I LC diet, plus I was just diagnosed with Diabetes. LC is the ONLY way I can ever lose any significant amount of weight. It's tough, but for the right body type it's a lifesaver.
I lost nearly 40 lbs in 4 months using Atkins about 5 years ago. After gradually gaining back a lot of that weight, I decided to give it another go, but I felt like my results weren't the same.
I'm now going to the gym for fairly rigorous workouts 3-4 times a week, but at the suggestion of a trainer I'm not going so low-carb. I have carbs in the morning in the form of bread, fruit or oatmeal, but eat low-carb after that. The weight loss this time is much slower and I'm tempted to go back to what I did before.
Hey kimmie, you've got a buddy here! I had insulin-dependent gestational diabetes when I was pregnant with my daughter 22 years ago, and am considered to be prediabetic now. I've been keeping my blood sugar at record-low levels (and keeping myself off insulin) for the last three years with the Atkins diet - and my cholesterol tested low, too. Low-carb really does work far better than the diabetic diet for high blood, as far as I'm concerned...