I have a friend who put her diabetic live in boyfriend on this diet, he was one of those teddy bear types with the huge belly, and he's actually the smallest one in his family. Within 2 weeks his face seemed thinner. In about 3 weeks his belly was definitely going down and he said his arms seemed to actually have more muscle. Then she lost her focus, and I guess it was all for naught. One thing she mentioned though, before starting the diet, was that if he started eating any kind of carbs, he couldn't quit till the package was empty.