Usual disclaimer: MD me not.

Sorry to beat a dead horse gang, but I wanted to give you an ideal of just
how low a calorie diet the Zone is.  I've gone back to tracking my food
intake on a rather anal database.  It is titled Diet Balancer, by Nutridata
Software Corporation - nice program.  Anyway, I am on lowcarb at the moment
and eating 10 x my bodyweight.  Her is today's food plan.

Breakfast

        2 eggs
        1 tsp olive oil
        2 strips bacon
        1/2 cup cooked mushrooms

Snack

        6 oz can tuna fish in water
        1 Tbs Flax oil

Lunch

        6 oz. chicken breast
        1 Tbs flax oil dressing

Snack

        1 oz pork rinds
        2 oz walnuts

Dinner

        6 oz broiled salmon
        1 Tbs paleo mayonnaise

Snack

        1 can Kipper snacks (Crown Prince)

This is not a lot of food.  I lift on a 3 day split and do moderate
aerobics on off days.  This whole mess comes out to:

        2105 calories

        206 grams protein
        13.5 grams carbs
        142 grams fat

But the Zone would have me eat half of this!!!!  I am not bashing the Zone
for its balancing of meals between fat, pro and carb.  (I am going for zero
carb due for ketosis, but I would not want to stay there forever.)  Rather,
I bash the Zone for its severe calorie restriction.  I know what the severe
restriction did to me, and I would save you all that grief.

James (off his soapbox now) at Penn State