I take Zoloft (in the morning), which
gives me insomnia so bad that I physically CANNOT go to sleep at night,

Saffire!   Take the Zoloft   at night, silly girl !    The doctor doesn't
care, it will change your life! I take my Prozac at night with my calcium
and after the first month of being new to the drug,  I now sleep like a baby
again...  good luck.

Since you are actually making plans to go on induction, I would
suggest you  make your kitchen low-carb.  I am not on the plan with
children although my husband is doing it with me.  What helps us the
most is to have our cupboards and refrigerator cleared of high carb
products, and to have lots of choices of low-carb available if we want
a meal or a snack.  Possibly your 13 year old wouldn't mind having his
own special cupboard or shelf in the fridge.  If my children were
still at home and I opened the fridge and saw a piece of cake, it
would be gone.  After a while, you get used to the temptations and it
won't bother you because you know the benefits.  I also have
fibromyalgia and find that prescribed sleep aids do help.

Judy
 http://www.jlwooddesign.com

Saffire, I'm well aware of that particular merry-go-round myself. However, I
take my Zoloftat (200 mg) night and have no trouble sleeping...after the first
couple of weeks when I first started it, anyway. (G)
I have both Fibromyalgia and Lupus, and sleep is ESSENTIAL to my everyday
wellbeing.

Connie
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My mind is like a steel...um, whatchamacallit.

All the info and support is great. Helped alot!
Not sure yet on what to do with the kids lunches. Their school has a
website too, to check out what is available for lunch. They are also
on a free lunch program. I think they now have two lines at lunch, one
has alot of salad choices in it.  I my oldest what does he usually
have for lunch. His reply, chicken nuggets with barbecue sauce. French
Fries with ketchup. Then a side of a fruit. Milk. Sometimes he goes to
the vending machine to get a sprite. Whew!

Went to the grocery store tonight, to pick up a few things. It was
wild. I kept checking the carb counts on things. I looked for ketchup
with no sugar. I looked and had alot of fun in the veggie department.

I too hope the IBS will come under control with the diet. I read that
in the book. I used to be so active before the Fibro diagnosis three
years ago. I also have a pinched nerve in the lower back, get nerve
pain and tingling down the right side. I will have to be careful with
exercise. I do walk around the block right now with my dog, I take a
cane with me. To walk around the block without one, its very hard. I
have a exercise bike available too. I used to do that, then gave up on
it. My kids like to ride bikes. They play sports alot too.

I just starte the Wellbutrin XL a month ago. I looked up side effects
of the med online. One of them is trouble falling asleep. Another is
stomach pain. So asking the doc to change it to something else. Or
maybe something like a supplement/natural med from the store?

Asking the doc for a script of Ambien. Many have suggested it for
sleepiing. Got that right too Saffire, Fibro is like a sleeping
disorder. That came first, then the pain. Then a car accident also
made it all worse. Been going downhill, and putting on so much weight.

Working on tomorrow printing some things out to attach to the fride.
Like suggested in the book. Continue making a first list of grocery
items for the first week.  Maybe a menu plan or something too.

Thanks again for everything, its much appreciated. I feel very
welcomed here. Loving it so far.

Sunshyne