You two are so fabulous. Thank you both.

Knot, thanks for the tip on sweetness being a stimulation. I hadn't considered that with stevia, since it's supposed to be natural and not sugar, hence a healthier choice. Thanks, too, for the tip on veggies and fruit before the meal. I'll try that.

And Trek, thank you for sharing how you and your mom make salad dressing. I'll give that try.

This book I'm reading, From Belly Fat to Belly Flat, recommends lots of veggies, too, but what's a bit disheartening is that all the estrogen-balancing food they're recommending, or a lot of it, anyway, I'm already doing. We have broccoli, cauliflower, or spinach with just about every meal. Always lean meats, wild-caught fish two or three times a week, fruit at least once a day, lots of green salads, boiled eggs, brown rice, all of that. I need to look, then, at the dietary stuff that's not on the list and start eliminating it. I do eat out for lunch a lot. Usually Panera or Rubio's, which always seemed like healthier salad options, but maybe a month on this Fat >> Flat diet will shake out all the bad eating habits. Or most of them, anyway.

They also recommend bioidentical hormone treatments. I'm just getting into this chapter. Seems a bit pie-in-the-sky that some cream made out of wild yams will help me drop the pear-shape, but probably no more than thinking ACV drinks three times a day will do it.

Argh. My brain is a-swim in too much information.

Roxy