Thanks for all the tips, Chas. most of them I hadn't thought of at this point. The only one of those I'm doing right so far is I haven't touched a carbonated drink in just shy of four years. Can't stand the stuff any more. I'm going to get started on the training week after next... travelling next week. I'll certainly keep everyone updated though. Really looking forward to getting into this, as my first big "thing" like this.