i wouldnt be joining and i dont want to appear a know all (cos im not) but i am pretty well up on all forms of healthy well balanced eating and dieting ,exercise,calorie counting, where the calories come from in individual foods, how much cals burned dependant upon body size ,age,sex, height excersise, duration, bmi etc and i also have links to some good and informative sites ...and im happy to help outif thats of any use at all?