Today my mom took me out to get some clothes that fit, because I've
gained weight on the pred.  There was a great sale today on plus-size
clothes near me, 75% off most of the store!  I got three nightgowns, one
periwinkle robe, lots of nice outfits, and socks, etc, for $370!  What a
steal!

We also went to get sandals for my sister's wedding party, and I ended
up getting really comfortable shoes for every day wear and one pair for
casual dress-up outfits that I got for internship interviews and
whatever occasion comes up where I need to be a little dressy, but not
wear a dress.

We also went to a local farm and I got some extra sweet corn,
multicolored white and yellow, and some salad stuff.  Then we went to
Wild By Nature, a health food store, and I got stuff to make meal
replacement shakes.  My sister sells herbalife for a living (yuck.)
She's lost about 130 lbs in four years, and is now a size two, so she is
a convert, and decided to make a living out of selling the stuff.  She
got my parents on it, and they offered to pay for mine to see if it
would make me feel better and lose some weight.  My sister claims that
she has lupus and fms patients who are cured by herbalife.  It did not
cure me, and I had to stop taking it because it killed my stomach, but I
did lose about ten or fifteen pounds in a month.

So I did some reading up on herbalife, and someone suggested that you
can do the diet plan for much much cheaper, with or without all the
herbs if you wish.  The herbs like condroitin and stuff you can get a
lot cheaper on your own, and the protein shakes, well they tasted
terrible to me, so I bought stuff to make my own shakes.  I used to make
the most tasty shakes when I worked at a health food store with a vegan
deli and juice/shake bar.  So I have the ingredients and am ready to
start my new diet tomorrow.  Breakfast and lunch are meal replacements,
and a normal dinner.  A salad or fruit for snack, or a half sandwich
with diet bread and two slices light cold cuts, or cheese, with lettuce
and tomato, and mustard.  Pickles are fine too.  It really worked for me
before, but my stomach couldn't handle it.  So maybe not using Herbalife
products would be much better.  I had no troubles drinking them when I
worked at the health store.

Tonight I took my Soma, watched a relaxing program on tv, and was in way
too much pain to sleep, so I am now awake, typing away at your monitors.
   My legs are all swollen, and they are sore.  Maybe I'll fall asleep
soon on the couch.  Sometimes that works for me when I can't sleep in bed.

Wishing you all well,
-Sharon