@gaylea1 Now that you say that, that you live in Canada, I think I do remember asking you that before so if I did, excuse me for asking again.
I do know that they say size is a criterion. After writing to my donor family I received a letter back with quite a bit of information about my donor. She was a young woman and just about the same height that I am, 5'3" (or 5.2.5" now).

So MELD is international I presume? That's a long time to move only 4 points, but at least it's better than going in the opposite direction which I hear some people do. I really do not understand how that can happen. I was eating very healthily but mine continued to increase.

Regarding restaurants, my main restriction is sodium. I try to maintain a generally healthy diet, I don't eat fried food but there is a lot of fat in other things too. Restaurants tend to use a huge amount of salt, particularly in soups, sauces, and marinades. I had been limiting my sodium for years so when I go to a restaurant where there is a lot of salt in the food I can really taste it. I never put salt in things I cook myself and my husband is fine with that. The only things we both feel really need a little salt is eggs and beef. When out, If I can choose some type of meat that is not seasoned ahead of time I always tell them no salt on it. The restriction for most people seems to be 2000 mg but I find that if I have more than 1500 I really feel it, I develop sausage fingers.

JK