i know you are gung ho and happy about this but i dont think smoking and drinking coffee while fasting is a good idea. the problem of our addictions we set great goals then we fail and over time its very self defeating because lose faith in our ability to make any change at all. it seems to work better to make little little changes and have then become permanet rather than huge drastic OK NOW IM TOTALLY DONE WITH ALL OF THIS kind of thing. just from expereince here. if you want to loose weight think about a strict macrobiotic diet first. its simple and creates REAL LASTING change.