Well, I am giving up all processed foods for "lent". I'm looking forward to it. Also, my appointment with the nutritionist was bumped up to Thursday b/c of a cancellation. SO looking forward to hearing a doctor's input, and figuring out what the h this stupid heat allergy thing is. Any tips or advice for me? I've never been to a nutritionist before... What should I expect? (we were told it would be an hour long, with lots of bloodwork, tests, and talking)

Good luck with the processed foods - that one is challenging to a lot of us, I bet!

I saw a nutritionist a few months ago, and it was very helpful. I had just had a full physical so I took all my test results and we discussed how I was heading towards becoming pre-diabetic. She suggested a diabetes-control approach to eating and gave me a lot of literature and suggestions for foods. My main goal is to keep my carbs low and get them primarily from veggies and whole grains - not so much fruit as for me, the natural sugars really spike my blood sugar. I follow Weight Watchers and it's very easy to meld the guidelines from the nutritionist with the WW plan. I'm sure you'll find it really interesting and hopefully get a ton of useful tips to help you reach your goals.

Edited to add - I love your avatar pic. I ride horses, used to event but now I just ride for pleasure - I have a big old daft paint that would just plow through a jump if I put one in front of him!

Thanks!

As for the horse... I haven't jumped anything since June of last year... And haven't ridden regularly since December. I really miss it... but there's just WAY too much going on otherwise in my life right now... I'm hoping I can start taking lessons again in college... maybe lease a horse or something.

Good luck with the processed foods. I find that a wee bit difficult for me because it's everywhere. I also hope your visit with the nutritionist turns out good.