Hi
@frankbegbie
My reason for going LCHF was to improve my blood markers and to try to improve insulin sensitivity, weight loss is another effect but it may take time. Don't give up, it's worth it.
I'm one of those people who has lost a lot of weight, but, I have to say that whilst I've found it 'easier' on LCHF (easier than the virtual and miserable starvation I've felt over the years trying to lose weight following the guidelines), it wasn't 'easy' to start with.
When I was diagnosed I had got into some very bad habits, snacking constantly or missing meals because of work then making up for it with a massive carb fest.
One of the biggest problems I had when I first switched to eating lower carbs was that I had lost touch completely with any of the normal body signals for being 'full' and having eaten enough. I found that I had to use a food diary, measure my portions and calorie count so that I knew I'd had enough food of the right balance but with a bit of a calorie deficit so that I would push my body (liver etc.) to use it's stored fat.
It took a while for that body signaling awareness to return but the diary was helpful because I knew that even if I couldn't tell instinctively that I had eaten enough, I knew intellectually that I was having what I needed.
I don't keep the diary in as much detail now but I've kept it going (habit?) and I think it's going to prove useful as I push my calories up slowly to find my ideal level and try to get to a maintenance state.