Anything will work for a while if it restricts calories but the only way to sustain it for life is to base it on real food. Potatoes, onions, carrots, etc all qualify as real food. Everybody wants a quick fix. They don't want to take responsibility for themselves.
I'm only like 8 months in but Im getting bitter too - A woman with no exercise (gets the god damn lift/elevator up one flight of stairs) will talk about her 20 points a day diet for "sins" and she intentionally aims for the worst processed dog $h1t she can find for those 20 points, chocolate muffins, caramel sweets/candy, pastry - it irritates me so bad and it shouldn't really.
Woman goes up to me and see's protein under my desk "does that stuff work? my husband had some for a bit and his muscles didnt get bigger" errg for christ sake... so she thought having 3 protein shakes would turn an average person into a underwear model in 3-4 weeks and if it didnt it was a scam....
Is there a thread to rant about what you hear/overhear cos I sure need one.