Don't get me wrong - I lost a mountain of weight in phase one - 15 pounds, to be exact. I had also lost my energy and ability to concentrate.

First off, the details: This diet seems to be a variation of the Atkins diet. It's low carb, at first. For the first fourteen days of the diet, the dieter has to avoid carb-rich foods. The only carbohydrates allowed in this period are beans, milk and tomatoes. Everything else, including foods with complex carbohydrates, are prohibited. After this phase of two weeks, the dieter is strongly encouraged to add one type of carb food per week to avoid a spike of weight gain and rein in his or her tendency to fall into the low blood sugar syndrome and overeat.

Problems are abound here. First off, even though this diet is easier to handle than Atkin's, it's still very restrictive. There's still not enough variety for foods, and overtime, eating and cooking meals become monotonous. The lack of carbs might cause lethargy. It certainly did so for me.

Don't get me wrong though. This is my experience. I'm not sure if yours will be similar. I would advise this diet for short-term weight loss in preparation for an important event, but long term weight-loss achievers will not appreciate this much.

Needless to say, I went with common sense and just ate in moderation to achieve my weight-loss goals.