I got this book because I have tried and tried with The Sonoma and South Beach Diets and finally decided that what I was doing could be defined as insanity; "doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result". Those diets, along with other higher protein and lower carb diets, never fit me or my lifestyle. I kept telling myself that I needed to make a change and kept trying to force myself to make changes. The problem was (is) that it never felt like anything I could do for a lifetime.Years ago I did a low-fat diet and I lost weight easily and kept it off easily for about 5 years. I exercised a lot and was in the best shape of my life. I began to gain a little weight and instead of looking at my program and tweaking it I let myself gain 15 or more pounds before decided to stop and take a look at my diet. At about that time there was a lot of buzz about how low fat diets don't work . . . ironically, I believed it even though it had worked for me and for 5 years!For the next 6 years I bounced back and forth between The Zone, Atkins, South Beach Diet, and The Sonoma Diet. I gained the same 10-15 pounds over and over with a net result of being heavier than when I started 6 years ago. Making a lifestyle change is hard and nearly impossible if the diet doesn't "gel" or fit naturally.One day I was frustrated with spinning my wheels and stated looking at Amazon for a low-fat diet book. There aren't many lower fat diet books because most of the buzz is about the type of diets that I have been doing and haven't worked for me. I ran into Fiber35 and I thought it sounded great. I noticed right away that the type of foods that I "can" eat are the kind of foods I "want" to eat. It fit!Fiber35 is working for me. This just fits for me and my family. I taped the Fiber35 program on IPTV. Eating more fiber works by helping aid in weight loss, blood stabilazation, and improve our immunity. I prefer getting my fiber from real food so that I can get a lot of healthy phytonutrients that fight disease but may use a supplement.There are other healthy diets out there but this one just fits. When I prepare my menu I am happy about the choices and look forward to eating and serving my family what I have prepared. Before I sat down with my cookbook to make my menu and I honestly thought "maybe it wont be that bad". I would sigh and tell myself that it was "good for me" so it was what I had to make to be healthy. I hoped that after doing the diet for a while that I would learn to love the food I was eating. The authors say that we will stop craving "junk" food so I thought maybe I would start craving slabs of meat and boring or odd side dishes. I never did and therefore would sway from being on a diet to being off a diet. My weight was like a yo-yo.This week I have lost 4 pounds (6 days). I already have more energy which is huge for this time of year. Normally, I am dog tired from the thaw and coming of spring (seasonal allergies). Not this year.I have tweaked the diet a little. I really believe in low-fat diets so I am watching my fat grams. My goal is to have 20-40 fat grams and 35-55 grams of fiber each day. I do keep an eye on my calories but I don't worry too much about it.I journal every meal and am trying to work on my goal of journaling it before I eat it instead of eating and then journaling.I have always exercised. I still do and will continue.I will update my progress as I go along with Fiber35. It is very healthy and so easy . . . it fits me.