If at the beginning of my seven year search for the ideal diet I had known what I know now, I believe I would have slimmed down from 295 (134) to 202 pounds (92 kilos) in one year, or in no more than eighteen months. Putting on weight and my way of life in general almost killed me. Well, although I didn't die, I was very close to getting seriously ill. Due to inexpert weight loss, I almost became disabled. That is why I did not write consult a doctor...