<p>That win diet does look drastic. It reminds me of --what was it called, popular in the 80’s I think–optifast?</p>
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There is a Lebanese restaurant that we frequent which serves the most <em>amazing</em> desserts known to man. I honestly can’t imagine ANY better. The guy that makes them is the husband of one of the women who works there (I am on a first-name/family history basis with EVERYONE in there 
). He has his own little shop from which he sells to other businesses, so I have cut out the middle man there and buy a quarter sheet every few weeks. I’ve NEVER had tiramisu like that…it MELTS in your mouth! Ironically, I really don’t have very much of a sweet tooth…in fact, I prefer [color=red]hot<a href=“SPICY!!!–it’s%20the%20Texan%20in%20me!”>/color</a>, sour, and salty. I used to eat lemons with salt on them for snacks when I was a young kid!</p>
<p>the win diet sounds like doctor-supervised anorexia. thats why the website says it’s only for the morbidly obese. the reason it sounds scary and drastic to us is because 3-5 pounds a week is not much if you’re under 175 lbs. but if you’re 300+ then 3-5 is much less.</p>
<p>If I read your site correctly, the very-low calorie diet is not depicted there is not a WIN diet. WIN apparently stands for Weight Control Information Network, and they are, on that page, simply describing one kind of diet, not necessarily endorsing it.</p>
<p>The VLCD (Very Low Calorie Diets) are administered under strict medical supervision. It is essentially a liquid diet for weight loss, after which solid foods are reintroduced in a slow progression. I have not read much about these diets, but my kids’ pedi actually used this himself and lost about 60 lbs. Problem is, he’s pretty much gained it all back now. IMHO, when you use a diet like this, you are <em>not</em> learning good eating habits for the long term. I think it is important that you use a method to lose weight that is one you can alter slightly and convert into a workable maintenance diet. The VLCD’s do not allow for this.</p>
<p>I enjoyed reading a small volume entitled ‘Think Slim, Be Slim’ by Elsye Birkinshaw. It is a Guide to the Mental Diet (circa 1976) that I picked it up in a second hand bookstore for $4. I like the idea of re-programming the way I think and being kind to myself, most diets are so harsh…</p>
<p>Now that I think about it, I need to lose about 15 lbs…hmmmm :rolleyes:</p>