@sweetfiber: Most people treat fat loss like a math problem: eat fewer calories than you burn. Your body doesn’t run on a calculator. It runs on hormones. When blood sugar spikes after a meal, insulin rises to shove that sugar out of your blood. Insulin is a storage hormone. When it’s high, fat-burning shuts down. Your body is in “store it” mode, not “use it” mode. Stable blood sugar keeps insulin lower and steadier. That’s when your body can actually tap stored fat. That’s why I take fiber before I eat dinner. It slows the rise so the spike never happens in the first place. Calories still matter. They just aren’t the whole picture. The hormonal environment decides what those calories do. Want the fiber I use? Comment FIBER and I’ll send you the one I love.