Originally posted by oceanrider
Pre-cycling, I went on Atkins and lost 10 lbs. I felt terrible and gained most of it back as soon as I began eating a variety of foods. Then I lost another 6lbs. by cutting way back but eating a variety. I was hungry all the time. Then I started cycling and eating like "normal" people. That's when I noticed the weight beginning to melt away.
This is my experience, too. That's why I believe exercise is the key to getting the weight off and keeping it off.
I believe that any weight-loss program that does not include a balanced exercise/muscle-development program is basically an unhealthy starvation-type diet. (And don't let me start on Atkins; how can you exercise properly without carbs?)