Welcome bear and thank you for such an interesting post. It is immensley interesting to hear from someone who has been living this lifestyle for so many years. I am almost 60 and have been on and off low carb diets for the last ten years, mainly because I wasn't quite sure if I was doing the right thing. But after just reading "Life without Bread" and your post I am motivated to stay on this diet forever now. My wife recently had chest tightness and has taken my advice to kick the carbs (she is maintaining 72 carbs a day right now until she gets more used to it, and drinking cayenne tea, that stuff is amazing). I still have 30 or 40 carbs a day but maybe that will come down with time. Thanks again for your post. I will look up your website.