Ha! Another 'Eat to Live' modifier here! I just have to be left alone to kind of follow it, not strictly either, and my weight drops gently even with ZERO exercise.
The hard part is not the diet, for me --- I actually followed it pretty strictly once upon a time.* It's the people around me tempting me with things I COULD do without --- lovely French pastries and German bakery breads, the cakes and rice and potatoes my husband craves, the meats that friends NEED to complete a meal...
*The only bit I can't handle is the caffeine embargo. I have naturally low BP and tend to hypoglycaemia (strictly idiopathic!). And migraines. As a result, my gynae and GP actually want me on coffee! Go figure!
But yes, it IS hard to follow exactly when life gets stressful or social. I added back dairy and chocolate too, and probably have a little more fat than Fuhrman would have liked. Even this modified version has got me down four kilos in the last six months, and that's with never refusing an invitation to eat out, no restrictions when eating out, plus several lavish meals for professional reasons. Count me sold, even though I'm not at target weight yet!
I too was ill most of last month --- bad, bad allergies that morphed into a bunch of infections --- so exercise has been on exile (can't breath too well). YLF's my 'breather' at the moment, between overshot deadlines and left-too-late seasonal closet switch.
I just realized yesterday that some of the clothes that fit perfectly at New Year's suddenly don't fit right. That's a problem, though it WAS the goal, because I can't go shopping for replacements yet. Ack!
