counting calories gives you knowledge of what you are putting in. The problem with people who pitch it as the answer (rather than one line on four full whitebo

counting calories gives you knowledge of what you are putting in. The problem with people who pitch it as the answer (rather than one line on four full whiteboards) is that calories out is very difficult to control or measure, and will tend to reduce in proportion to calories in. On the flip side, many people find that their base metabolic rate increases when they switch to a very low carb diet - this is both because using the nutrients in their food takes more energy, and because they are no longer suppressing their body's use of energy with overabundant insulin. Low carb aka Atkins are typically hormonally-focused diets, not a caloric deficit diets. Paleo is an autoimmune-friendly diet, not a caloric deficit diet.