You're A What????

I am a "fruit" or a "vegetable." Now both of those sound a bit funny when I think of it lol. I am a bit fruity sometimes, and I do "veg" out at times. I agree when you say plain old-fashioned exercise is the best way to stay limber and fit! Karen

Hey FlutterbyKisses, love the username by the way. I solved the diet problem for me. Well I never really did the diet thing, I just kept growing sideways. I lived with being overweight and learned to avoid mirrors that showed anything below my neck. But things changed... We were on a trip to Florida and stopped along the way to stay at really cool place about half way from New Brunswick to Florida following the east coast. Well I was sitting there in my underwear watching TV before going to sleep and my son snapped a picture of me. I had no idea I was so sensitive about my appearance and I blew up. That was a wake up call for me. When I got back home I decided it was time to lose 60 pounds and this is how I did it. I simply took the plates we used and stopped using them. I instead started using plates that were a size smaller. It only took me one year to lose the 60 pounds. The thing is that I always left the table stuffed but when I went to a smaller plate I still left the table but I wasn't hungry or stuffed and that's all it took. The eyes really play tricks on the mind and once you know that you just don't let them trick you. No need for strange diets that leave you heavier than before you started.

I am a Strawberry. Sometimes I'm a Greek flavored chicken sandwich. My meds are adding weight no matter how hard I try to exercise or watch what I eat. I don't know how to lower it but would be content if it stayed steady.

I'm definitely a Hot Pocket (Croissant crust). String cheese is another food that I happen to be, as is an Uncrustable (grape or strawberry, it doesn't matter which. lol). My mom gave me an exercise DVD yesterday, and I made it through the warm-up and three minutes into the exercises. I'm so out of shape, it's not even funny. :D