Thus creating this weird relationship with food and then putting you in a “missing food” mindset that leads to a lack of control around those ‘bad’ foods.

Aka you are much more likely to binge eat on those foods when you do have them.

And let’s cover the “put on weight suuuuuuper fast” part.

Keto seems like magic for most when they first start because of two reasons:

1.) They were eating like shit prior aka consuming a ton of calories.

They then move to a restrictive diet like keto with limited food choices so as a by-product, they eat less.

And they are motivated or they wouldn’t have started the diet. This means they actually follow the rules (until they don’t but let’s not go there lol).

2.) Water weight.

When you first start keto, you’re not only eating fewer calories but you’re also eating virtually zero carbs.

So what happens is you’ll lose a ton of water weight to start thus making the scale weight go down.

“Holy shit this is magic!”

But the scale is lying.

Not about your body weight.

But about your body fat.

Here’s how:​
Carbs hold more water weight than fats.

For every gram of carbs you consume, it can hold approximately 3 to 4 grams of water.

For every gram of fats you consume, it can hold approximately 1 gram of water.

So you could lose 3-4 lbs right away but it’s just water.

Moral of the story is…

The best diet is the one that you can adhere to.

All macronutrients (protein, carbs, fats) play very important roles.

A balanced macronutrient intake I believe is best and most sustainable for long-term fat loss.

And most importantly, keeping that fat off.

Here’s a graphic I made to illustrate another way keto makes you lose weight. It’s not “Ketosis” that’s for sure.