Thanks, everyone, for your responses. I am on the 4th day of phase 2, so I am going to decrease the drops I take today and see if I notice a difference. When you suggest NO drops, do you mean stay on the VLCD w/o any drops? I think that the dropper was not functioning well, so I was taking more than I needed. I will try today on less drops. Thanks again....so far, I am down 3.6 pounds!