Sue, I know we aren't the only country that are bulking up, even some of the school kids are, some schools over here are banning soft drinks & stuff from their canteens, but what they do after school they can't control, but it's a start at least.

Melody, they do sound delicious, but i hardly ever eat Chinese/Japanese foods though, just wondering how you cook your fish ?
I just brought a glucose monitor to keep an eye on my blood sugar levels, not sure about the numerical measures compared to you guys in the US, i done a couple of readings in the morning before breakfast and it 4.5 one morning and 4.9 another, 2 hours after lunch it was 5.7 & 6.1, but after dinner it has been 8.1 & 7.6 so this another reason i cut down the evening meal, but haven't yet measured it since, I was told anything between 4.0 - 8.0 was ok, so i am trying to keep it in between those levels.

Vowel Lady, thanks for all the great suggestions, i am doing most of what you mentioned although any weights are out of the question because of C5,C6,C7 problems, it's easily aggravated then i am real trouble.
The multi minerals i hadn't thought of, so thanks for your input.

Brian