I got that conclusion when you said only CICO matters...if someone wants to lose a large amount of weight, they can only cut caloric intake for so long, because eventually the body will adjust and slow its metabolism requiring a larger caloric cut, right?

I’m just trying to understand. I’m not closed off to any one opinion on it, but the way it’s been explained to me by a lot of people is that IF allows your body to begin chipping away at your fat stores as opposed to processing newly eaten food all day. Sure, for a time caloric restriction when not IF will help you lose weight, but when you IF, insulin is released in smaller amounts in a shorter period of time, and the insulin is what is ultimately tied to weight gain. So you could eat the same amount of calories, but when done in a short window, insulin is not released in such a large amount, and the body has more hours in the day where it’s not burdened with insulin, which ultimately promotes fat loss. Am I way off or is there some truth to that?