Pete, I too was impressed by your wisdom and rhetoric. Also by the amount of weight you have lost. Congratulations! I wondered whether you were referring to (among other things) a thread I started up called "In the eyes of others", which dealt with some of the issues you raise. It sounds as if you have something new to contribute to it, so if you click on this link, it will take you there:

http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthre...&threadid=26316

Jane, if you want to stick to a new way of eating you are finding difficult to maintain, why not start up a journal, if you have not already done so. This will help to keep you focused and on track. It will also enable checks and any necessary tweaks to be made. Glad you found Pete's words inspiring - there was some good sense there. Incidentally, you would need to start your journal under the letter "N" as they are filed alphabetically under the first letter of each user name.

Good luck to you both,

Andy