ketogenic diet, it's principles are basically what all the low carb diets are based off of. it's just ultra low/no carb.

http://www.amazon.com/Ketogenic-Diet...8223216&sr=8-1

In brief:

The body burns glycogen (from carbs) for fuel. By restricting the source of glycogen (carbs), once your body has depleted its stores, the next place the body turns to for fuel is fat.

So, by keeping carbs at ultra-low levels (I personally choose to only consume 5g - 10g a day) and providing enough fat, you prevent glycogen build-up and induce an awesome fat-burning state called ketosis for very extended periods of time (some cultures in the past did this for their entire lives).

Thank you. :) And in regards to your comment about fruits and vegetables, that was one thing that put me off the only low carb diet that I looked in to. I can't recall which one it was, but it was pretty anti fruits/veggies.

Sorry, thank you too! I had not refreshed and didn't see your reply before I posted.

Sounds like it is really working well for you!

yeah, it's pretty amazing when i read that sort of "information"!

esp. in regards to fruit, A LOT of bad advice out there about it.

the website of the author of "the keto diet"

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/

some rock solid information there