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Fully understand where you are coming from @SunnyExpat .Indeed, anyone that posts in the low calorie diet forum, asking about the Newcastle diet, will always get my full support. No deviation necessary.
It is a shame that some perceptions are it's not for everyone though, I see it as eight weeks compared to a lifetime, even if it is only a chance.
I felt the same immediately after I achieved success with ND. It was only through further reading that I realised not everyone will be successful, especially if they have damage to their pancreas. For some it will not work, and that can be so demoralising. Also, so many people mistakenly believe that the ND only entails a short 8 week period of Very Low Calorie Diet. Many fail to heed the information that on completion of the 8 weeks one must continue to consume about a third less calories than they previously had. So, it does require lifetime changes.
Edit: agree it is worth trying. After all, what's 8 weeks compared to rest of life?