> the spin the OP is putting on his message is that it's not the calories that matter, but rather 'where those calories came from' you're implying that the res

> the spin the OP is putting on his message is that it's not the calories that matter, but rather 'where those calories came from' you're implying that the rest of the message is "eating 1k calories is not going to make you lose weight" and "eating 5k calories is not going to make you gain weight" which is frankly completely false. the message begins with "given reasonable amount of calories it matters where they come from and here's how". > Insulin spikes do not cause your weight to go up. They lead to eating more, which is what makes your weight go up. well you've basically just agreed with OPs thesis here. eating more makes you fat, but the ultimate reason why you eat more is hormonal disorder. > what is important about it that does not lead back to eating less eating less a) reduces your BMR which cancels out a good amount of mental effort you've put in restricting your calories b) the weight you are losing is in more muscle mass than fat mass due to body's conservation mechanics and that's not even mentioning all the nasty consequences of spiking insulin, most of which are putting people on a fast track to diabetes (read - more obesity, more health damage, etc). on keto you can eat the same volume of food and same caloric intake but have increased BMR, effectively burning fats quicker. fat foods are denser in calories so you have more volume for things like fiber. i'm oversimplifying a lot here, but you told me to not just say "google it".