My ex was doing a sort of mix between the Atkins diet and the Body for Life diet. Basically cutting out carbs and eating lots of protein, and exercising every day. He lost about 20lbs and was definitely trading it for muscle. He did it for almost a year then hit a plateau, at which point his personal trainer cousin told him it was time to add carbs back in, but just the good ones (like whole grain rice/pasta.). I don't know much about this kind of diet. If I tried to cut out...well..anything, I'd probably waste away!! Anyway, that's my two cents. Maybe more like one...
