I tend to Intermittent Fast for my diet. It works well with my hectic days. I did however try the keto diet, but it pysically doesn't work for me. I really wanted it to work for me, but I never came out of keto flu. I tried for three weeks and was in "flu" for about two - maybe 12 days. I am just not compatable with it, I suppose. I had my roomate try it after I had failed to switch and after his flu he loved it. He was only sick about four days and has been losing weight and making improvements in the gym ever since.
Edit: losts of discussion here, but I'll drop my two cents.
The long and the short of it, is if you avoid excess calories you lose wight. Sugar and other forms of it, (say alcohol), in excess are especially bad. If you eat controlled portions and eat avoid heavily processed foods you will live well. You don't need special diets to lose/gain weight (disregard medical conditions) as long as you are getting your macros in and are at your caloric goal.
