Thanks, Judi, that's the nicest thing anyone's said to me all morning! I'm all in a good mood and ready for Fat Fast now!

Rachel

OK! This is my opinion on the calorie boost day...

Since most people NEED coffee, and use it as part of their usual plan it is allowed. We'll save that one for the Coffee Addicts Project.

Other than that, I think the study should be followed as laid out, if it's going to be a study. I'm basing 25 grams of green vegetables on total count, not ECC.

Karen

Hokey, dokey, Karen, I'm quite happy with 25 grams of carbs before, rather than after, fibre.

But do you think the veggies need actually be GREEN? I'm quite willing to go green, so to speak, but frankly, I think yellow zucchini, red/yellow peppers, red cabbage, etc., isn't much different, nutritionally, than the green variety, nor is cauliflower a whole lot different from brocolli. But since tomorrow's my Calorie Boost day, I'll do green only, just for the sake of consistency.

Rachel

In thinking about how all of this works as a whole, I am of the opinion that the green is necessary for fiber. I'm using the total fiber count thinking that the original plan was probably somehow based on the Atkins model.

Karen