Annette, you mentioned "a good working hypothesis" and I got that from a plan that most people here won't have seen - "India & Neris's Idiot Proof Diet". They cherry picked from all kinds of LC plans and between them lost 140 lbs. over a year or so, then wrote all about it. I think the book is available lots of places, but originally published in the UK.

I got all the right ideas from that book and have only reads articles people bring to our attention. In the meantime, I do eat consistently, don't count anything but keep the carbs down (20-30 a day), eat lots of fat and protein and reach for meat if I'm hungry. It's working - I'm not hungry usually and I feel well but I am losing slowly. I'm older and not as active as I was. I've been hovering just before ONEderland for the last couple of weeks!

lcp1, thanks for the quiche idea, nice to have a quick bfast!

Caroxx