Jul 192007
This diet requires you to count calories. The basic premise is that in order to lose weight or keep your weight down reduce the amount of calories. In other words eat less.
While I did lose some weight because I was always counting calories, I felt very regimented and controlled which made it hard to stay on this diet long term. While a certain amount of cheating is probably fine, I really felt tempted to cheat on this diet. One good thing about counting calories is that it does make people conscious of calories. Certainly portion control is a part of any proper diet.