12 pounds. Seriously?

I lost 12 pounds yesterday.  It was easy.  All I had to do was skip meals, stay up way too late, overdo it on caffeine, miss social engagements, give up TV, feed my family a lot of take out, pretend my Christmas decorations were already put away, and let Josh wear Alex's socks because I hadn't done laundry.  ABVP application/papers are in the mail.  All 12 pounds of them.  Seriously.  12 pounds of paper.  Don't even want to think about how many trees that is, but it sure felt good to be done. Now, here's hoping they pass...