Thank you both so much for the confirmation that I chose wisely and for the warm welcome. It is a daunting task to find a good trainer especially if you come from a place of ignorance (as I apparently am) on a subject. It is great to hear that what he is telling me sounds like the right thing especially since the advice is so counter-intuitive.
Fortunately for me during the past 1.5 years I have learned to eat 5-6 times a day. That part will be easy to incorporate (it was really hard when I first started). I just need to increase now the calories I get in those meals and make sure they are protein rich. I managed to get both cals and protein today as he requested but am a bit short on water (he has me doing 1 gal a day of that too). He said not to sweat everything all at once and that it might take a few days for me to get it right so I feel like I am doing okay with what I have done today. He also told me that a cal increase was forthcoming so I am preparing myself mentally for that possibility in the next couple of weeks. I most certainly will have to take in some form of supliment then. (yuk)
You know the other side affect to this protein thing is that I am not shivering all the time any more. This is the first time for weeks and weeks (since the cool weather came) that I can remember not freezing to death. I am actually pleased as can be about that part of it. Everyone said it was because I lost so much weight. Obviously that wasn't the only reason.