Thanks, Pam, if I find large jars with lids at the Goodwill I always pick them up. They come in so handy and I like glass over plastic any day. I love the weights for fermenting and I do transfer into wide-mouth quarts too. I am only half-way through the diet book and need to sit down for a change and finish it. I would like to drop 50 lbs too but am aiming for 15, then 25, and then keep it going. I would love to be in great shape before gardening season is in full swing.