Dotsie, I've been battling the creeping middle-age sludge as well, with big injuries to my lower back, hip, and foot within a 9-month period. It's hard to exercise the pounds away when you're not that mobile.

One upside to my husband's heart attack is that we no longer have a constant supply of cookies and candy in the house. I'm also trying to psych myself into "I don't want that food, I don't need any more today" mentality.
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