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RE: What activities can you do because you do Cathe wor... I just realized I can still Jet Ski at 45. And this isn't one of those sit-down-like-a-motorcycle kind of Jet Skis. This is one of the old-fashioned, stand-up-and-hold-the-heavy-steering-column kind. Just standing up is the hard...

Amy, It's a good thing I wasn't drinking coffee. That "chunky dunk" line would have sent it shooting out my nose. Good one! Laura, I agree. He sucks. Shari

It's been eight or nine years for me, now. I smoked three packs a day for nearly twenty years. The first four days are the hardest, I think, and you've already made it through that. Don't allow even yourself one itty bitty puff, though. That's the end of quitting, although you won't know it...

Wow, I just realized I can't remember which Cathe was my first. I didn't think I'd ever forget that. I do remember how much she scared me back then. Shari

>We've gotten the "you never let me have any fun/do what I want >to" comments before. My DH and I usually high five each other >and say something along the lines of "and it only took her 14 >years to figure it out!". It doesn't generally go over that >well with her, but it helps us. :D...

I have been married twenty years as well, and my husband has also become very jealous. He hasn't always been this way. In fact, he used to ignore me almost completely. Now, he is obsessed with my every move. I prefer being ignored, to be honest. I simply made a life for myself with only his...

>I have heard a lot about Armour Thyroid medication, because >usually after I go hyperthyroid I then go hypothyroid. Do you >think most doctors would be willing to prescribe the Armour >Thyroid, I'm really getting frustrated. My energy level right >now is so low it's really difficult to...

I'm guessing it's that 40 thing. I'm 44, and I have had wrinkled knees for a couple of years, now. I think it was Kathryn who said here upper thighs look like her pantyhose are falling down. Me too. Bummer :( If you hear of something that helps, I'd love to know, too. Shari

I'm betting that is one happy dog. The training had to have taken forever! He must have loved all the attention. I wish I were as patient as his trainer. Shari

I'm with Dave. Unless you have small children, get something with DEET! It's the only thing I've ever used that actually works. Bugs LOVE me! If it's out there, it bites me. Mosquitoes, ticks, even sand fleas. I'm very tasty. Shari

I bought a Trek bike five or six years ago for around $600, and I am thrilled with it. The only problem I've ever had was with the spokes, and the company replaced not only the wheels but threw in new tires as well! Oh, and ditto the advice to buy locally. My bike is a hybrid, which means...

I take Armour Thyroid for hypothyroidism. My test results stay pretty low and steady all the time. I haven't had to change dosages for years. I am much happier with the natural thyroid rather than the Synthroid, though. I just feel better, I'm less tired, and my hair finally stopped falling...

Here's an odd observation that relates to this topic. My brother and I have both always been "heavy on our feet." In fact, since I was little, my dad has said I sound like a herd of elephants stampeding. But when my brother was spending hours a day learning Tae Kwan Do, he changed. He got...

You know, I wonder if a duct-tape girdle would help us with that thigh skin. I remember Kathryn saying once that she thought she looked her panty hose were falling down. That's it exactly! But with a duct tape girdle, we could attach the loose skin up high on the thighs and, with luck...

RE: Anne -- how ya doin' today? Just checking in to see how you're doing. Does it seem even the tiniest bit easier today? Shari

My Tanita body fat scale is VERY accurate for measuring weight. I love it for that reason. It isn't worth a hoot for measuring body fat -- but it does measure hydration VERY effectively. Unfortunately, that NOT what it's supposed to measure. Please don't base anything on the bodyfat...

You made it through day six! Whoo hoo! It only gets easier now. Within a year, you'll have days on end where you don't even think about smoking. That sounds like a long time, but it's not as bad as it seems, because every day you'll look bad and think . . . well, it wasn't as hard as it was...

Big time ex-smoker here. I smoked three packs a day for nearly twenty years. I quit cold turkey about seven years ago. Trust me, the first four days are the worst. It gets easier every day. Not easy, but easier. Nowadays, I think about wanting a ciggie maybe twice a year, and even then it...

Oh, Lisa, how heartbreaking! I'm so sorry. I'm not the person you addressed your post to, but it just tears me up when someone loses a pet, and I had to say something. For some of us, our pets are more than just . . . well, pets. They're almost like children. And our grief at their passing...

>For me, it helps to stay organized in ALL aspects of my life. >Believe it or not, if my laundry even gets to be piling up too >high, I start to feel the urge to binge BIG TIME. If my >paperwork from my kids' schools is piling up or if my bills >are getting paid late, that urge to binge...