sure no worries doug i'll help here, it's rather simple concept - but, i will offer no "articles" to support my stance, for couple reasons (one there are few sources with enough insight to speak in educated manner on this, and two because i simply do not need to
i am not the guy who goes around embracing science for my reasoning and needs some "proof of documentation" to support what i am saying; quite honestly science lacks the ability to understand and dissect the processes and function we as bb'ers are trying to accomplish with our bodies, and dietary construction is just another example of this, has long been lacking in any understanding of nutrition)
said pure & simply: you seem to have this concept that protein is all that is needed to lose weight or make body-comp changes on the level we are speaking..this is not only simply not the case, it also directly hinders these goals over time, and gets cumulatively worse!
now - there are short periods where, if the nutritional aspect is covered on proper vit/mineral consumption, relatively low amounts of carbs & fats in play simultaneously can eliminate waterweight very quickly; but as far as true fat-loss goes, protein alone is not sufficient for the main reason of what hi-protein is beneficial for anyway, ie boost metabolism via harder to digest for body/nourish muscle tissue..if you try to use all protein all the time, the body chews up so much in digestion to break it down to begin with, working hard in the process (most do not realize the tremendous amount of energy the body exerts in the digestive process), and loses both the ability to target adipose tissue for fat release as well as recuperation due to the protein being used as sustenance rather than muscular repair/growth
the appropriate amount of carbs or fats in play - and yes one being at least minimally sufficient is mandatory - stop this from happening, and allow proper functioning of both digestive and recuperative properties..try to cut both out or keep them too low, it is simply a matter of time before the body turns to tap muscle tissue for sustenance and nutrition..the body does not give a sh1t about your desire to gain or keep muscle; it is solely concerned with survival, period, and will target muscle stores preferentially over adipose stores simply because it is less strain and effort to do so
the easy way to look at this is, if fats are low, carbs have to be at least moderate to lowish if using long-term scale of dieting..conversely, fats must be at sufficient level if carbs are going to be very small and almost eliminated..to lower both at same time to unnecessary levels, is recipe for disaster
