My birthday's coming up (I miss being young) and I plan to buy myself some Godiva chocolates. After those are gone, I plan to try to let go of all the sugary junk I consume. I'll still eat fruit, but the candy, cookies, cakes and all of that will go. Not 100%, not forever. I'll start out avoiding it totally if I can, but after that, maybe I'll have a couple pieces of candy or a slice of cake at rare special events and stuff, but that's all.

I'm on a bunch of meds known for weight-gaining side effects. I'm on Anafranil, Xanax (generic--alprazolam ER), Risperdal (generic--risperidone), and Celexa (generic--citalopram XBR). I also suffer from hypothyroidism, so I'm on Levothryoxine. I'm told my thyroid is now normal.