Y'all know I'm not about weighing and measuring and counting. Even when I'm on a track, as I am now, which is ketogenic, I just follow the "eat this, don't eat that" guidelines. Weight loss is slow compared to my wishes and expectations. But then, so was the gain that crept up on me over years, not weeks.
Even if I decided to do it, I'm not sure I could figure out how much protein vs. other nutrients is the right amount for my body. Also, I've read that determining the actual amount of protein in a given food is not simply a matter of weighing it. Finally, how long would it take following a self-determined protocol like that to see measurable results? And would those results be caused by what I did?
All these complications! It's one reason I never succeeded with Dr. Atkins's original "carb ladder." Weight changes are just too uneven to measure against small increments of adding or subtracting a single food or type of food, in my experience.
There's always the element of impatience, of course.
Someone posting on this forum said that at DietDoctor, followers of the low-carb "eat this, not this" plan were informed they could lose twenty pounds in a year. Twenty pounds in a year??? Hardly a dent for some. It doesn't sound so good for a "loser" even if it's the healthiest way of eating on the planet.
So...I eat some meat and fish, some cheese, some veggies, some fiber (flaxseed), and some fat (olive oil, butter, avocado, mayo, and the delicious part of a steak). Keeps me happy. And slowly--very, very slowly--my body is adjusting to wherever it wants to go.