I know it seems odd that one can eat what we have been conditioned to think of as high calorie food, totally ignore calories, and still have good results. I believe that the key is that your body self-regulates its intake of fat and protein. For example, how many eggs would you want at one sitting, or how much bacon, cheese etc. These are not the foods people overeat. Pasta, ice cream, sweet rolls, potato chips - those are the the foods that most of us binge on.

By the way, you mentioned IBS. I have noticed a 95% reduction in symptoms since dramatically reducing my carbohydrate intake. The other night I had some Haagen Daz in a moment of weakness and boy, did I pay the price the next morning! I hope you have similar results with your IBS.

Bottom line: watch the carbs, eat plenty of fresh vegetables and don't worry about the chicken, beef, pork, fish, butter, eggs, cream etc. Pay attention to how you feel - that's what counts in my opinion.