[bryony]

Time for my first question, this one concerning weight loss.

As I mentioned earlier, I am very, very, very, very (put in as many very's as you want) overweight. I'd love to lose about 110 to 120 pounds. This would lower me from 280 to 160. Believe it or not, some medical sites think that at 5' 9" I should be even lighter. Unfortunately, every time I say I'm going to lose weight, or even think it, I tend to gain 5 to 10 pounds. Totally unfair.

Anyway, from stuff I've read before on the web, that reservoir of complete truthfullness, it's better to lose weight first and then start on NBE. The theory being that men lose weight easier due to more muscle mass. (Ok, they were actually talking about pharmaceuticals, but the principle should be the same.)

Postings here seem to indicate many achieved significant weight loss while on NBE.

So now I'm really confused.

Any opinions, anybody?

Hi Erica,

I replied to your earlier introductory (q.v.) before I saw this .

I started my weight loss regime in Nov 2009, and NBE in Sep 2011, and weight loss has remained steady (apart from Christmas!) so it has no effect on a low-carb diet. I started at 182 lbs and am currently at around 155. (I could have got there faster with more determination, which became easier when I started taking PM and cured my low-level depression!)

All the best,

B.