I think Pauls Lightening Up diet is similar to Susan Powter's Stop The Insanity. I have that book around here somewhere and am going to check that out.

As far as that Alli, on Oprah her doctor guest says it is dangerous and gives one slimey and loose, verrrry loose bowels. The kind you have to stay home because of. Whatever works for whoever, is the best plan for them.

Personally, I am sick to death having to diet at all, but sicker od being a fatty. Then besides dieting I have to eat foods good gor blood pressure and diabetes. If you think thats fun, let me just say that the one food thats good for one thing, is bad for the other, and so on, and so on. I use to do Jenny Craig and it was great but I can't afford the food, since I have to foot the bills alone...Oh poop!!!