Hi Cheroyley. I just wanted to give you my experience with Ideal Protein. I started out the day after Thanksgiving (Nov 2013) and am now currently phasing off. I have lost 83 lbs on the program. So it does work ! I was worried at first about everything I was going to have to give up. I love bread and pasta and rice. But I found it easy to follow once I got going. I also learned how to eat a lot of new things I might not have tried otherwise. I did really good without cheating for 5 months then I had a cheat here and there since. But I find my body reacts weird to some things now. My taste buds especially. So maybe we can b taught ! Anyway, good luck on your journey and feel free to message me if you have any questions I can try to help with.