What Is Keto Whoosh?

The keto whoosh effect is just like the regular whoosh effect, with the difference that it happens on a keto diet. So, the whoosh effect is a hypothesis whereby there is a delay between visible weight loss and actual weight (fat) loss. This hypothesis goes as follows:

So, the whoosh effect is a hypothesis whereby there is a delay between visible weight loss and actual weight (fat) loss. This hypothesis goes as follows: When your fat cells are emptied of their fat (due to diet and exercising), they fill up with water.

I have read several blogs that suggest that breaking your diet pattern can cause a “whoosh” to break, so either eating a high carb meal or a high calorie meal can spur one on. I say that you should absolutely not do either of these things because they will cause an insulin spike which will force fat to be stored back into the fat cells.

In his piece titled Of Whooshes and Squishy Fat, Lyle explains an observation he has made, which is water retention following weight loss. Lyle then continues to tell a story from his college years where one of his professors talked about something that would form the whoosh effect hypothesis: