Thanks for the input.

I hate a large cup of Italian wedding soup and then another one of beef stew. Both were great. I loved soup before this diet. Tasty and generally healthy.

I know it doesn't cure the cold, but I'm thinking more of..."I need to work today and this is going to help me feel a bit better". If my weight stays flat or I gain .1 lbs or whatever, I guess that's a tradeoff I'd make.

I'm not going to go out of my way to cheat with soup, but I think that's one I'll allow as it did help and it's not really a major cheat. Won't be by that way for a bit so perhaps that's all for now.

Thanks again.