Hey mate, cheers for the reply. First of all congrats on the weight loss - i'm glad it's working out for you. Yeah I agree that IF is great and it does work for a lot of people, but at the end of the day it is still a dieting 'tool'. Sure there are some hormonal changes, but that alone does not contribute as much as you think. Spin it whichever way you want, it's still CICO. IF is effective at aiding weight loss because it's pretty simple to follow, restricts extra calories by eliminating snacking throughout the day, and just overall making it slightly easier to not overeat.

At the end of the day, if someone is hitting their goals following whatever diet, then great for them. But keep it simple for people. There's too much nonsense and over complicated shit in regards to dieting that's not needed.