[kurts_mustache]

Wow, 40kbs is fantastic progress! Congrats to your wife. I've lost around 15 lbs by run/walking on the treadmill every day. I started at around 20 minutes/day, now I'm up 30-45 minutes per day 5x/week and just watching my calories, especially the sugar intake.

Haha, yeah I think it's the "fanbase" around it (don't want to offend anyone). It's like that old joke, how do you know someone is (a vegan, doing keto, plays guitar)? They'll tell you. There almost seems to be people who want to turn these diets into a competition, oh you're keto? Well, let me tell you how crazy keto I am. Like dude, I'm just trying to not hate myself when I look in the mirror not win the Mr Keto award.

[medo-bear]

For what it is worth I managed to lose 15kgs in less than 3 months with 20,000 steps per day and not eating over 2,000 cals in a day. I also did keto and 6-18 intermittent fasting at the time but I think it was mainly a boost. Key thing for me was cooking my own food and keeping a full callorie count.

[grudg3]

The best diet is one which you can do long term and achieves your goals.