Thank you soooo much for your response nancy, that's exactly what i needed to know! I hear you on adjusting the water intake too...i work out a lot and drink plenty of water to recharge from all the sweating, otherwise i'd pass out. So far day 3 is going smoothly, even at work (the land of sanka, fast food and microwaves)...I loooove macrobiotics because it is loving me back!!