[citanul]

I personally believe the best way to lose weight without doing anything remarkably fad-like is to eat sensibly and get good cardio exercize.

Now, I don't thinkt that there has been any proof out there that the Atkins diet actually is bad for you, infact, I think that the AMA had to apologize to the late Dr Atkins pothumously because their one actual piece of research they did on the subject turned out to say that the diet wasn't bad for you.

If I were to look for a fad diet that doesn't sound like it should kill you though, I'd go with this ice water diet I've been hearing about. Basically, you drink a gallon (or as much as you can handle) of ice water every day. It must be VERY COLD, normal water will not work.

The point is that among other things your body uses caloric intake to make you warm. So, long story short, you'll have to pee, and not be incredibly comfortable, but you'll burn more calories than you usually do, by a lot.

good luck,

citanul