Robb Wolf weighs in on Low Carb And Paleo (emphasis his):
it is time to face facts. In every damn study it is clear that for fat loss we’d like adequate protein, and a calorie restriction scenario. LC is fantastic for this in that one typically feels satisfied on high protein, moderate fat, loads of veggies. If one is insulin resistant, this approach can be nothing short of miraculous. HOWEVER! If one manages to cram enough cheese, olive oil and grass-fed butter down the pie-hole, this is in fact, a “mass gain” diet.
LC is fantastic for the insulin resistant individual, as it addresses both glycemic load and satiety. But if one manages to bypass normal satiety mechanisms, or if one can find some combinations of highly palatable, but low-carb foods, it’s still a ticket to Fat Camp.
As the carb wars don’t appear to be ending anytime soon, I’m glad to see Regina Wilshire (who I read religiously years ago) is back to blogging over at Weight of the Evidence … she’s a must-read IMO! With her history as a low-carb dieter and a really strong grasp of the science, I think she provides another useful voice to help tease out the hows, whens, and whys of carb restriction. Do check her out!
Weight Maven is written by Beth Mazur. Beth believes that obesity is more symptom than cause and that the real problem is our Western diet -- especially sugar, refined grains, and industrial oils. Beth writes about nutrition, ancestral health & food policy. And cats! 
Thanks for the link to Regina’s blog. My great claim to weight-loss fame is this: I know nothing. Science cannot inform my peculiar neuro-endocrine-polyvagal shifts from month to month and year to year (day to day changes—and even week to week changes—are mostly irrelevant—or, rather, useless to me, I find, for purposes of collecting qualitative data that may or may not prove helpful on some far-off day.) It’s the long term homeostatic regulatory processes that really matter (IMO) (i.e., that warrant my calm observation and depersonalized attention and ice cold buckets full of trust in unseen forces) and those same long term processes operate in synchronistic mystery—as participating, interdependent systems over which I (as self) wield no control regarding the outcome(s)—and yet that disconnect doesn’t mean that I am completely powerless within the process, by any means. I’ve come to believe (based on virtually no scientific evidence other than my own empirical lived experiences) that my physiological responses are inextricable from my social interactions, including those that are unavoidably founded on—or embedded within-social domination and control—as well as those social actions that orient mostly toward emancipatory practices, such as sharing hope, asking for compassion, risking honesty even during times of uncertainty (and having limited evidence to extend trust), demonstrating willingness to sound crazy and confused…
I like what Diana Fosha writes about the “Transforming Power of Affect,” The operation of the reflective self function results in ‘making space’ to feel and be, both for the other and oneself…the roots of resilience and the capacity to withstand emotionally aversive situations…are to be found in the sense of being understood by and existing in the mind and heart of a loving, attuned and self-possessed other…”
Now, how might this relate to inner physiological processes, such as hunger and the need to eat? I suppose that physiological resilience also grows in relational ways. And just as I find my affective responses to social domination and control yield mistrust and distorted perceptions, I find that my physiological responses to domination and demands for control (over body) yield mistrust and distorted signalling between self and physiology. If I hope to better understand and trust my physiological processes (mysteries though they may be), I must exist for my body as “…the mind and heart of a loving, attuned and self-possessed other…” Of course, it’s an imperfect process. Yet, apparently, it is good enough.