My hubby started out VERY restrictive, thinking less carbs would be better. However, as he went along and saw my results with fresh veggies and he added those and is eating "correctly", he has lost twice as much and in fact had a 9 lb whoosh recently. He and I both are feeling great. I recently started moving up past 20 with OWL and adding some fruit (had 20 fresh raspberries with breakfast :yum and since adding a few carbs, I have also had better results. Just some food for thought Best of luck with this!