Phase 3: Stick with the changes developed in phase one and two. However, feel welcome to add your favorite foods back in. Keep these foods in the luxury category. How much you can enjoy depends on your daily activity level.

Stock up on vegetables and fruits. Go easy on high-starch foods like potatoes, corn and peas. Also raise activity level -- that permits you to enjoy even more of those foods you long for.

A sample menu looks like this. Breakfast consists of Best Life Cheerios
Cereal Mix, half a pear, 2 tablespoons of pecans and 1 cup of nonfat milk.Lunch is 2 slices of whole wheat bread, 2 tablespoons of almond or othernut butter, half a pear, 1 teaspoon of honey and half a cup of carrots.Dinner is lemon and herb grilled trout, a 5-inch ear of corn and sautedsugar snap peas with ginger.

It's simple yet well-rounded enough for just about anyone to follow. Thereare no special foods or pre-packaged meals. Instead those on the BestLife Diet will enjoy whole foods that promote the pounds-shedding process.