The Zone Diet?

It's fantastic!

I went to a nutritionist (Dr. David Wallman in Smithtown)...he customized a diet for me and said that it follows the basic principles of the Zone Diet.

It has worked for me...and it really is healthy...I eat a little of everything...every meal I eat a carb, protein AND fat!

It can be a bit tricky at first, but after a week, I was a master! (I got down to a size 2...some clothes were even 0, on this diet).

Your best bet is to read the book; The Zone Diet...

in a nutshell:
You want to get a certain amount of carbs, fats and proteins per meal...this keeps your metablism going....Eat every 3-4 hours...it varies depending upong your BMI (body mass index is what I think it stands for...the book goes over this, and helps you compute it quickly).

You don't have to weigh everything either...you can eyeball it as well (that's what I do).

I stay away from pastas, breads, etc (I seem to have an allergy or something, when I eat these items, I get migranes, and major allergy attacks the next day).

For my carbs I rely on fruit and veggies...protens, I rely on tofu, beans...sometimes fish, eggs (I don't really eat meat)...cheese
For my fats...butter, mayo, olive oil, and so on.

I don't really limit myself except for the pastas...but it's more about eating the right foods together, smaller meals, throughout the day.

I'm not doing a very good job at explaining it...you can always make an appointment with the nutritionist I used...David Wallman, in Smithtown (he's in the yellow pages).
He'll get you on the right track.