Thanks all, for the encouragement and congrats. We went grocery shopping this afternoon -- bought some rib steaks on sale, a bunch of fresh broccoli (is there any other kind?), and a few fresh mushrooms. Supper was great -- BURP! Does it get any better than this? In the "old" times, we would have also had a large baked potato, but you know what? We don't even miss that ole potato now! We are going to have a 0-carb jello dessert with whipped cream (using Splenda for the sugar) later in the evening to top off the day; then to bed with our tummies and our minds fully satiated. The best part of course, is that with all that wonderful food we'll still lose weight. Amazing!