Dairy stalls some people so I guess you just have to work out what's best for your body. I eat a lot of dairy as I don't eat meat but have to admit, my consumption of yummy double cream will have to be pulled back soon as my weight loss slows :grumble:

But, without dairy I couldn't low carb. Greek yoghurt and cheese are something I eat loads... and soya yoghurt. I don't count net carbs though only total.

I guess what I'm saying is track what happens and adjust accordingly :laugh:

Edited to add... feel free to look at my diary if you like, it's open.

Dairy stalls me. I tried to add daily heavy cream to my 1-2 oz cheese a day, and I stalled. I have cheese EITHER on my salad, or my eggs, or melted over some pan fried chicken. Once or twice a week I'll have heavy cream. Sigh, that's how it's gonna go till I get much closer to goal. One thought, if you drop your carbs, perhaps you can afford more cheese? BTW, hard cheeses dont affect me nearly as much as cream/milk/soft cheese.

I have spent the last 6 weeks cutting out processed foods and grains, but am "addicted" to ........

I've read it often, that those foods we feel addicted to, are often the vary foods that are our triggers, allergergens or are digestion problems for us.

There really is no single food that you can't live without. It is a mental dependency. Maybe you should try cutting out these foods to see if there is a physical component also. It could be that you find that you feel better without these foods. Or maybe not, but you will not know if you never try.

You can be eating something that really does make you feel poorly, but after years of gradually developing the condition you just don't realize it. It snuck up on you so slowly that you didn't notice. Once you clear yourself of these conditions and then reintroduce that food you might notice a big reaction.

Experiment I guess .