Kay, This is just fantastic! I wish you the best of luck with this. It sounds like you've gotten a great start and I can imagine you'll be feeling like a million bucks in no time. My brother has been a vegetarian for about 25 years. He is two years younger than I am(you know how old I am) and he's like a kid. I'm really serious. He looks like he's 20 years younger than he is and acts much younger than that. You would never know he's in his 50's. He has the energy of a 25 year old. He never ceases to amaze me. Every year on his birthday, he rides his bike the amount of miles equal to his age. He eats vegetables, fruit, and alot of black beans and brown rice. Spices are his big thing. He eats alot of curried dishes. He is a great cook and I'm always surprised to see how good his meatless dishes are. He also eats cheese occasionally but I'm not sure what kind. He is so happy and healthy. Alot of restaurants now have vegetarian dishes available too. Good luck Kay and keep us posted!

Terry