Bit of a BlahBlah

I succeeded in what I wanted to do last week.  I tracked every day, and exercised most every day.  My weight did stay the same, but apparently that's normal and I feel that that's better than gaining weight. This week I didn't do as well though.  I had the ohmygoshit'sfallbreakgivemefood!!! syndrome.  I had this to the point that I hurt my belly on Thursday because I went back to eating the way I used to.  This reinforces the idea that WW is a lifestyle, not a diet, which they tell us often.  If I eat the way I did before I was trying to take care of my body, it gets confused and freaks out on me.

This is going to be slightly random and quite nerdy.  I've recently been concerned about the use of then versus than, probably because I've been using these words in much of my writing, both school and otherwise.

So, I decided to see what Grammar Girl had to say and though I love what she does, I had a hard time finding what I was looking for.  Then (see? there it is) I decided to pull up my favorite online dictionary and see if it would help at all.

Then:  1) At that time

           2) immediately or soon after

           3) next in order of time

           4) at the same time

           5) next in order of place

Than:  1) used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison

           2) used after some adverbs and adjectives expressing choice or diversity...to introduce an alternative or denote a difference in kind, place, style.

If you stuck with me through my nerdy moment, I applaud you, go get yourself a cookie.