Jackie Warner Diet Plan 5+2

Hey all,
I am starting the Jackie Warner plan on Monday. I think it is very reasonable and will help with my weekend indulging! When I restrict myself too much, I binge. If you're not familiar with the plan I would consider picking up her book (it is very good!) or there are some internet sites that post some details.

Basically you eat clean for 5 days in a row....
4 - 4 oz servings of lean protein (low fat dairy, greek yogurt, whey powder and eggs included), 3 cups veggies, 2 whole fruits (or 1 cup fresh), 2 servings of whole grains, 2tbsp healthy fat (nut butters, flaxseed oil, EVOO, etc) per day over 3 meals and 2 snacks. A typical day COULD look like this:

Breakfast: Protein Grain, Fruit
Snack: Protein, Fruit
Lunch: Protein, Veg
Snack: Veg, Fat
Dinner, Protein, Grain, Veg

If you follow these food guidelines, eating clean, no artificial sweetners, processed junk etc. Then on the weekend (or two days per week) you can have a treat meal. The treat meal can be up to 1500 calories per meal, per day. So this could be dinner and drinks with friends on Saturday and Sushi for lunch on Sunday. Whatever you want, but the treat meal has to be tracked, cannot exceed 1500 calories, left overs cannot be saved and the other meals that day would still follow the clean eating principles. This is not a free-for-all for the day!

She also suggests you end your day with a cup of tea to satisfy your oral fix to snack at night. She suggests decaf green with a fruit tea of choice.

What I like about this plan is it allows you to have something you really want instead of you can have a piece of chocolate but it has to be 100 calories. I like that it is controlled and you have to earn it and track it. It's always easier for me to stay on plan Monday-Friday so I'm confident this approach will work for me because I tend to be someone that is all or nothing. So it doesn't work for me to have a little something extra every day like a piece of chocolate or an extra snack, this turns into several pieces of chocolate or 2 mini bags of chips, etc. I need more structure.

There is a A LOT more information and guidance on this plan with the reasoning behind why it works.

But I was thinking if anyone has read her book or even if you're interested in trying it, maybe we could have a forum to talk about the food piece and our progress. The food piece is the most important part of weight loss and the reason I have worked out 6-8 + hours a week the last 2 years and still haven't gotten to my goal!

Any takers?