Thursday: TBD, weights and cardio TBD

Friday: TBD, cardio TBD

Saturday: TBD on both the cal and X front

Hi Amarantha, I love your violet story. :)
It reminds me of my own May time when I was a kid in Montreal, we had lilacs...

I remember lilacs also, Aria! I don't think they grow where I live now. Thanks for the visit!

General Am (she's been promoted) Report From the Mayday Front (stop) ... Sunday: 1580, Monday: 2260, Tuesday: 1965, Wednesday: TBD, Thursday: TBD, Friday: TBD, Saturday: TBD (stop) :cheer2:

Caveat: For all who be too young to have seen an old film with a telegram in it or who just don't know what a telegram looked like, it said, "STOP" at the end of a sentence instead of using a period.

Caveat: All rifles depicted in this film are non-operational Hollywood film props that burst into beautiful Mayday flowers when discharged. :flower: :cheer2:

Caveat: No Diet Demons have been injured in the production of this film.

Caveat: Say good night, Gracie.

Caveat: Good-night, Gracie.

"Pack up yur troubles in yur old kit bag, 'n smile, boys, smile" ... "We'll always have Paris" ... "... maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but someday ..."

And the promotion is long overdue. Are the troops doing any physical training?

:laugh: Thanks, Eljay. We here in Amland DO think we are general material. :bravo:

The troops are indeed doing physical training. I just haven't been loggin' it in this mini journal right now as I am working on some things with the food that are in my way.

My exercise rotations fluctuate. Currently I am doing moderate cardio (mostly jog/walk or walk) on MWFS&S and weights (circuit training focused) T-Th. Prior to last week it was weights (traditional mode) on MWF and extremely long cardio sessions on all days.

General Am Eatin' Report From the Mayday Front (stop) ... Sunday: 1580, Monday: 2260, Tuesday: 1965, Wednesday: 1660, Thursday: TBD, Friday: TBD, Saturday: TBD (stop)

Over 'n out, transmission ends. Film at 11. Man the barricades, soldiers, there's an I-Want-Ice-Cream Demon sneakin' o'er the ridge just south o' our current position. He must be stopped and sent to rehabilitation immediately ...

Yes ma'am General AM! Congrats on the new title! Your kickin' it!

Lol, Amarantha!

Thanks, Aria 'n Ms. Sunny o' the Good Ship Sailin' Straight Ahead (I'm not sure what that means, exactly but you both always do seem to be sailin' straight 'n keepin' eyes on the horizon without falterin' ... good job both o' ye).

Anyhow, General Am be off to the front to round up more Diet Demons 'n again, they will NOT be harmed as this be a peaceful sort o' army where we prefer to teach all Diet :lil: s a useful skill like knittin' so they will be occupied and contribute productively to society rather than wreakin' havoc on the dietin' population with their anti-social antics. :whip:

THE REPORT: General Am Eatin' Report From the Mayday Front (stop) ... Sunday: 1580, Monday: 2260, Tuesday: 1965, Wednesday: 1660, Thursday: 1945, Friday: TBD, Saturday: TBD (stop) Calories need to come down today, General, as willpower supplies runnin' low! (stop)

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Oh AM thank you for teaching the Demons a new workforce trade so they won't harm us any longer. I am so grateful. That's just one less thing I have to worry about now. hugs

If you run out of diet demons in your area, I have plenty in mine. I'll be happy to send mine over for knitting lessons. I think they prefer crossword puzzles, though.

Thanks to Ms. Sunny Lady 'n Eljay fer the visit to General Am's Bootcamp. 'N a special thanks to Eljay fer the offer o' more diet demons but we don't need anymore here right now. But thanks. :bravo:

Transmission from the front: Huzzah, huzzah!!! General Am o' the Emergency Diet Mayday Army be sendin' greetin's to all 'n puttin' out a call fer the MAINTENANCE ANGEL (as opposed to the REGAIN DEMON ... boo, hiss, we HATE that guy)!!

All I want this week from my Ceremony o' the Golden Scale o' Dietary Justice is maintenance as I have NOT been watchin' cals very well, although doin' ok dokey on exercise.

Now is it too much to ask to be visited by the MAINTENANCE ANGEL? I think not.

Is it too much to ask that the REGAIN DEMON be apprehended and tried for his various crimes and sent to a desert island for rehabilitation? It does not seem unreasonable to General Am (Supreme Commander o' the Para Military Special Forces Against Regain Demons and Empress Elect o' the Newly Formed Universal Compendium Governmental Entity o' Dieters Reaching Goal and Maintaining it Forever-World-Without-End-Amen).

Transmission ends. Film at 11.

Ah, but you have to win over the REGAIN DEMON and teach him the joy of ANGEL wings. . .

Hi Amarantha, I hope you are visited by the Maintenance Angel... :angel:

T'was not to be, Aria!!! 'N Eljay, those Regain Demons :lil: are just so darn mean!

Ok, General Am has taken o'er the leadership o' the Universal Dietary Consortium until such time as the troop o' Regain Demons that attacked her and her troops this last Sunday in April. Here's what happened: Havin' traipsed lightly down to the Ceremony o' the Golden Scale this day, General Amarantha o' the Special Forces Against Regain Demons was silently invokin' aid from the Maintenance Angel but was attacked instead by a whole covey o' evil Regain Demons, who escaped after monkeying with the Golden Scale to make it falsely read that the troops had gained 1.5 pounds when they were supposed to LOSE 1.5 pounds, but no worries, General Am has sworn she will round up this felonious bunch o' mauraders 'n make sure they spend time in a rehabilitation facility where they will learn to weave May baskets and grow May violets 'n soon they will be productive citizens o' the Universal Dietary Consortium who think correct thoughts and follow the law, with the law bein' that ALL citizens will reach the happy weight o' 131 on May 25!

All Special Forces Against Diet Demons are asked to muster at the fort.

Accordingly, General Am, who never hesitates to rewrite the laws when it suits her, has revamped the calendar and officially declared that this 27th day o' April is really the first day in May and that the Mayday Campaign (formerly the Mayday Challenge but things are a little more draconian now) has begun.

This journal is closed 'n the General will start a new one anon! Sing no sad songs, we move on! Regain Demons won't be laughin' too long!