The GP said UPPER BOUND. Sure, protein and fibrous foods require more energy to digest. Great, that's a nice bonus. However, if your counting calories then you'

The GP said UPPER BOUND. Sure, protein and fibrous foods require more energy to digest. Great, that's a nice bonus. However, if your counting calories then you're not taking that into account, therefore you're over counting. That leads to _more_ weight loss, never less.