Protein V Carbohydrate diet.

It is my understanding that the body obtains most of its energy from Carbohydrates.

The excess of which it stores as fat.

If an insufficient input of these occur,
The body slows down and very slowly uses up its fat reserves.

Then when Carbs are reintroduced,
The body stays shut down and restores fat levels as fast as possible.

The body also needs Protein but use a large amount of Carbs to process.
If the diet is deficient in Carbs it robs the fat reserves for this action.

This goes some way to explain why

Low Carb diets tend to work,
But you do tend to feel hungry.

High Protein and no Carbs diets
Work faster but tend towards malnutrition.

With a healthy level of Protein, Carbs, and other foods,
The side effects are removed and weight is stabilised.

So I suggest increase Protein slightly and reduce Carbs slightly for a slow a continuous weight loss.
Around two pounds or one kilo a week is considered the healthiest.

I did try to explain this in a previous comment
But I failed to make myself clear.

So in conclusion
More Protein more weight off
More Carbs more weight on.
Balance by trial and error
For a gentle loss,
Then stabilisation.

However “Gluttony” is something else.

Note this is a simplification.

A little tidying up of thoughts.
Carbs come in many forms

From simple, “Sugars”
To complex, starches.
They are easy to produce and use and so tend to be cheap and readily available.

The simpler the Carbs the less “work” the body has to do to absorb them.
Cooking and processing of food reduces Carbs from complex to more and more simple sugars.

Even though the food still shows the same “Calories”
The changes in “G.I.” are to the detriment of the diet.

Easily digested
Also means
Easily absorbed.

Proteins especially animal types.
Take a lot of effort to produce and care in their use and preparation,
And so tend to be expensive.

Vegetable proteins are cheaper,
But still take more effort than ordinary vegetables..
Animal types are often preferred,

When proteins are eaten the body wants and needs the nutrients contained within and
Will expend a lot of energy and effort absorbing them.

Animal often needing less effort than vegetable.

The result is
With the “Atkins style of diet”
Carbs negate the benefits of high protein and thus reduces weight loss.

With the “G.I. style of diet”
Protein negates the absorption of Carbs and thus reduces weight gain.

I hope this help clear things up.

As a basic rule
A varied diet is best,
Never just one type of food,
All in moderation.

Seezya
Les