[iamgilesbowkett]

Sure. Basically just this guy's work:

http://www.drfuhrman.com/

I eat beans, fruit, and vegetables, and that's basically it. No starchy vegetables (i.e., potatoes, squash), and occasional nuts and seeds.

No meat, grains, salt, sugar, alcohol, or pretty much anything other than fruits, vegetables, and beans.

In addition to losing weight, I lost 100 points of cholesterol and also saw improvements in my blood pressure, my teeth, my skin, and other areas.

I went off it because I got bored, and I got all the weight back. I went back on it about a month ago and I've already lost 16 pounds or so.

[rjh29]

Why are you going back onto a diet that you clearly can't sustain? What makes you believe you won't, in time, gain back the weight you are losing now?

Crash diets work for a few people, sure: people who have the self-control and determination to adjust to a normal diet following the crash period. But the vast majority of people they simply do not work. I'd have given you the benefit of the doubt before, but your past experience clearly puts you in the latter category. So why continue?

[iamgilesbowkett]

"Why are you going back onto a diet that you clearly can't sustain?"

Who are you kidding? I stayed on it for a year and a half and then got bored. It wasn't a struggle, I just stopped making it a priority. It's a pretty gigantic leap from there to "clearly can't sustain."

"Crash diets work for a few people, sure"

It's not a crash diet. Re-read the pages I linked to, and the comments I made. I don't have time to continue this conversation but it's nothing personal.

[rangibaby]

I would consider gaining the weight straight back a sign that it's unsustainable.