#1 ~ Avoid white carbs (or anything that can be white)
#2 ~ Eat the same few meals over and over (keep it simple)
#3 ~ Don't drink calories (i.e. fruit juices, milk, soda)
#4 ~ Don't eat fruit
#5 ~ Take one day off per week and go nuts
Breakfast this morning consisted of scrambled eggs with spinach, bell pepper, tomatoes and black beans (you eat a lot of legumes on this diet) and a side of cottage cheese... it was delicious! I tried drinking my coffee how the book suggests (with cinnamon) ... that was not delicious (I need to find a way I can still get my morning caffeine fix).