So do you promote low carb diets to start out with?

I have always been of the mind set that the "diet" you choose should be something that you can do long term.

There are more benefits from grains than just fiber, right? I know grains are good for the mind - clearer thinking. Or so I've read.

I've also read you shouldn't cut out any food group that you normally would eat.

I guess if I was giving the OP advice, it would be that the wife needs less calories than he does. For example, if he's eating 4 slices of bread per day, then she should have only 2.

Men do seem to lose weight quicker than women do, but it's because of the make-up of their body (more muscular - and women tend to be fattier due being the "child barer.")

I don't eat bread everyday, but I do try to eat some sort of grains - whether it's rice or cereal or whole wheat pasta or bread. I'm not an expert though, of course.

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