I don't know what I'm doing
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gracerichter3213 wrote: »
Removing that variable, when eat twice a day, you are not cutting the calories, you are getting your calories in two meals. If you follow the Keto macros, you will not get hungry. When I first started and I saw people post that they were not hungry or forgot to eat, I was like - sure, right! Now that I am 2-1/2 months into this, I do not get hungry and skip meals, do not have a desire to eat. My workouts are great! When I do cardio on the treadmill I get bored because I do not get fatigued like I used to - I could go for longer than I do. I run out of time!
You have to understand that you are going to eventually switch from carbs/external food for energy to internal body fat for energy. We all have thousands sometimes hundreds of thousands of stored calories for energy in our body and we can go a long time just using the store energy (along with water)
I never thought of it that way, my calories just getting split in 2 meals. Can you tell I'm new to all this? It's intriguing the way LCHF transitions your body! Truly unlike any other "diet" I've ever heard of or seen!
And yes I definitely wasn't planning on fasting until my little guy is weaned! Hopefully that'll be soon!
Great-you seem to be where I was not too long ago. If you ever have any ?'s shoot them (or the others here everyone is helpful) my way. My brother and father are just starting to jump on board and I feel like their consultant. I actually like sharing everything I learned and what has worked for me.1 -
gracerichter3213 wrote: »Ok I have a question now, for those who only eat 2 times a day, do you still have the energy to workout?
I have just two meals a day and I have not had any trouble having energy for my daily workout. My first meal tends to be between 10 and 11 am, and my second meal is usually no later than 4pm. I'm not strict about that though, I eat when I'm hungry rather than following a timetable.
My workout is an hour of cardio which I do every morning, before my first meal.1 -
@johnnylew hit it on the head. Once fat adapted, your body doesn't care if it is burning fat you ate or fat from your body. I go to the gym first thing in the morning (just after 5am) without eating since dinner which is generally over by 6pm the night before. I don't usually eat until between 11-12 at lunch. No hunger issues.
He also hit it on the head in terms of cardio exercise. Because you are already in a fasted state, you are immediately being pushed into ketosis and don't fatigue nearly as easily. Jeff Volek did a great study called FASTER where he tested high endurance athletes (ultra marathoners) who were keto versus non-keto. Amazing results. I have not been able to find the full results on line for free, but I have been able to find excerpts in multiple articles - enough to get the main points.
Zach Bitter is an ultra-marathoner who has set multiple course records since going keto. He has a blog discussing advantages. The last winner of the Tour de France was keto as well as some of the other top finishers. Keto is getting big in the high endurance athletic world.
There is some question as to the effectiveness in the HIIT/crossfit application, but both endurance and heavy lifting areas have shown keto to be superior.1 -
I am very good friends with a guy who happens to be a Buddhist Monk. He eats ONCE a day. He is, as they say around these parts, "Fit as a Butcher's dog"...!
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