Low carb or low fat diet?

Low fat!

Don't just think about weight. Think about the potential for yo-yoing (you will if you go low carb) and thing about heart health (as well as the fact that a high-fat--bad fats--diet contributes to other things, including cancer). I actually eat a ton of carbs (have always eaten low-fat), but my weight is more a function of how much I eat and my activity level. Just cut bad fats out of your diet and you will inevitably lose weight and feel much better. I don't expect others to do this, but I eat no meat, no dairy, no egg and never cook with oil. VERY occasionally I will add some olive oil (and I am talking a tablespoon or two at most) to something. You can get great flavor from food without adding fats--and you will get enough fat naturally. In addition to going low fat, if you want to lose 10 to 15 pounds, increase your activity level. Run, run, run. Over the last month, I have reduced my calories slightly and I have ramped up how many calories I burn off each morning. A while back I had a concussion that put me out for a bit and it was amazing how much weight I put on quickly. I was up between 170 and 175, I think (when some SJ people met up in NY because of Jones). Normally, I am around 165 or so (What the people in Toronto saw). I haven't weighed myself, but I'd guess that right now I am low 160s and possibly 160 and I think I can get to 155 to 160 and have the lowest percentage of body fat I have ever had--at age 39! The major changes I made: 1) I used to not eat all day and then eat a big meal at night. Now I stretch out my eating throughout the day. I have some grapenuts or hot cereal for breakfast and a tall glass of concentrated fiber mixed in water. Then I snack on raw veggies and an apple during the day. And then I eat a smaller dinner and eat it a bit earlier--usually rice and beans, or rice and homemade chili, whole wheat pasta and veggies or a stir fry (no oil). Stuff like that. I am not starving myself, but have cut back on calories slightly. 2) I am burning off more calories. I have been running harder and farther and have built up to where I am doing a core-strengthening program that is starting to show results.

I guess that was a long-winded way of saying that it's kind of a simple formula. Take in less than you burn off and you'll lose weight. But if you are exercising harder, you will want your carbs. There are smart ways to do this. Eating a little bit frequently seems to help the metabolism keep firing (in my short experience, with my changes) and going low-fat is just plain healthier for you.