In a message dated 98-02-24 21:32:27 EST, you write:

<< Thanks for the encouragement. I'm giving low-carbs a try in
 modified form for a month. >>

Ed, I've found that giving low carbs a try in modified form is rather like
trying to get pregnant from kissing.  You have to go all the way.  The
metabolic shift-over just doesn't happen in the presence of carbs in any real
quantity.

All bets are off if you don't have much to lose and have always lost easily,
though, you've got a lucky metabolism already in that case.

Kathleen