Day 3 of Weigh Watchers is going well. I am amazed at what I can eat and still remain on course. Counting the points of everything I put into my mouth is kind of a of a pain but I have a feeling it will get easier as time goes on. The other day it took me 30min. to put a salad together because I had to check everything I cut up to go in it. Gretchen has been having fun looking through the points guide and finding out what the highest food is. We discovered that if I wanted to have a caramel latte at Starbucks and a muffin I wouldn�t be able to eat for the next two days but I could eat two cans of black beans for dinner and still have enough points to eat a big breakfast and lunch.

In other news, I am becoming more and more panic ridden as the date approaches to take the GMAT. Time is just flying by and I have found myself more and more snapping at people who ask me what I am planning to be for Halloween because when Halloween does arrive I will only have two days before the test. Normally I wouldn�t answer, �So, Stephanie, any costume ideas for Halloween?� with �No, I hate Halloween, go away� but stress has taken over and I can�t control myself.

The truth is is that I have never been a great fan of Halloween. As a kid I would always get sick while Trick-or-Treating and the pressure of finding the perfect costume to wear to school was just too much for me. As I got older I started to enjoy the holiday somewhat, I liked passing out candy to the kids that came by, but know with Halloween marking a closer test time I am right back to hating it.

I suppose if I studied a little more for the test I wouldn�t be so stressed. I find that when I am anxious about something I tend to procrastinate more thinking that if I don�t face it the anxiety will go away, the opposite is in fact true. It has gotten so bad that lately when I get the feeling that I should be studying I go and lie down until it passes. I used to only do this when I had the feeling to exercise which helps to explain the need for Weight Watchers. Maybe I should look at it positively; I have grown and am now expanding my apathetic horizons to include greatly important tests that could determine my future career goals.