The first two days were the hardest for me.. and not from hunger. They were hard because I had some reactions (headache and an overall "not with it" kinda feeling). Maybe best to start on a weekday where you can give yourself a personal day (or some part of it at least). I went to the movies ( double feature!) and brought my drinks along... it was great. The second day I busied myself with other pleasurable activities (not chores...chores always make me want to take breaks for food..hee-hee)...then by day 3, I was more used to it and could go back to my day to day and felt really sharp and ready for anything. I found that back in the day to day my chore "breaks" were taken reading an article with my drink, putting my feet up to rest for a minute and close my eyes ( I never do this day to day... it's like retraining myself!) I have heard that for many people day 3 is still pretty tough BUT I think that after having two days where I really pampered myself in every window I could, I felt great about getting back to my life tasks with a sense of care and freedom because I'm aware that I'm taking the time to take care of my body and overall health. What you are doing for yourself extends into your family... a healthy you= happy you and dependable you...what more would you want from mom and wife? The act of making food for your loved ones even though you are not participating in eating is a real selfless service.... it feels good for me to look at this in this way. Because I am loving myself so much to fast I can pour that love into their healthy meals and set a great example for them just by being good to myself:) Sorry, I get a little passionate about these things... I just can't help it though because it just really feels good to take a break and gain some prespective... babble, babble.... I hope this helps you :)