This weekend that discussion on The People's Pharmacy was enough to finally get me to switch over to a low-carb diet, and to use the Atkins approach this time. It's difficult to get much more exercise than the morning dog walk, but if I cut the carbs way down, that should help me get rid of this "muffin top" (ha! More like a loaf of bread!) around my middle. And I've always known that as I get closer to my usual weight I have more energy. Maybe by autumn when it cools I'll be able to up the exercise outside if I've lost some of this. So that's my strategy now.

My office is a lot better looking after a weekend of sorting and tossing paper. My yard is looking pretty horrible. I'll take control where I can and move forward from there. We're on track to break some long record of over 100^o in a row this week. There is no joy in dirtville (no mud here).

SRS