"It is well documented that males lose faster than females, that younger people lose faster than older people, that menopausal women lose slower than all other groups."

Someone mentioned this earlier and I want to comment.

Don't tell AC because you'll be in for a thrashing. Don't you know it's all calories in, calories out?

My brother has been a cycling enthusiast for over 25 years. He's 50 now. Even so, with hours and hours of cycling he put on weight over the years and gained 60 pounds that no amount of cycling cured.

After 2 years on very strict, induction style Atkins, he's lost the 60 pounds and feels great. And he still cycles because he loves it but knows it wasn't the cycling that helped him lose that weight. It was the diet.

This is anecdotal of one but I believe it's a fundamental truth for most people. I don't believe Atkins or any version of low carb doesn't work for some people. If done right, it works for everyone.