Wow! Yvonne God Bless You! It is amazing that you are able to do the SS under these circumstances. I know how stressful having your house tore apart can be. It can be really disruptive and yes very stressful and frustrating.About 20 years ago contractors redid our kitchen and things were wild for about a month. They gutted it down to the studs. There was no insulation being it was an older house. We used one electric fry pan to cook our meals. We did the dishes in the mud room sink, living out of totes and boxes. I was working third shift and had to sleep in a tent in the woods across the road because the contractors were so loud there was no way I could sleep in the house during the day time with all that racket.

I am on the brink of retirement- I am returning to work next Friday, for 1 day to train an individual on a gas chromatography unit and after that I will be officially retired. I will miss the work and the people, and the paycheck.

I haven't been able to diet and stay with it since my last bout of cellulitus last summer. I really get discouraged and then give up. Now I feel I am really ready. Tomorrow Saturday January 11 I am starting. Wish me luck- I can do "day 1 to day 3 with success. I do not know if I can muster the strength of will to stay with it for 1 week but I know I can make it through 1 day. I will take it one day at a time.

Yvonne don't give up! I'll check back to see how you are doing. Take care