Yes, rigorous fasting might also lead to muscle loss, additionally slowing down the weight loss. All of the people I know who did reasonable carb counting, stu

Yes, rigorous fasting might also lead to muscle loss, additionally slowing down the weight loss. All of the people I know who did reasonable carb counting, stuck to a 8 to 16 hours feeding/fasting period and picked up physical activity (n ~= 5) lost weight in the 5-10kg area. Anyway, the point I was trying to make was that there are other simple life rules that feel like an epiphany while sounding trivial, e.g. "How I got rid of my debt by spending less than I earn."