Hi there Durian-- as far as me modifying the 4 Hour Body deal is that I don't eat within an hour or less when I wake up, and I don't even eat the beans (yet).
But I do follow the idea of no white sugar, pasta, bread, rice, flour ("white" most anything is a no-no,even milk-- accept cauliflower, which I adore). And yes, I do a cheat day once a week (today is my Cheat Day... in fact, every Friday is). I don't lose fast (averaging just 1-2 pounds a week, I estimate) but does great things for my moral. As
Jacqui_D says, (and she's is who inspired me to try my low-carb eating to include one cheat day a week---and ONE day only, not two, not 1.5 days) when she thinks about wanting something she shouldn't-- she just puts that idea on the back burner, because if she DOES want it (such as a glazed donut or something), she knows that she can have it on her cheat day.
That's my thinking too. I might think something sounds good one day (as I said, a donut, and why that example? Because I had some this morning! WITH Hot chocolate!) but I just write it down to remember to have it on my Friday/Cheat Day. You know-- sometimes what sounds good on Tues doesn't even sound like the treat that I want by Friday.
All I can say is it's working for ME. (YMMV)
MrsKevin