A question regarding part time low carb to control hunger

Why worry about what anyone else has done? You already know it works for you.

I was wondering you know, the only thing I have ever found to control my appetite is eating low carb. If I have just bacon or eggs for breakfast I really am not very hunger until lunch or later. If I have a no or low carb lunch, I dont eat dinner until later and then not that much.

Yet you imply you are not doing low-carb full-time. So part-time low carb helps you control your hunger. Seems like a good thing if you've found a way of eating that helps control your hunger within your calorie goal. If you're also able to hit your protein, fat, fiber, and micro goals most of the time, sounds like a win.

Not sure if this will hlep, but that is essentially the idea between the carbohydrate addict diet. I have tried it a few times. You basically eat very low carb during the day, then eat one balanced meal at night, but it must be consumed within one hour to minimize insulin response. You can have carbs, including sweets as long as you eat proportionate amounts of protein and veggies too.

I haven't seen great results, but only because I tend to overdo the "reward" meal. I definitely see how it could be sustainable and be more convenient for your social and family lives.

My $0.02

I don't think of meals as being "low carb" or not, I just eat what satisfies me. Sweet things, doughnuts, pastries, etc. don't satisfy me for breakfast. So I usually eat a huge plate of eggs with ham, cheese, and mushrooms, and it keeps me full for 4 or 5 hours.

Sounds like the same thing you're talking about.

One thing that reduces appetite with LCHF is ketosis, and you won't get that doing it part-time, since you will go out of ketosis every day.

However, low carb also can work for some because FOR SOME meals with more carbs are less satiating and with more protein and fat are more satiating. People vary on this, which is why people are saying you have to see if it works for you. Given that you aren't hungry after a low carb breakfast, it's worth experimenting with. Wouldn't work for me, since I don't find fat satiating, but then I'd be hungry sooner after the breakfasts you mentioned. What works for me is more fiber and protein and lots of vegetables and even fruit. But like I said, people differ, so try it!

I have found (for myself) that if I eat a fairly high protein breakfast, my hunger is curbed until lunchtime. If I eat a high carb breakfast, I am hungry mid morning.

This doesn't mean I ALWAYS eat a high protein breakfast. But yeah, I have noticed it

I don't purposely try to low carb, but I do try to focus more on protein and fiber than low-carbing or trying to low-fat things. Got that from a nutritionist - to focus on protein (lean, and quality protein) and the fats/carbs will take care of themselves.

I don't like to refer to it as low-carbing, because I'm not really one to want to purposefully "eliminate" or "go low" on specific food categories. That's why I'm not really happy with the new WW points - they focus on lean protein, yes, but also specifically saturated fat. No, that's not good for you, but to me that's overly specific especially since they used to place so much emphasis on fiber and now give no emphasis to it at all when it's so important to have fiber in your diet - helps with pooping, helps keep you fuller longer, etc etc.

Anyway - I'm all about doing whatever works for you. If having eggs/bacon and no carbs at breakfast works for you, then do that until it quits working for you.