Last June my daughter moved in with me for a few months while she was between apartments. We both wanted to lose weight, so we went almost-no-carb for about 4 months. We didn't follow a specific diet, just tried to eliminate carbs and didn't worry about fats. In fact we ate more fats than usual. I lost 20 pounds fairly quickly, but my cholesterol shot up. We ate lots of beef, bacon, eggs, cheese, and no bread, potatoes, etc. Since then I've managed to keep my weight pretty steady by trying to limit, but not eliminate, carbs, and my cholesterol came back down when I started substituting chicken and fish for the beef and bacon. This was the easiest diet I've tried, and I think I'll go back on it sometime this year and try to lose a bit more.