If you break down most diets and read between the fancy tips, recipes and motivation techniques they boil down to one thing. Eat a balanced diet, control your portions and exercise daily. The G I Diet is basically all about that. What I found most comforting when reading Rick Gallops's book is it made me feel that food is *good* not evil, food is *fuel* plus can be tasty and healthy at the same time. I already tried the diet when training for the London to Brighton bike ride. Because of the high energy content, but low calories and balanced sugar intake it was perfect complement to my gruelling 4 hour bike rides on weekends. So why didn't I stick at it? That's question I can't answer yet, but intend to find out while I give it a good good go!!