Souraya, thanks for all your encouragement and Zippy we need all the we can get.

Lynne, you mention having bad knees. I have them as well. When I was looking for another exercise to use in addition to my treadmill, I discovered the recumbant bike. Where using a regular stationary exercycle was hard on my knees, the different positioning of the recumbant bike doesn't bother them. Of course losing the weight would probably be the best thing that I could do for my knees.

If I could just cut out the sweet treats (ice cream and cookies), I know that combined with what else I am doing, I would lose. For me, this battle needs to be fought more at the grocery store. If it isn't in the house, I can't eat it. This is not a good week for me as both ice cream and cookies jumped into my shopping cart.
Forgive my musings...just trying to kick start myself into a different frame of mind. I think this is the cyberspace equivalent of the old lady talking to herself.