Time to start a new thread but I don't have time right now...got the Rugrats eating lunch and have to monitor the kitchen. Just checking in to let you all know that I'm still alive! :) I'm feeling a little better (just the tiniest bit but I'll take what I can get!) I've been really watching what I eat and trying to get a little more sleep at night (at least rest if I can't sleep!) and taking a nap when the kids do. I've cut out most of the sugar and a lot of white flour from my diet along with most of the junk food I had been eating. I've lost 5 1/2 pounds so far (but that's of the 20 I had gained since Feb.) I'm trying my best to stay at or a little below 1200 calories a day...that is soooo hard to do! I'm eating fruit in the morning and a light lunch and dinner. Now and then I drink a soy Slim Fast. I think cutting out the fat & sugar has helped the most! I bought some Omega 3 Fish Oil caps. yesterday to replace some of the bad oil I've eliminated. Feels good to be back on track and in control again...I'm not as depressed as I was!

Candice...about your computer...check the speed of your modem. There should be a little icon in the tray area...place your mouse arrow over it and see what speed it is running at. Could be your internet server is just slow at certain times of day. I think you are running IE...right? If so you can adjust the amount of pages your computer stores as you surf the net, too. Could be your computer is trying to store too many pages. Go to "tools" then "internet options" then "General" then "Settings" then look at "amount of disc space to use". The tab should be all the way over to the left. This cuts down the amount of disc space your computer has to use to store pages you have already viewed. The farther to the right it is the more disc space is needed and the slower your computer will run. Hope this helps! If you are running Netscape you can actually go in and empty your cache but I don't think you are.

Rugrats are finished eating and it is time for nap! THANK GOODNESS!!!!!!!

Hi to everyone else...don't have time to comment on all the posts...you guys have been busy in the last 5 days!

Good Morning from sunny Florida!
 

Lucky me-I think the weather here is better than the north.Went swimming at my son's yesterday-had a great time in the pool with the kids. Funny thing Meme-I wish I could do this more and you wish you could do it less.That's life.And Meme-congrats on your dietary changes.And naps-I take them every day when I can and I live alone. I didn't get one yesterday but I slept really well last night. Can't say I was that good eating but I got a lot of exercise.This is vacation.So I can forgive myself.Today we're going to the movies .My grandaughter has been good for a 13 year old. She stays up later than I do and sleeps really late but that's what 13 year olds do.Have a great day everyone!Mima

HELLOOOOOOO ladies:
Very quickly!!!
I'm on line at 30 cents a minute so !
I miss you all, love to get to know the new ladies in pain.
Went to my log house in Cooperstown
Fell in the mouse cemetary
It was so cold I needed to put on the new gas heater I installed
Went to NYC to see family
They didn't care as much as I did
Had lots of company on the weekend.
I made wraps that were out of this world!!

Pain in the legs and hip very bad
no relief, no sleep,
BACK IN TEXAS TO SEE THE KIDS> AT LEAST THEY STILL LOVE ME!
I miss all the contact with you ladies. Kept me on track
can't even read site everyday
need to correct this thing
love
tootie

Good Morning
 

Good Morning Ladies-
Mima It is nice you are enjoying your vacation- I have heard that Ft. Meyers was a nice place. I have been thriugh there but never stopped and looked around.
Memetoo Don't push yourself you will get stong soon. I take the fish oil caps every day. It is good for a lot of things esp. your colesterol. My daughter says Flax seed oil is good. I looked it up and it is the same as fish oil. Except Flax oil is made from veg.
Hello Tootie - Hope you feel fine soon.
Candicej and Happy Canuk Have a great day...Joanne:wave:

Starting new thread.