Since starting Heather's diet last autumn I have lost 15lbs and without trying, so I don't think the IBS diet is necessarily a problem. Just to make it clear, I am overweight and probably need to lose another 15lbs, so maybe this is not relevant to you, but I think the reason I have lost weight is that I was eating a lot of fat before and cutting that out has reduced calorie intake even though I am eating more carbs. I do eat little and often and drink (water and peppermint tea) much more than I used to, which definitely helps me not to feel 'false' hunger.
1200-1300 calories sounds quite low to me - I've heard that if we eat too little, our bodies go into 'famine' mode, the metabolic rate drops and it gets harder to lose weight. When I used to go to Weightwatchers we were always told that if weightloss 'plateau-ed' for more than a couple of weeks, we should try eating a bit more, not less, so as to to increase the metabolic rate and so start losing weight again.
If you are getting hungry a lot of the time, is it possible that you are not eating enough protein with your carbs? I have found that makes a difference to how satisfied I feel.
I know that other people on the board have lost weight too, so maybe someone else will have some better ideas. Good luck!
Josephine
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