On a different subject:

I have been reading the Hilton Head Metabolism Diet, copyrighted 1983. It was so close, in some ways, to things I would like to do, that I decided to research a few things about it

Those things being 1) Non-soy vegan alternatives to cottage cheese and yogurt; since I cannot use soy or any sort of animal milk. It was hard going, but, I found a couple of recipes worth trying.  2) Anything else related to adapting the diet to a vegan lifestyle. I found nothing, but, I already know a few good ideas.

Along the way, I found out that there is a newer version of the diet. In the comments for that book, there was someone saying that they used the original diet plan, that they had lost 50 lbs on it, and, that they had never gained it back. Good to know!

One of the things the Hilton Head Metabolism Diet focuses on, which I am interested in, is this being a lifestyle, not a quick way to lose weight just for the moment. Another thing is, because it is a lifestyle, having mild exercise at decent intervals, so as to add and keep some muscle and burn some fat, without devoting impossible amounts of time, energy or money to it. On top of that, they have a form of alternating calories, though, in a different way than I was thinking about.

I also like that they discuss the importance of when you eat and what you eat over how much you eat, and, the effects of stress on weight.

I am not currently a vegan, but, I would like to be more vegan than the plan calls for. However, I would be doing more of it just by using plant milk to make the yogurt and cottage cheese; and, I could make other changes to the plan, too, that are allowed as part of the plan.

So, uhm, yeah, basically, I am thinking of following the plan, with a few alterations, and, seeing how it goes; with the goal in mind of being a healthy mostly vegan-style eater, who, definitely, avoids most processed foods and is healthier as a result.

It will be a few days before I could even get properly started on following it, which is just as well, since it will be a few days before I am sure of the modifications.