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I had the same problem with my third week except I didn't lose anything and I even gained two pounds in that third week. I read an article somewhere that said if you increase your Water intake by 16 ounces more than the daily recommended 64 ounces for a total of 80 per day, you can increase your metabolism by 30%. I started this (along with lowering my carb intake from the 40's to the 20's) and in four days I dropped four pounds (the two pounds I had gained plus two more). That was just last week.

I feel like I am in the bathroom all the time but I'll do whatever to keep the scale moving down.

You know... i've been thinking about this and one thing I've noticed is we all hit this about the time we start to add full liquids or for some soft foods.

I wonder if the added sodium in these foods add Water retention back to our bodies that we might have lost during the clear liquid and light liquid phases. Hummmm......cool.gif

Maybe that is why the increased liquids helps....

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