[eru]

> It was my experience that it was a great kickstart to a weight-loss plan [...]

Part of that might be from less water retention early on.

Your body holds on to more water when your diet is full of carbs. As your liver runs down its glycogen stores and you eventually go into ketosis, you lose a lot of water. That's also there the early 'keto flu' comes from, which is a bit like a hangover; plenty of fluids and electrolytes fix you.

Losing water looks great on the scale. On the one hand, it doesn't actually do anything for you healthwise. On the other hand, losing that water ain't bad for your health either (assuming enough fluids and electrolytes), and is a great motivator for the kickstart you described.

[mmmpop]

Yup.