Originally Posted by cooltoy

Atkins. And exercise off course.

Do it hardcore for three month or so. You will loose around 20-25 lbs during that period. Then ease up until you reach your desired weight. After that you stick with most of it and have occasional days where you eat things you used to like (pizza, sweets, pasta, etc.). On vacation I just came back from, we went to three buffets in two weeks (did not go crazy on carbs, but had a lot of cakes and pastries), but despite that and due to increased metabolism and lots of walking, still managed to loose a couple of pounds.