"Carbohydrates do not make you fat." Yes, they can, though it is rare. More accurately: - Fat loss is ultimately about caloric deficient sustained over time

"Carbohydrates do not make you fat." Yes, they can, though it is rare. More accurately: - Fat loss is ultimately about caloric deficient sustained over time and adjusting for metabolic adaptation. - Sustaining that deficit over time (diet compliance) is highly variable. For some is easier with carbs than it is with protein or fat. YMMV. So, yes, your diet works, but the problem is that many people wouldn't be able to physiologically stick with it for longer than a few weeks. This isn't just about mind over matter, this is about body over mind. (Insulin response in particular) - Protein itself cannot make you fat (the amount of protein you would need to consume relative to other carbs and fats in the diet renders this physiologically highly improbable). - Carbohydrates can make you fat if that's all you eat (de novo lypogenesis becomes a thing if you injest < 10% daily calories as dietary fat); Carbs also can increase weight a few lbs due to glycogen storage. - Fat will be stored unless there is insufficient protein or carbs in the diet, then fat will be metabolized. source: http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/how-we-get-fat.html/ http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/how-we-get-fat.htm...