Phase 3: Stick with the changes made in phase one and two. However, feel free 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 such as potatoes, corn and peas. Also increase 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 other nut 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 o corn and sautéed sugar snap peas with ginger.

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