So I had another question, do calories actually matter on keto?

Let's talk about that.

The answer is yes and no.

Not all calories are treated equally by your hormones, the endocrine system.

Biochemically, they're not treated the same. I'll go into that.

So it's false that a calorie is a calorie and all you need to do is lower your calories and you're going to lose weight.

It's not true.

For example, certain specific types of calories trigger different hormones.

Talking about cortisol, talking about insulin, growth hormone.

So that can have a huge effect whether you lose weight or you don't lose weight just by the type of calorie you're consuming.

Carbohydrates definitely will increase insulin.

Insulin blocks keto.

Protein can also increase insulin especially if you have it in large amounts

and especially if it's lean protein.

Low fat protein.

Interesting.

Fat has the least effect done insulin, which means it has the least effect of stopping your ketosis.

Now, carbs are pretty much 100% used as fuel in the body.

Protein is a partial fuel use and partial body replacement.

So you need protein to replace your muscles, your hair, your nails, your skin.

So not all of it's used for energy.

Same thing with fat.

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