Thanks for your comments guys. Carol, I wish I felt a little more normal to leave the house and go to the beach. I can't right now, I'm sitting or lying down mostly. Sounds pathetic eh? Especially in the Xmas season. But my body is very tired and exercising oddly enough does not help.

Thanks pgm, but I cannot afford (literally) take take on any more items to my health regime. Paying off porcelain dental materials at the moment, so you can imagine <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> These better last too, and I mean most of the rest of my life.

I'll tell you something weird happening to me these days too. My feet and ankles are now swelling up and I am having pain when I go to the toilet sometimes (a little like a continual bladder infection, yet I've had this in the past too). I will also have trouble holding it. I think it's toxins because my body is just not able for reasons I don't get to rid itself of toxic load. I really believe that because any wrong move on my diet, even very slight, and this is what will happen. The toilet problem and feet and ankles and this was all from having something small. I haven't actually cheated on actual sugar for a very long time now.

But what is it that would cause the feet and ankles to swell and other problem upon deviating slightly from my diet? I am finding this diet a nightmare, it's xmas too, but I certainly cannot cheat an inch. To go around with fat feet and ankles and almost incontinent is well, kind of concerning. I feel like I"m ageing prematurely and my blood test results were all just dandy. Kidneys included. I'm beginning to have HUGE doubts on these blood tests. I know people who are very well and have something show up that is "wrong" and people who are very sick showing great results. Could it be how to interpret the tests that is a little "off" maybe?

Either that, or the fact I'm still alive, means my blood tests will show all is ok.