Ya I lost 20 pounds right away.i cut out all beer. I still drink alcohol mixed drinks a couple times a week. I've cut out all red meat I eat chicken like every other day. I'm going to eat some steak here and there but I've come to realize that we eat way too much meat protein in our diets. All you need is like one medium serving of meat a day for your protein. Too much protein especially, meat protein is bad on the kidneys. But when I first cut out the meat I wasn't really getting protein and I felt really weak so it is important to get your daily servings of protein. I found out about hemp seed for food. it packs the power punch of protein, like 28 grams a serving. we need like at least 50 grams a day of protein a day. Two pieces of chicken is about 50 grams of protein