I felt as though I was on the same path as ihr. Started around the same day, have followed USD religiously for that week and continued while I read UMD book. This is completing my 3rd week basically following advice and added only quinoia as an alternative to brown rice once in a while. Not muc in the way of results and don't know what to do now. I don't know why I thought this one would be different from others I have worked at, but it's all the same. It will be slow and painful work for many months unless I decide to stay the same as I have been, and that's just about as painful. I can't seem to drink the smoothies,partly because it's winter, and partly because they seem to make me queasy. Have tried different combos of fruits and rice powder, or rice milk or soy milk, but I think it might be the flax. However, I don't know what NOT drinking the shakes would have to do with poor results. HELP