> The only thing you really need to know is that you should be eating fewer calories than your body burns everyday. If you do this, you will lose weight – it’s science. Nothing else matters for weight loss. The magnitude of the caloric difference will regulate how quickly or slowly you lose the weight.
What I suspect with the author was that his caloric deficit was also restricting carbs and once the carbs was restricted his body started to burn fat when there was no more insulin in his blood.
Counting carbs and restricting them leads to an easier lifestyle to follow where you don't worry about getting hungry and making sure you're burning more then you eat (Vs counting calories).
> The only thing you really need to know is that you should be eating fewer calories than your body burns everyday. If you do this, you will lose weight – it’s science. Nothing else matters for weight loss. The magnitude of the caloric difference will regulate how quickly or slowly you lose the weight.
This is actually not so clear cut. It's currently being debated if this model is right or the hormonal model is right. https://peterattiamd.com/do-calories-matter/
What I suspect with the author was that his caloric deficit was also restricting carbs and once the carbs was restricted his body started to burn fat when there was no more insulin in his blood.
Counting carbs and restricting them leads to an easier lifestyle to follow where you don't worry about getting hungry and making sure you're burning more then you eat (Vs counting calories).