The food is pretty darn good. The quantity is more than I would have anticipated. For MALE it is 1400 calories a day and that sounds like starvation to me but it's really fine. Nine weeks ago I started at 307# and am down to 284# now. The program is not cheap! It is $500.00 for 4 weeks but what is the cost of bad health? This is the very first diet that has worked for me and that I know that I can stick with for quite a while. I really like that you get 2 days breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack off - just try to eat sensibly! My doctor has reduced my insulin by greater than 50% as my blood sugar was low and now it is right on target. My first goal is 260# and I'm 65 years old 6' 3" 100% disabled veteran.