Thanks for the quick reply, TIS! It's great to be back. I am very happy with my transformation, and I'm even happier that I did it without having to do some crazy fad diet. I just ate better and exercised a whole lot more. I am happy that I get to buy a whole new wardrobe, but I'm not happy that I have to eventually pay off those credit card bills I've been running up! My brother certainly isn't happy, because now we're the same size and he doesn't want to lend me anything!

I still haven't narrowed down my choices of schools, but maybe I'll see our friend HH when I visit the University of Michigan.