calpnpat, thank you so much, i love the ideas and suggetions you have given me for the problems i have sticking to this way of eating. i have strayed again and binged. i am really tired of this and i know if i would just give this way of eating a full two weeks i know i will get a grip on my weight. the weather is finally changing around here , which, since i ride my bike to work i have been so waiting for. but with the warm weather also comes lighter clothes, i cant hide behind my sweats anymore. i really want this to be my way of eating for life. you bet i will try all your suggestions. congrats on your weight loss. i need to post here more often. i have been working at the deli for over a yr, so i my boss knows i dont really have anything medically wrong with me, i will have to see what i can do about that. thanks again and you have given me my motivation back, now i need to keep it.