I almost didn't try this weightloss plan. I'd bought the book and cynically thought "Whats the catch?" The 'catch' was the cost of the homeopathic spray - £50 for 2 bottles, from Amazon. This put me off, but I decided to read the book, nevertheless. But I was impressed with the reasoning behind the diet and by about chapter 3, I was online and ordering the spray! And I'm so glad I did!
I lost half a stone (7lbs) in the first 3 days (not counting the 2 'feast' days at the beginning of the plan). I'd lost 11 lbs by day 11 and over the 3 weeks of the diet itself, I lost 15lbs. On the days I was plateauing on the scales, I was losing inches from my belly, waist, hips and thighs. My bust has remained, thankfully! My cheekbones have made a reappearance, as has my waist. My Candida problem has vanished, my belly is almost flat, and I sleep more deeply and for longer. I had a couple of days when I could've eaten my own arm, but that was because I wasn't drinking enough water. As soon as I did, the hunger pangs and cravings went away. I didn't join the online support system, I just used the book as a guide. It's quite easy to follow once you know what you're doing. Just make sure you are organised and have time to do this properly. Having said that, I have a very busy social life and if I'd have waited until there was nothing in my diary, I would never have started it! I did my 2 feast days during the last 2 days of my holiday and started the actual diet on my return home. During that time, I had 4 meals out, due to various celebrations, and as long as I avoided carbohydrates and alcohol and stuck as closely to the diet as I could, I still lost weight, or at least stayed at the same weight for a day or two, before it started to come off again. I am hypothyroid and thought I would never be slim again. I am so happy, and so is my partner, who is delighted that I'm looking more like the woman he first met 20 years ago.
I'm just about to enter the 6 week consolidation period to 'fix' the new weight into my body. I may do another 3 weeks of the diet afterwards. I just have to find another £50 for more of the spray, but it's definitely worth it!