Thanks Beth for your thoughts on this - I think I must have a damaged metabolism too, but my main problems from it are being overweight, being a sugar addict (and bingeing) and also high blood presure & for the first time now high cholesterol.

I really can't afford the testing, I'm pretty broke - and I haven't read anything yet but the first book - I have the second one requested from the library & that's all they have. She no longer suggests full-fat dairy products? No butter and/or cream? That's sad, I've been enjoying them LOL. Well, journey on .... I'm leaving on a trip for a week today.

ZZ