I was on this diet for six months, and it was really oustanding for me. The initial two weeks were not easy (what diet is?), but I kept really busy and time passed quickly. Many people feel it is not a healthy diet because it is not balanced, but the idea is not to completely cut carbs, but to lower the amount one ingests each day. I became quite adept at knowing the carb counts in the food I ate, and made smarter choices.
This diet is great for people with blood sugar issues – it helps stabilize the sugar, and because the weight comes off very quickly, the sugar is lowered. My cholesterol was surprisingly excellent, as well, even though fat is in the diet.
I never felt better than when I was on the diet. I fell off the wagon when I had back to back chasunahs for two weeks straight in June, several years ago. After my fifth wedding, all the good had been undone, and I never went back on, to my deep regret.
South Beach is a slightly healthier form of this diet.