I hear you. I like the diet idea for 8 weeks and if the carb loading works for you, go for it!! Look into Thermorexen and Levorex. GREAT stack for fat buring - you can get them @ the AF store. I just finished 12 weeks w/it and was impressed w/my results esp. since my diet wasn't as dialed in as I would have liked it to be, AND b/c its an OTC product.