Starlight - ok. I agree with you, I could never understand it either. One month I only lost about 8lb and had to stop eating the bars altogether and go back to the first 2 week stage - shakes and soups only. I could never get away with them weight wise to be honest and used to argue the toss with my CDC (good job I was friends with her). How can we put 600 cals into our bodies and not lose ???????? It's beyond me x