Okay, so it sounds like I can have oatmeal, real bread -- none of that funky low carb bread that tastes like cardboard, pasta with tomato sauce (lite on the olive oil), mashed potatoes -- no butter , all bran cereal with no fat milk, and a glass or two of carrot juice and maybe a shot of wheat grass juice? It's unfortunate but the addition of fat with carbs is truly divine -- chocolate mousse, cheesecake, etc. Oh well. I am going to plan a carb up in the next couple weeks and want to get all my ducks in a row. I am NOT going to Krispy Kreme, KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell or elsewhere. I AM going to stay sane and focused on my eating just like the past 9 monthes that have stood me in good stead. Give me an inch and I will take the footlong sub at subway! Any suggestions or comments appreciated! -- Toni