We all know when you eliminate sugar and carbs, the weight falls off. How can this be when fat has more than twice as many calories per gram as carbs? A gram of fat has about nine calories, while a gram of carbohydrate has about four calories. You could eat twice as many carbohydrates as fat for the same amount of calories, yet the minute you increase healthy fat and protein (low in carbs), you lose weight and feel better. Carbs don't sustain or satiate you like healthy fat and protein, so you end up consuming 4-6x's the carbs that

 trigger cravings.