And I lost six pounds in nine days. Best diet ever, but I don't suggest you go out and pick up a bug of the stuff. lol To be serious for a moment, the times I've wanted to lose weight, I just cut back on my calories.. I didn't drastically delete them BUT I did watch my intake. I kicked out refined sugars, processed meats, fast foods and pastas. If I ate carbs, I ate them before 1600hrs and I worked out for a total of 45 minutes during the day.