hi!  I started the diet just yesterday...so we are close.  I am slightly concerned about weight gain, because I just came off of a diet where I lost a lot of weight.  I would like to retain the weight I loss...I am doing this mainly for experimental purposes.  I am neither over nor under weight to an extremely unhealthy level, so if I gain weight, it wouldn't be a huge deal, I would just hate to gain the weight I have already lost.  I kind of like the weight I have become now, and would like to stay at it.

One thing I have noticed since I have started...having to go to the bathroom a lot...liquid!  It seems a lot more frequent than before the diet.  I guess it makes since because I am taking in more liquid in the soup, but it is pretty excessive.  Anyway, just thought I would share that experience with you.  I haven't weighed yet, because I don't want to become obsessive and get discouraged.

Good luck!  :-)

I started the diet today too so far so good how you doing

Best of luck to everyone. I am beginning tomorrow. I haven't done this diet in a couple of years but I do remember it as a good kick off to Weight Watchers. I am just going to focus day to day. I think coffee is o.k. too but not Diet sodas. True?

Morning. Started diet yesterday and feeling good already. Love the diet especially the soup. Haven't weighed myself yet. Don't want to get discouraged so soon. Hoping to loose a few to jumpstart. Was on a variation of this diet many years ago. Lost pounds and inches. Great diet.

I also started the diet last week on 01/02/07. I know it is hard getting started and yes, you do pee alot. I am using this diet to start off another diet. I will return to this one in two weeks. Today is my last day and I am kind of sad that it is. I feel like I could stick to this diet. Any way, I will keep everyone posted on my progress, so far I have lost 6 pounds. That is so exciting to me, I can't wait to see how I do for the next two weeks.

Kudos to everyone who is trying to get healthy! See you soon.

Day two and doing okay last night was hard I think night time will be my hardest part does anyone know how much soup we are supose to eat daily thanks good luck

Talan I too started the diet on Sunday. Feeling ok today except for the fact that water and juices run right through me. I stay in the bathroom. Wasn't bad when I was home yesterday but today I am at work. But I am determine to stick with this. Nice jumpstart to help change ones eating habits.

Hi.  I started the died today, 1/8/07.  I love veggie soup so it has not been too bad.  Feeling a little bloated right now, but looking forward to the baked potato tomorrow night.  I have a lot of weight to lose and was hoping this would give me a jump start to healthier eating.  Also, I have high blood pressure and high cholesterol, so need to get in control of my eating habits.  I plan to begin exercising next week (didn't want to start it all at once!)  Good luck all.  I typically weight myself every morning, but thought I would try not to until after day 7.  Hope this gives me the motivation I need!

I started the diet today.  It was alot easier than I expected.  How much soup is everyone eating.  I only had 3 bowls today, an orange, and a grapefruit.  I also had lots of water and two glass's of cranberry juice.  Oh I almost forgot, I really miss my morning coffee, but I had 3 cups of unsweetened tea.

I think if you have the mind set that it is not so much a diet as it is a way of cleansing your entire body, kidney’s liver, gut colon, etc.

That’s the way I went into it, and yep, it will cleanse your body.

So by also eliminating coffee, or caffeine along with the sugars, your body will thank you.

Of course your head will hate you, until the headaches go away, but shouldn’t that tell us something, that our body is addicted to the caffeine so much it gets a headache.

I’m on day 6, 8 pounds down, and haven’t felt this good in years.

I’m going to add some things back, but for sure not the caffeine and sugars, and a whole lot less bad fats.

I have a new inside, and want to keep it fresh for as long as I can.

Well I have finished the seven days and lost 6 lbs.  I really didn't mind the diet at all and loved the soup but I did put extra vegies in.  Today I am going to do the soup and fruit day and then go onto a regular diet but cutting back on carbs.  Have lots more to go and will do the soup one again in a weeks time.  Certainly has curtailed my appetite except for wanting the fruit today especially all the delicious summer fruits we have now.

Hi Mississippi, you can do it.  It is a few weeks now but with steady dieting having done the first week I have lost 11 pounds.  Doesn't sound like heaps but I am pleased and feel so much better.  Good luck and don't go crazy at the end, try and stick to good eating.  You feel so much more energetic and motivated to do more.  I will look out for how you are going.....