I wouldn't say the adkins diet doesn't work cause I know it does. Josh lost 85 pounds on that diet and he has kept it off...he made sort of a lifestyle change though. I hate wking out, But I am going to have to start doing that, because diet helps for a little while, but then I completely plateau! I hate that~I am an on the go-type girl. I am always in a rush to do everything! I need a diet that I can just grab and go...does that help at all?