I tried it for a week and lost 4 pounds. This was a great mental lift for me; I'm really tired of being fat.

then I saw my doctor yesterday and she said absolutely not; this diet has way too much protein for a diabetic; can cause kidney damage.

I really didn't think I was increasing the protein taht much, just cutting out all the crap I'm not supposed to eat anyway.

I read the diet website stuff and it made a lot of sense to me; I've been hypoglycemic all my life and without the crap my blood sugars are a lot more even.

I'm in a quandary now. My friend Jory is doing great on this diet, and a fellow at work has lost a hundred pounds.

If I drink all the water religiously I may keep on it, modified.

summer where I live is not the time to give up fruit. It is a fruit lover's paradise: strawberries, blueberries, peaches ... especially peaches. The one not on the diet. (sigh.)