In the past I was employed as a weight loss coach and saw many people visit me that have been on fad diets in the past. Fad diets really mess with peoples' minds! I'm glad you shared this. The way I eat may be considered a "fad" diet since I am vegan, but it's not the restriction of meat that helped me lose 40 pounds, it is the addition of more whole healthy foods and less processed foods and junk.