I definately carry most of my excess weight right on my gut. I look like I am pregnant. Butt and thighs a little bit. From the knees down, and shoulders up, I look thin. Very aggravating. I suffer from candida/leaky gut syndrome, hypothyroid and fibromyalgia. I think most of my bloating and heaviness in my gut is from the candida. You might want to read up on it and see if it applies to you.

If you go under the low carb technical & health forum, there is a thread called Candida/IBS. Open it up and at the top there is a sticky containing many helpful links about candida.

-Denise