I'm on a crazy strict diet (MediFast. Super strict, but DAMN does it work. Down 29 pounds in 7 weeks so far) but I always believe that you're allowed a "cheat" day every now and then. Mine was St. Patrick's Day, and my cheat was doing some Irish Car Bombs. The most important thing about cheating is getting right back 100% on plan the next day.

I am jealous of your costuming skills and trip to D*Con. I haven't gone since 2002, and I keep begging (threatening?) to take hubby because he is an uber geek like me too. (We played Star Wars Trivial Pursuit last night. Seriously.)