Hi Bloom and Kristine,

Thanks for all the encouragement! I did really well on Monday and pretty good on Tuesday. My big battle is the late night munchies, which is what I'd really given in to the last three weeks. Also, LCing is a great cooking WOE but sometimes hard for those of us who are constantly on the run. In Turkey, pretty much anything "fast food" involves bread.

I hadn't thought much about journalling - especially on line - because the internet is so slow where I live. But I might try it, at least look at other peoples'.

Kristine, I know how the eggs and steaks relate to the number of posts but I didn't know what makes one a "new member" or a "senior member." I'm happy to still be considered a newbie. After thirty years of bad eating, I can hardly claim to be anything but after only four months of LCing!

Thanks again for all the encouragement - the internet is great - we're on three different continents!

Take care,

pam