I'm still following it but not as strict as the first few months. I lost slowly about a 1lb a week but that's almost 22lbs now. This diet is not meals, it's food so it may not be for anyone who likes a meals. I don't have any real preference to what I eat for a meal, I will eat cereal or prime rib, makes no difference to me when I eat what. Hubby couldn't do it, he likes to have a set meals with a meat, veggie, starch, dessert.