No need to read further. Your mind is made up. But, every ‘diet’ suffers the same fate: when someone goes back to their normal diet, the weight lost, plus more, piles back on. That's why one needs to find a diet that's manageable for life. In other words, a lifestyle. For some, keto is the answer. Other find that keto in the short term, then low carb for life, works great.
Keto solved some very ‘not made up’ issues for me. Low carb keeps the weight off.