6 week stall got me off track

She is not nasty. What works for some may not work for others. He has opinions. If he post facts from some article that is one thing but it is opinions. Opinions are like belly buttons everyone has one. 

Agreed.  Some people are ALL opinions and NO facts.  Just because they say it with confidence doesn't make it true.  A scientific study might help convince me.  I guess I will listen to the Mayo Clinic Bariatrics staff... Oh.... and every successful vet who tells me that they lose weight more slowly when they eat too many simple carbs.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17023708

RESULTS: "Weight loss with 60% or 40% of energy as carbohydrate (5.7 +/- 0.7 or 6.9 +/- 0.7 kg, respectively) did not differ significantly..."

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23671029

RESULTS: "Participants lost an average of 5.8 kg during the hypocaloric phase, with no differences in the amount of weight loss with diet assignment (P = 0.39)."

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa0804748

RESULTS: "There was no effect on weight loss of carbohydrate level through the target range of 35 to 65%."

Obviously intervention studies have more power than observational studies.

Remember that there are many factors that can go into a final recommendation beyond just the science and biology.

rocky, i guess I misinterpreted your response post.  Clearly you had no malinyentions.  Thanks for clarifying.  No hard feelings.  I agree with both of you.

I followed the plan of under 800 calories, under 40 carbs, 100g protein and didn't worry about fats.  I didn't eat fruits, vegetables, rice, potatoes, bread or pasta during my weight loss phase.  I am in my early 40's and lost 100lbs in six months to reach goal.  If what you are doing isn't working for you then try something else.  I personally like to listen to the long-term vets who have BTDT and have had the success that I want to have.