So glad there is someone else out there that cuts back on food prior to a cruise.  Our joke is &quot;toasted cheese sandwiches&quot; before we leave.  Honestly, that&#39;s about all that is left in the frig so sometimes it&#39;s all you get to eat.  Makes for huge disappointments when you come back from a cruise and there is nothing to eat.<br /><br />Just the other day I reminded Jerry that he should start trying on his (dress) pants to see if they button.  He admitted to me that he thinks he&#39;s gained some weight.  Well, duh, you can see that he has&#33;.  I told him that if he added a wee bit of exercise and cut back on his candy, he could lose (at the very least) 5 lbs between now and March 15.  And, if he was more diligent, he might be able to lose a little more.  His response?  We don&#39;t have a scale so he doesn&#39;t know what his baseline weight is to see what he needs to lose.<br /><br />Honestly, men, now jump in anytime.  If you can&#39;t button the pants, isn&#39;t that enough feedback or do you really need to read the numbers?<br /><br />Ask any woman how much weight she thinks she has gained or lost and I can bet she&#39;ll be pretty darn close -- without the benefit of a scale.<br /><br />Whew, glad I got that off my chest&#33;