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Dear Nancy and Stacey, It's fine to eat protein only at the evening meal, if that is what works best for you. However, weight loss that is unintended is usually not healthful. I would recommend you contact Hearty Balance, and use their products for two weeks in place of breakfast and lunch. If you find that your off times are reduced, or that your Sinemet now works better for you, then you can safely assume that the 7:1 menu plan is a good one for you. This means you can eat small amounts of protein along with large amounts of carbohydrate throughout the day. Example: Breakfast 1 egg, cooked as you like it 2 slices whole-wheat bread, toasted 2 tsp butter or margarine 2 TB jam, jelly, or honey 8 oz calcium-fortified orange juice 1/2 cup fruit (630 calories, 15 grams protein, 106 grams carbohydrate, 8 grams fiber, 409 mg calcium; ratio 7:1 carb to protein) I would also recommend you eat small nutritious snacks between meals. This should help prevent further weight loss, and will also provide the extra nutrients you need for good health. A can of Hearty Balance, or a Kellogg's Nutri-Grain bar, would work with a 7:1 plan. My very best regards, Kathrynne -- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD Editor-in-Chief, "Spotlight on Food--nutrition news for people 60-plus" http://www.fortnet.org/~fivstar and NUTRITION TOPICS copy-ready handouts http://www.dietetics.com/class/fivstar/ Tel: 970-493-6532 Fax: 970-493-6538