oh mel... i got past it. i ate the salad, but skipped the dressing. i just didn't want it!!!! isn't that BIZARRE???? but there WAS a time a number of years ago when i thought salad dressing was one of the worst-tasting things EVER, so i happily ate my salads without it. maybe i'm going back to that??? not a bad thing, i guess.

since you were eating for both of us, was it good?>? how much chocolate was involved????

Wait a sec -- what's this I hear about Mel eating for two now? Mel? MEL? Something you want to tell us?

I think I need to rube Jiffy's head too... I need some talkin' to...

I took the advice of some very smart gals here.. ( gee I wonder who they are !) Yesterday, I did a 10 mile walk, it wasn't a race or anything, it was a memory walk. I felt so on top of the world. I jogged 2 miles this morning and rode my bicycle for a mile! I have also signed up for a walkathon to be held in May. I have switched my focus to exercise, increasing it and LOVING it!

Oh and by the way, not to mention the scale or anything But I was down 2 lbs this week!! WOW!

Thank you all for your words of wisdom, encouragement and motivation!