Arsey, same here - I'm fat because I eat too many white carbs! So cutting down is brilliant, although I doubt I'll ever cut them out completely - chips are too nice, to name just one. Also I suppose I do think obsessively about weight at this point in a diet (constantly calculating how much I will have lost by x date 
) but it just feels a bit more positive.
Ponygirl, I am in awe of your ability to give up bread, potatoes, pasta and baked goods! I think you're right that different food plans suit different people.
I suppose what I'm getting at is that in my dieting so far, I haven't come across anything that deals with my default "normal" eating - ie, eating too much junk, having enormous portions, and snacking continually. This is because 5:2 says to fast to mitigate this sort of behaviour, whereas low carb doesn't address portion size/snacks. BSD isn't recommended as a long-term solution. No S Diet was useless for making me lose weight, but it did come the closest to teaching me how to eat normally to maintain, without cutting out anything completely.
Anyway, I just really wondered what people think will work for maintenance for them. I am determined a) to lose weight and b) to flipping well keep it off this time! B) feels harder right now.