What I want to know is why I've not lost an ounce doing LCHF. I've not cut out carbs completely but I've reduced significantly to a level I can easily live with and nothing. Im getting nice BS readings on the whole but no weight loss.
Not everyone's body is the same. Some people, for whatever reasons can tolerate more carbs than others. Certain medicines, like antidepressants for example can totally stop weight loss no matter how low in carbs you go.
It happens to me as well, to lose weight I have to eat very very little to no carbs.
If I increase the carbs I can sustain the weight but not lose. My BGs look fine but my weight doesn't move.
If I over do the wrong carbs for me, I totally put the weight back on.
I have never approach low carbing from the point of view that I have to eat a certain amount of fats or proteins at all, but focused on the reduction and management of carbs, because I think all bodies are different and set rules don't apply to all. It is important for me not to feel hungry.
I portioned my protein to a size that keeps me satisfied, and I use fat in the same way I do it when I am eating carbs (to make dressings, to cook in normal amounts (a table spoon or two of butter, olive oil, etc).
If I feel hungry then I eat some protein with some fat (a piece of cheese, a bit of chicken with some mayo, peperami, a slice of chorizo with cream cheese, pork scratching, these are all high fat high protein foods), but that mainly happens at the beginning when I am hungrier... as I lose weight and my insulin sensitivity improves, I tend to eat less and my calories tend to go down (naturally, I don't force them there) because of the reduction in the amount of food I eat because of feeling less hungry. However I lose weight at the beginning when I am eating till been satisfied and is not a low caloric diet.
The reason why I don't suggest people to eat low calorie first, is because some, not all, will experiment like me, hunger pangs, easily avoidable at the beginning by eating some snack with protein and fat.
