I agree with you about the pork skins. When I first began low-carbing, I ate them daily. Now, I can hardly stand the things. Also, they are one of the few foods that can still give me indigestion.

When you snack on celery, be sure to add a bit of fat - maybe some sugar-free peanut butter or cream cheese - so that you're not eating carbs alone. The fat helps slow down the speed at which glucose enters your bloodstream.

We ate out this evening because I had a BookCrossing meeting. The cafe only had salads and sandwiches, but at least we could get salads. I'm glad I like salads.

How's your wife doing? Daughters? We're all ok. My daughter had a school choir concert last night, before the meeting. She was the coolest kid there, of course.