I think you'll do fine!! Stick to the plan as written. The first 1-3 days can be tough as you get yourself into fatburning state.

A few things that I wish I had known when I started MF and things that work well for me are as follows.

1. It is perfectly fine to split your Lean & Green (L&G). You still do all 5 MF meals. This can help with the hunger by allowing you to eat a little more often.

2. A great lean to use when you're first starting out is the Eggbeaters. One lean serving is 2 full cups. This is a lot of egg so it makes 2 nice sized portions. You will find Eggbeaters listed under the Meatless Options on the My Plan page. I also find I lose faster if I use Eggbeaters as my lean a few times a week.

3. The shakes are much better when you make them in a blender and add some ice.

4. To avoid lumps in the hot drinks, puddings and cream soups, add just a little bit of water first and stir with a fork into a paste until smooth. Then gradually add the rest of the water.

5. The soups are all much better if you allow them to soak - especially the chili. If you don't soak the chili the beans will be like bullets. I hated it the first time I tried it but love it now.

6. All of the soups and the eggs are better with a little Tabasco sauce. Some people also add boullion to the soups.

7. Don't overcook the eggs. It makes them rubbery. Pull them out of the microwave while they still look a little runny because they will continue to cook after you pull them out.

8. If you are on thyroid meds, eat a non-soy product for your first two meals because soy disrupts the absorption of the thyroid medications. Hot drinks, cream soups, and Momentum products are all non-soy, along with the eggs and tropical punch and teas.

9. Drinking the water is an essential part of the weight loss process. You need to drink the water in order to flush the fat and ketones from your system. MF says 64 oz but there is another school of thought that says to drink 1/2 your body weight in ounces OR 100oz, whatever is MORE.

10. If you're a big diet soda drinker, cut them way back. No more than 3 a day but I would personally recommend no more than one. Diet sodas can stall your weight loss.

11. MF recommends to abstain from exercise your first 3 weeks unless you were already exercising. If you were already exercising, cut your exercise intensity and duration in half. If you feel fine, a nice healthy walk never hurt anyone.

12. You must keep your carbs below 100 a day to stay in fatburning. It is optimal for weight loss to keep them between 80 to 85. Utilize the My Plan page so you can keep a lookout on the carbs. I find I lose faster when I keep mine between 70 and 80.

13. If you find you are losing slowly, check how many crunch bars you are eating. Not everyone can tolerate the new crunch bars. When I added them into my meal plan, I went into a 2 week stall. I cut them out and dropped 7.3 pounds in 8 days. So just some food for thought if your weight is not dropping like you think it should be. Crunch bars can also cause stomach cramping and bad gas in some people.

14. Sipping on hot boullion is on plan and is a great crutch if you get hungry. Just sip on it slowly and it will take the edge off of your hunger. It also helps with headaches, dizziness and hunger in the first week. Any kind of boullion will do.

15. The Vanillia Shake is a great substitute for cream in the coffee. Make sure you mix it up first before adding it to your coffee. When you're thru with your coffee, drink the rest and you have one MF meal accounted for.

I hope I have not overwhelmed you with too much info, but again those are just a few items I wish I had known when I started out and a few things that I have found work for me.

If you don't like some of the foods, put them away for a few weeks and revisit them later. Your taste buds will change and you may find you like them later on.

Of course noT!!