up 3 pounds

If you run 4 miles every day it doesn't matter what you eat or drink, your weight tends to stay stable. But... if your babysitter goes to Canada for a week's vacation, then a Cocacola at lunch and a beer with dinner adds about 1 pound per day.

Luckily our babysitter extraordinaire returns Monday afternoon, 'cause I'm certainly not giving up my liquid sustenance.