Calling all you scientists and knowledgeable LCers.

I've read all the books from Atkins to Fung to Taubes. I've succeeded at losing, and also at maintaining (for lengthy periods of time). I'm a "believer" in the benefits of low-carbohydrate eating, for reasons in addition to weight management. But right now, I'm on the high end of where I need to be to fit into those pants I've pushed to the back of the closet.

The Weight Creep always seems to have the advantage. And once the fat accumulates, it really, really doesn't want to go away. Do you suppose being 70+ years old means the Weight Creep finally wins? How depressing.

I've been Keto for five weeks, with one fast day per week. I keep thinking I've "earned" a whoosh. No whoosh.

LC isn't really a sacrifice. I've been doing it for a long time. But lapses of a month or two now and then are VERY costly, and the fat sticks forever. I wonder then if it isn't about insulin, but about AGE.

Frankly, I'm feeling sorry for myself. And also for every formerly obese person who finally made it to "maintenance" and discovered we're still not "normal." I should've listened to Dr. Atkins all along.