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Being in a caloric deficit of 3500kcals x [the amount of body fat pounds you lost] over a given period of time is responsible for losing [the amount of body fat
by naileke 4y ago
Being in a caloric deficit of 3500kcals x [the amount of body fat pounds you lost] over a given period of time is responsible for losing [the amount of body fat pounts you lost] over that period, no matter what kind of food you eat. Keto might be responsible for you to adhere and stick to that caloric deficit though, and it's good that it worked for you, but that's not what drove your weight loss (anecdotally, I lost around 150lbs and never cut any food group out of my diet, I just track calories and proteins)
- kcplate 4y agoAs I said in another comment above, I credit keto for the weight loss, but understand that CICO is mechanics behind the loss. Keto did two things for me that allowed calorie restriction. One, fat rich foods create satiety with smaller portions, which allowed me to eat less. Two, stabilizing blood glucose eliminated hunger for me which allowed me to eliminate snacking between meals. Carb restrictions allowed my body to manage the blood glucose with just my own body’s production of insulin, which eliminated extraneous insulin. Stable low blood glucose prevents small vessel damage which prevents most of the issues that are caused by type 2 diabetes