Paul;
I did LL last year and lost 102 lbs (7st 4lbs) between January 3rd and July 15th when I finished management. It is the best thing I ever did. It was sheer hell for the first 5 or 6 days, but after that I can say that it was VERY rare indeed that I was ever hungry. I went on business trips, went to parties, meals out, BBQ's the whole lot, and never broke once. 4 packs a day, the occasional savoury drink (I found them too salty), and at least 6 litres of water. That's it.
I used to overeat for various reasons, boredom, stress, anger, etc etc, as well as times when you just don't know you are doing it ... for example squashing together all the little shards of cheese on the chopping board and eating them .....
LL gives you the opportunity to completely step back from food and to reassess your relationship with it and to really get inside your head and understand why you overeat. I personally found all the DVD's a bit female oriented and twee, but I understand that they have now introduced a male oriented set so they may be better. I got little out of the DVD's, but plenty from talking within the group.
I stepped over to CD after completing LL management to continue my losses whilst eating some food - something that CD offers you over LL. If you feel the need for food, then maybe take a look at CD instead and go for one of the levels where you can have some food as well.