I would agree there are several conclusions that could be drawn from the study besides the one reported. The calorie counts were different, the carb/protein/fat ratios were different, what makes them think that it is the fact that the proportion of the days calories and carb content in the breakfast were the key factors, and not the othere difference between the groups?

Not to mention the fact that many experts still argue that eating fewer than 100g or even 150g of carbs daily IS a low carbohydrate diet. My mother's and husband's diabetic counselors both recommended against food plans that restrict carbs "that low." So it seems odd to use a low carb plan to argue against low carb plans.

I always do well on a protein heavy breakfast. Usually keeps me very satisfied until lunchtime. Whenever I eat just carbs, it never sustains me.

I think the study is referring to those who went back to more regular eating habits. Since you've kept the low-carb steady for 4 years, you've not hit the phase of potentially gaining back the weight.

You can still eat most of your carbs at breakfast and save your protein/fiber intake for the rest of the day to sustain hunger and sugar cravings.
The participants weren't "forced" to eat more carbs at breakfast - that's exactly what the study was testing out... whether or not eating more carbs at breakfast led to more weight loss. So how to you propose they tested the theory unless they had one group eating more carbs than the other?

I think this study just means that everything needs to be balanced. Skipping meals won't help. For me, I couldn't lose a pound to save my life, but I've finally been successful by trying to eat more balanced meals. One of the biggest changes is that I kept a food diary and just played around with my meals - portions, carbs and calories until I found a formula that worked for me. To lose weight, I have to eat under 1200 calories and only take in 120-130 grams of carbs a day, with no more than 30 grams of carbs each meal. So would a big carb-heavy breakfast work for me? No way!! It would raise my bg levels and make me put on weight again.

People with insulin resistance *have* to watch the amount of carbs they eat because of how they process food. I would love to see this study with people that have this type of disorder.

By the same token, I cannot do a super-low carb diet either. If I did and tried to exercise, I'd have a severe hypoglycemia attack.

Jersey girl, you did all that loosing with low carbs? Come'on tell me your secret ??!?!!? You look great !

I have tried 'the big breakfast diet' from the book that the author of this study wrote. And for me it does what it says. I have never been a big breakfast eater, I always saved more calories for later in the day when I am usually hungry. I have had to force myself to eat the big breakfast she advocates, but it has miraculously made me feel extremely full all day with no cravings, even though its the same number of calories as most other diets ive tried, and those diets always left me feeling hungry all day and night.

Low carb diets dont work for me. I feel awful on them, I crave carbs like crazy, I dont lose many pounds, and I gain them back super quickly after going off the low carb. I am middle aged with pcos and a lifelong bad metabolism. So far the big breakfast diet feels like something I could stay on. I read the study and then bought the book for more details.