Hey Jodi,
I felt like you did - I thought that I knew a lot and have read a lot and am educated in the field... but I was so stuck and frustrated with myself (sometimes it's hard to see the forest for the trees).
What I like about FLTS: It's NOT a diet. You can use your own diet and exercise plan, but fit it into a template Leigh lays out.
I also like that she has a nice clear way of explaining the real important points that are so often skipped (NEAT, actually measuring food).
I disliked (sorry Leigh, but I'm a type-A neurotic): Some grammar/typo/spelling things that it probably wouldn't have if it were published on paper and edited a bit more - this is NOT to take away from the information in it, it's my own pickiness...
Overall, it was good for me. It FINALLY drove home for me that little things add up. It's one thing to read it, but all the actual numbers / charts / examples really made me finally get that AHA moment. And so far, so good - I'm down 2# in less than a week of measuring and not eating one drop that I don't account for.
Now, having said that, I also made other changes (kicked out the remaining white carbs from my diet, which I've been meaning to do but just didn't quite do).
The other good thing is that if I stall-out, I have other things I can look at - types/frequencies of exercise and activity, the effects of cortisol, and other things in my diet I can tweak (measuring isn't the only thing she teaches).
I don't regret spending the $. Hope that helps!
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