2bthinner, thanks for the extra help with the ratios. I'm still not clear where we are getting our suggested number of calories a day to apply the percentages too, but I am much clearer now on the percentages.

Awriter, thank you for post #17... I could relate to so much of what you said there. I'm mentally fighting the idea of such a reduced amount of protein (Deprivation!!! the brain screams) but I'm doing it anyway and not finding it as hard as anticipated, so hoping a metamorphisis in my thinking will continue and my success will mirror yours too.