[foxyshaman]

Crohn's is a horrible disease. I have two patients with it and I just have absolute compassion. Both of them have such a hard time with food, what the body can tolerate what it cannot. The insane drugs they have to take. I am glad you are taking great steps with Rooster, Jo.

I have been having a fabulous couple of weeks. My weight did not drop again last week, silly plateau. But then I went to the mountains on the weekend and hiked for three days. I have never been fit enough to hike to the summits before ... I felt great after. Yup, no plateau this week!! I did figure out what was causing it and eliminated said silly flat bread. Damn it that was the only bread my body could tolerate too. I get cold sores from most breads (especially the super yummy white bread...missing bread). I also get them from Oats and oh the sun.... joy joy fun fun. Even though my doctor maintains that cold sores are not related to allergies or foods, he just could never explain why I got them after eating said foods. A repeated fluke I guess !!

Last night in my excercise class I swear he was on <insert snarky drug of choice) cause my intercostal muscles, every single fibre of them, hurt today. OMG!!! Tonite is my weight toning. OMG!!!

Then tomorrow AM I am off to teach a wilderness camp for four days. Which is pretty easy eating when you are a vegetarian. Although I did teach one year while on the master cleanser, that was the easiest packing for food like ever. It is rough camping, as in the only thing there is an outhouse. It is a beautiful spot with buffalo all around you, no fences. Lots of coyotes, fox, deer, you name it. Well except Cougars, no cougars. Very few bears have been seen there. But lots of moose, elk... it is a great park. We camp in a secluded area with a lake right by it.

Anyway wwwwaaaayyyyy off topic.

Matthew I am rooting for you. It is super hard where you are at. And you have the support of the planet. Be well my fellow Canadian.

I really love this thread.