I am far from my target weight but I have lost 40lbs over the last 6 months. I did Atkins for a bit and it does work but I was craving vegetables too much and I didn't like that I had to deny myself green vegetables in any real amount. Then my hubby was put on a diabetic diet and I found it too difficult to cook two totally different eating plans. So, I switched to WW and that happened to be the right plan for me.
However, in truth all the diets I have tried (and I have been big all my life and been on every diet you can imagine) all comes down to teaching you to eat a balanced diet and to exercise. It just takes some of us longer to commit to that.
Plus, as it was said before - water. Most of us go through our lives dehydrated and if we just drank out minumum water requirements we would feel so much better. Running back and forth to the loo is exercise too
I took a break for the holidays and put on weight, tomorrow is my shopping day and from that point on I am back on the diet. Actually looking forward to some healthy food.