I was a 22 & Sunday I'll be wearing, with a little help, a size 18. By the time of NN, the goal dress should be loose on me, if there is any reason to wear a dress during the convention.

On the chocolate thing -- go for really high quality, dark chocolate. I find that I really can't eat near as much. I put a teaspoon of raw cocoa nibs in my yogurt at lunch & that is plenty. I also have 2 or 3, depending on the size, of these miraculous chocolate covered cocoa beans that a local vendor makes, after dinner -- but I find that I don't even have dessert every day, maybe 2 or 3 times a week.