Oddbean new post about login | logout calorie counting assumes fats are the enemy because they have "huge calories". fats are your friend. carbs cause insulin spike, resulting in converting glucose into fat storage. low carbs = low storage restaurants use terrible oil (unless it is a health conscious one). you may start with that if you are not having results. after healthy oil switch it has a longer half life to be removed from body (you may see results in two years).