Keto diet ... does it work?

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Ccuser99
Ccuser99 Posts: 47 Member
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i suffer with a rare pituitary diaease which affects my thyroid making me hypothyroid, plus my body doesn't convert t4 to t3 naturally. so I am gaining weigt, and fast! Ive researched lots of eating habbits and the keto diet seems to have many benefits for my illnesses also, so i'm going to try it. any tips or advice? has anyone had any success on the keto diet? i now have 24 lbs to loose. thanks! ☺
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  • LazSommer
    LazSommer Posts: 1,851 Member
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    Eating less works, regardless of high carb, low carb, no carb. Yes, your metabolism may be lower than you'd like, but that means you don't need as much as you're eating. Your body isn't storing fat and starving.
  • Ccuser99
    Ccuser99 Posts: 47 Member
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    i love the foods that you can eat on keto too, it looks so delicious and as you say, i feel fuller for longer so im not consuming as many calories which will obviously help with weightloss too. this is only day 2 so i will report my losses/gains. hopefully losses though! haha ☺☺ just want to say i do an ave 12000 steps per day every day and also go to the gym every other day, so its not inactivity that is the issue.
  • redimock
    redimock Posts: 258 Member
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    This group is a great resource for low carb diets, and there are a lot of keto folks there (myself included!)

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group
  • BelleCakes2018
    BelleCakes2018 Posts: 568 Member
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    It is supposed to be very useful for thyroid problems.. I posted a link to someone else about it the other day..
    http://www.ketotic.org/2014/12/the-effect-of-ketogenic-diets-on.html
    I am on it - although I do not have any thyroid problems, and find it to be very successful at helping me lose weight relatively easily.
    There is also a Keto group on here you could join and they could answer any questions you have directly
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1143-keto
    This website is a really good one at helping you get started with lots of info
    http://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb
    Lol - and sorry to post loads of links, but I think you could benefit from reading them.. lastly - this one will help you find the right ratios for you...
    http://keto-calculator.ankerl.com/
    I hope they are helpful
  • itsalifestylenotadiet
    itsalifestylenotadiet Posts: 120 Member
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    My daughter has lost a lot of weight doing the Keto diet. I am starting now so I can get back down to my profile pic. I am still trying to feel my way thru this Keto stuff because when I lost my weight before it was on WW with my daughter. Good luck with your weight loss.
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    edited April 2016
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    My mother has been doing keto since 2005 and she loves it. It helped her lose 60 pounds and keep it off.

    I enjoy pizza and French fries too much so I could never do it.
  • Ccuser99
    Ccuser99 Posts: 47 Member
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    Wow thanks guys! Some really great links!
  • Jeffrey300050
    Jeffrey300050 Posts: 93 Member
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    LazSommer wrote: »
    Eating less works, regardless of high carb, low carb, no carb. Yes, your metabolism may be lower than you'd like, but that means you don't need as much as you're eating. Your body isn't storing fat and starving.

    I disagree lowering bad carbs works for me.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
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    Noel_57 wrote: »
    Asher_Ethan wrote: »
    My mother has been doing keto since 2005 and she loves it. It helped her lose 60 pounds and keep it off.

    I enjoy pizza and French fries too much so I could never do it.
    ^^this. Keto/low carb is effective for a lot of people who can maintain it. No argument there, But giving up food groups is just too difficult for many people. Good luck!

    What food group would that be? ;)
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
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    redimock wrote: »
    This group is a great resource for low carb diets, and there are a lot of keto folks there (myself included!)

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group

    If you think keto OR low carb is right for you, go here.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
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    Noel_57 wrote: »
    Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
    What food group would that be? ;)

    Starchy carbs Sabine. Starchy carbs. Even 2 weeks in,my hunger for them never went away. I am still doing low carb, just not keto. That level I just could not do. To each their own, right? :)

    Starchy carbs is a food group?
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
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    Noel_57 wrote: »
    Starchy carbs is a food group?

    sorry, semantics queen. Food type, then.
    Yams = wonder bread? I'm not so sure.
  • spkout2005
    spkout2005 Posts: 24 Member
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    Yup but under 50 carbs a day its tough
  • MsBuzzkillington
    MsBuzzkillington Posts: 171 Member
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    Jeffrey300050 wrote: »
    LazSommer wrote: »
    Eating less works, regardless of high carb, low carb, no carb. Yes, your metabolism may be lower than you'd like, but that means you don't need as much as you're eating. Your body isn't storing fat and starving.

    I disagree lowering bad carbs works for me.

    what are you disagreeing with exactly?

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