[CatoRenasci]

I've dieted a bit off an on over the past 30 years, and the ONLY type of diet I've been successful with is the high protien, low carbohydrate. I lost weight with a pre-Atkins variant in the mid-1960s and kept the weight off for 8 or 9 years before I was in a situation where I ate a more carb rich diet and got fat again. Used Atkins to take the weight off and did pretty well till the huge popularity in the mid-80s of the low fat high carb, which my wife unfortunately still believes in. Just doesn't work, for me at least. Bring on the protein!

[wardaddy]

I agree. A non fat high carb diet simply doesn't work for me as well unless I starve myself.

[laredo44]

I've dieted a bit off an on over the past 30 years, and the ONLY type of diet I've been successful with is the high protien, low carbohydrate. I lost weight with a pre-Atkins variant in the mid-1960s and kept the weight off for 8 or 9 years before I was in a situation where I ate a more carb rich diet and got fat again. Used Atkins to take the weight off and did pretty well till the huge popularity in the mid-80s of the low fat high carb, which my wife unfortunately still believes in. Just doesn't work, for me at least. Bring on the protein!

I've also lost weight on a high protein/low carb diet. What perplexes me, is with the variety of humans around the world, why the professionals claim a "one size fits all" concept of diet in the first place.