been balling and lifting 2x a week minimum. down to 196 as of last week, hitting the scale again tomorrow. KETO has benefitted me much much more than formerly just restricting calories "eating good" type of diet where I still got hangry ana d d had cravings. literally 0 cravings to "cheat" on this diet. not strict traditionally KETO either, about 65-75% fat, less than 30g net carbs a day, and the rest protein (100-125g average). ultimately I am obviously eating less calories; but where I previously just attributed dieting to CICO, I do not really take into account the affect on metabolic rate, cravings, and how that food is digested, used, and stored. OF course, YMMV and I just might respond well to KETO since I literaly grew up on a 85-90% carb and pasta diet..