Hi and welcome :-)

Hope these answers help

1) the 2 things that make food taste nice are fat and sugar, if company's take fat out of products they usually put sugar in.
As low carbers we are aiming to minimise sugar. Look at the sugar content on full and low fat yoghurt as a good example
2)Yes you can still count calories, however people on low carb will usually loose weight whilst eating higher calories, and not being hungry is a much nicer way to live
3) it depends how hungry you are! Yes cheese has more calories than the same amount of pasta but I would be surprised if you
Could eat the same quantity! And fat fills you up for longer
4) unfortunately oats are not really classed as a good food on a low carb diet, Google chia seeds they make a good (ish) alternative
5) yes and yes :-)

Good luck it takes a while to get into this way of life BUT it does get easier and most people feel really good on it

And you get to eat steak with cream sauce whilst being on a diet
Hope this helps

Hey, I thought I'd post parts of my response to in a different thread awhile ago as it seems to apply (and I also agree with the other posters):

If you are going to do low carb- fats are your friend! Doing "low carb" properly means that you will be obtaining the majority of your nutrients from fat (healthy oils, nuts, seeds, etc.) as well as protein in an effort to switch your body over to naturally burning fat at its primary fuel source. Fat is naturally more dense in calories; so you should expect higher calories than you would in a HCLF diet. In other words- I wouldn't stress too much if your calories are over and above what you're used to in a conventional diet! I also agree with what someone earlier wrote that fat and protein tend to be more filling so you'll find yourself naturally feeling hungry less often. I think that a common mistake early on with people who want to do low carb is that they do low carb AND low fat because of their own misconceptions about fat, and that really won't help you at all...

That said, at the end of the day you do want to aim for a calorie deficit in order for your body to burn excess fat for energy. I would also recommend doing some reading about LC. Make sure it's something you understand and can find reasons why you believe in it. I would recommend Why We Get Fat or even the first few chapters of New Atkins For a New You... There are also some decent blogs out there if you don't mind doing some research...

Good luck!

Great information above.
I do a HFLC diet and I love it. It has seriously changed my life. I finally have the energy to exercise every single day and I actually look forward to it.

Some things I want to add.

- It will probably take a little while for your body to get used to a HFLC diet, but once you do it's pretty easy to stay under on calories and feel satiated. I do stay pretty low on my calories. I think it really helps to log everything, so you are already off to a great start there!

-Net carbs are just carbs minus fiber and sugar alcohol. Though some people may choose not to consume sugar alcohol (it affects people differently). Honestly, I know it's better when I don't have sugar alcohols, but I've been eating quite a bit lately. YMMV.

-As mentioned above, you could try flax seed meal as a replacement for your oats. It's 4 carbs a serving, but all of those carbs are fiber (1soluble, 3 insoluble) so it's pretty much zero net carbs. Insoluble fiber speeds up digestion so it helps with one problem some low carbers have. In addition to the fiber content it has omega-3 essential fatty acids and lignans which act as antioxidants. You can eat it like a cereal with unsweetened almond, coconut or soy milk. The unsweetened part is very important when it comes to almond, coconut or soy milk (check label - unsweetened has about 1 carb).

Looking forward to hearing more about your experience with this change. Grats on your weight loss so far!