just starting reading this thread. i gained a lot of weight after my son's behavior got bad. I was up to 173 (!!!) and did Atkins, and easily got down to 135 or so, in about 6 months. I don't weigh myself anymore, but I really like high fat, low carb. i have read that low fat diets are bad for people with depression issues. One well known nutritionalist says something like think "satisfied" for "saturated" in saying that butter is good. Something like that. I use a lot of coconut oil - that is my favorite fat.
I am pretty skeptical of fasting and calorie reduction. Doesn't it just make you hungry and make your body conserve calories?
