I really like it so far! I was really pretty much stalled although I was lifting weights and walking miles and miles and miles and bicycling 30.40,50 miles at a time! But, in 2 weeks or so I have lost 5 lbs, and really don't think I am losing muscle, may still be putting some on. My body REALLY didn't want to let me lose any more after 50lbs. This diet seems to make my body tell itself it's ok to burn that fat off again. They say the carbing up makes your body release Leptin, which keeps you from going into starvation mode (in which your body slows your metabolism down to hold on to your fat). My body was definitely in starvation mode, I WAS HUNGRY AS A HORSE EVERY NIGHT!! Now after a couple of weeks and a couple of carb-ups, I feel like a fat burning machine during the week. For me, it is MUCH easier to be very strict during the week after a "pig out" on the weekend. Of course, there are rules to the "pig out", but seems ok to bend them a little some time. Well, don't wanna ramble on too much, but suffice it to say, come Sunday or Monday, I'm gonna be back in ketosis, doing my running/walking and weight lifting and the fats gonna be melting away. Thanks for the vote of support, hope it works for you too! There is more than enough info. in this forum to get a good grip on the basics and give it a go.