thanks Pepe for getting back to me, I really appreciate it and all of your insight that you have to offer is very helpful, I have read The Master Cleanse books (i have 3 books) and the reason i am doing the minimum of 6 drinks is because i am use to not eating that much and i can barely make the 6 drinks as is so this is why i will cleanse longer (the 40 days) because i am drinking the minimum, and yes i do need to lose some weight so the 6 drinks is plenty for me calorie and carb wise, but i am making up for it by drinking a lot of water to help the cleansing, thanks again...Jamie