have you had changes in diet?

[Diana]

Lately, my body wants to eat less, which is a weird adjustment, and I vacillate like 5 extra pounds back and forth from days when I eat more to days when I eat what I should probably be eating. I guess the problem is buying less at the store - especially since I buy mostly fresh stuff with a short shelf life, often at the store I will overbuy for the week then feel obligated to consume it. So, I need to aim for smaller shopping trips, even if it means going more often.

I feel the same—wanting to eat less. I have never been a weekly-type shopper. When I lived in town I went almost daily to get fresh produce. My goal is to grow my own food. I have grown some, but ultimately I would like to have enough fruit and nut trees, and fruit-bearing bushes to supply me and the local animals. I had big vegetable gardens when I lived in NY but it was so easy there. In the desert it's another story.