Hi Meg!
How nice of you to answer my post! This section of the forum had been pretty sleepy, so I am very happy to see your entry!
I see that you are in Phoenix... fantastic! I lived in the southwest for about 10 years and my arthritis and fibro were much less painful. The rainy days here in the northeast are heck on wheels for me.

I have dieted so many times I do get hopeless. I try not to hop on the scale too often because I lose so slow I don't want to see the same darn number even though I have followed my eating plan perfectly for weeks. THAT is the most discouraging to me.