Evidence Beats Ideology

I used to believe that body fat was primarily about carbohydrates and insulin.

Going keto, then carnivore, genuinely improved my mental and physical health. That was an important part of my journey.

But there was one thing I couldn't consistently achieve.

Getting lean.

When I first heard Anthony Phaesse from @theleanseven explain his views on calories, I understood them intellectually.

But I wasn't convinced.

Now I've spent a year tracking my food, watching my body respond, and comparing the results with what I believed.

My conclusion changed.

Yesterday, in the LeanSeven community, Anthony summed it up perfectly:

"Food quality and food quantity aren’t competing ideas - they solve different problems. Quality improves health, satiety and adherence. Quantity determines whether we gain, maintain or lose body fat. Ignore either one and you’re leaving results on the table."

That distinction changed everything for me.

I had experienced enormous improvements in my health through keto and carnivore. But I became stuck in the belief that carbohydrates explained everything.

Then I did something different.

I followed LeanSeven ... really followed it ... consistently.

My experience no longer matched my beliefs.

I discovered that food quality and food quantity both matter.

Not because they're competing ideas.

Because they're solving different problems.

The biggest lesson?

Sometimes the hardest belief to change is the one that's given you enough success that you stop questioning it.

In the end, evidence beats ideology every time.