Thanks Buffy and Kathy, still struggling on the exercise front. Didn't get there today as planned, overtime threw a kink in my day and the beginning of a migraine. Food isn't much of an issue as long as I stay away from alcohol most of the time. My plan just fits the way I like to eat and it doesn't totally eliminate anything but I rarely eat processed foods. I've gotten to where junk food simply tastes terrible, an occasional sweet treat but too much and I have a little kid's stomachache. So weigh the consequences. Off to experiment with a yummy sounding northern Indian mushroom curry from my big curry book.