You went low carb. You added the protein and the fat. Your blood sugar app says you’re “stable.” And the scale has climbed 15 pounds in the last two years. Your belly is bigger. Your energy is lower. Your sleep is worse. And every “expert” is telling you to cut MORE carbs and add MORE protein. I’m Ciara, a 49 years young nutritionist specializing in women’s health and hormones for over 20 years, and here’s what they’re not telling you: Chronic low carb after 40 doesn’t fix insulin resistance. It hides it. A high-fat, low-carb meal “controls” a glucose spike for a couple of hours. But it suppresses your body’s ability to oxidize carbs for days afterward. You become metabolically inflexible. Your body forgets how to burn glucose efficiently. And the moment you eat any carb, your blood sugar rockets and you store it. That’s not insulin resistance reversed. That’s insulin resistance protected. Then there’s your thyroid. A 1986 study showed women on a low-carb very low calorie d...