There are several articles on the web that talk about the elimination of carbohydrates of all forms from the diet to get the body down to a healthy weight. Here is one of such articles that touches on the latest science on the subject:
http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/carbs-weight-gain.html
Thanks for that link; that article is pretty meaty (ha!) in terms of understanding the underlying low/no-carb concept. I would like to have a little better control over what I eat; with this remodel, I am so under the gun to finish and usually work until I am crazy hungy, then go and stuff a burger in my face. I’ll be much happier when this project is done. (theoretically, 1 week, but this will be the baddest bust-ass week of them all—it’s been 6 months)