When low carb diets don’t work, you are either eating too much carbohydrate or eating too many calories. The carbohydrate rule for weight loss, is less than 20 grams of carbohydrate a day, and less than 8 gram of carbohydrate a feeding. The calorie rule for weight loss, is less than 1500 calories a day. The way to guarantee weight loss and keep your calories under control, is every other day dieting. One day, (within reason – don’t go too crazy), eat as much protein and fat and low carbohydrate veggies as you want. The next day, limit yourself to no more than 500 calories. The easiest way to limit yourself to just 500 calories, is to eat just low carbohydrate vegetables on your 500 calorie day. Eat any vegetable you like, without butter or oil, except peas, potatoes or corn.