Like most others around here, I have tried LF/HC...with little to no success. I tried dieting first in 1997...I lost 10-20 lbs...before my weight loss stopped. After being essentially stalled (weight fluctuated up and down within a range of a couple pounds) for 4 months, I went off that one, and gained it all back plus 80-100 more in 2 years. I ate Low-Fat from 1999 to 2002, when I went on Atkins. I gained another 30 pounds eating Low-Fat. I also did not expect Atkins to work so well. But, it did to the tune of 86 pounds and 30-36 inches (8-10 Chest/12-14 Waist/10-12 Hips.)