I am 57 years young...at least in my head i feel young. Unfortunately my body feels old ...very old. I have always struggled with my weight....and have probably been on at least 20 different diets over the last 4o years...Weight watchers, Low fat, Grapefruit, Rotation diet, Atkins, Airforce diet, Protein Power, Cabbage soup, 3 day diet...I could go on and on. Many of these I have been on more than once, I can think of three different times I was on the Rotation Diet and Weight Watchers...Yikes. When I spend time thinking about it I really feel angry and frustrated.

I have also encountered an autoimmune diseases first Psoriasis and eczema that went absolutely wild about 5 years ago, then Polymyositis about 4 years ago now, and in the last 2 years increasing rapidly has been arthritic pain. For the most part the medications the Dr. has me on is controlling the Polymyositis, but even though I was on Methotrexate and Predisone I started itching in Dec. (2009) and getting spots of Psoriasis. It's not just about my weight any more, I just want to feel better.
This blog is to follow my progress....weight loss, pain and general health.