I lost 50 lbs low carbing, reaching my lowest weight as an adult 4 years ago. I have maintained 35 lbs of that weight loss. My weight crept up from the lowest because I let my carbs creep up. But I never abandoned low carb during the past 5 years.

Low carb is the only thing that has worked for me. I tried many diets and even tried low carb multiple times before I got diagnosed as a T2 diabetic. That diagnosis was the "scared straight" moment for me. All of my health markers have improved on low carb (A1c from 12 to 5.7, cholesterol levels normal, energy level much higher, no afternoon crash).

For me, low carb is much easier to stick to than low fat. I can actually feel satisfied and not be thinking about food all the time. Low fat always left me starving and white-knuckling it to not eat too much.