I talked to my cousin. She has lost 23 lbs and her blood sugar is great. She said it isn't a diet. It is portion control. For breakfast she has two piece of bacon, 1/2 of one egg, scrambled, and 1/2 piece of butter toast. Morning snack of 1/4 cup of anything not sweet. She eats almonds. Lunch is a salad with raw veggies, all she wants. Afternoon snack of anything not sweet and not over 1/4 cup. Dinner is a normal balanced meal but only 1/4 cup of each food. No sweetened/artificial sweetened drinks. She said it was rough at first but she said the benefits are worth it. She is now feeling good enough to get out and walk or ride her bike every day. She is 64. If she over eats now she feel bad and her numbers are all messed up.