good idea Lil .. thanks, may wait awhile to try it ... beans/legumes are high carb as well as protein ... and my carbs have been so out of control lately that I'm going to work at getting that under control for the moment.

When I got home this evening, I heated up some of the soup in the microwave, put in a little bit more black pepper (just in case i didn't get enough in it last night LOL) and enjoyed it emensely (sp?) and I've only had one of the snack packs ... I'll be fixing my dinner in about 30 minutes or so, so I think it has worked (at least today) ... I also got back to my regular "exercise" routine tonight (after about 2 weeks of being a slug) .... it feels good to have accomplished something again!

Yay maddy, so glad to hear you are doing well!