Many comments on my post (and many thanks for that). It's perfectly true that never having tried the ketogenic diet, I cannot know how it might affect me. I can say that as far as I can tell, I feel fine. I'm too heavy, no argument, but this has more to do with alcohol than diet. (If one double bourbon with a beer back is good, the two or three must be better, no?) This is one bad habit that I am in the process of breaking, but I believe my food-based diet to be good. We'll see how things turn out, but I aim to be 25 pounds lighter in 5-6 months. In the meantime, I'll try to remain open-minded.