Hi Guys,

Nice to see all the support and tips.  I just joined and am on my first day of the second week.  I took 2 days off in between. 

Lost 8 pounds the first time.  I think I could have reached the 10 lb point but I had a beer on the last day and did not have my soup one day.  Just a word of caution on the veggies.  Tofu is bean paste.  So you may want to reconsider as beans and corn are not allowed. 

Add different spices to the soup is a great way to add variety.  I agree!  Also, what I did for day two was add cauliflower to my bowl of soup.  This makes it more chunkier and I still lost weight.

I also feel the bananas did not do too much for me.  Weight stayed the same.  But what is good about bananas is the inner bitter stuff that sticks to the peel is pure calcium.  So, try to include some of those strands in your shake.

Veggies for breakfast does seem strange but in China it is a common breakfast food.  Leafy types of veggies like chard, kale or spinach are good choices with some slivered beets.  If this is absolutely not going to do it for you, stick to the squash.  Sugar pumkins are a good choice.  You can actually bake veggies inside the pumpkin and have a kinda squash stew for breakfast. 

Good Luck!

Shahnaz