I treated low carb eating as a diet for several years. And yes, the weight came off, fast at first. But after I'd regain the pounds and lose them again, repeat... I started noticing that it didn't come off as fast. Now, I'm sticking to it, but with such small results that it gets very discouraging. If I could have a do-over, I'd wait until I was ready to make this a way of life. ONCE committed it will work for good.