Ketogenic diet

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  • imaginemary
    imaginemary Posts: 39 Member
    Isn't Keto basically Adkins?
    Pros: I did Adkins induction plan way back in ... 1997 or so ... lost 20 plus lbs quickly & easily.
    Cons: I didn't like eating so much high-fat food. I felt sick to my stomach all the time (OMG this was before I figured out that I have and always have had a dairy sensitivity! - no wonder Adkins made me feel sick). I gained all those 20 lbs back and more - 20 more.
  • Eelkov
    Eelkov Posts: 88 Member
    Based on my second hand knowledge...
    I watched a documentary about what Fat and Sugar are used for and how... The person who was on the low carb diet ended up losing 2kg of muscle mass but also lost 2kg of fat. Keto diets are very dangerous for people with diabetes apparently.
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    It's been recommended to me more than once, and once by a coach I trust. I tend not to look very well when I eat high carb. I think it's possible I might feel better on high fat but I'm nervous to give up my volume eating. At the same time, I'm tired of having a big belly at the end of the day because of all the volume.
  • mordant57
    mordant57 Posts: 58 Member
    Yes, because I have other health concerns where a keto diet is helpful. For general weight loss...sure, if you like it, but it's not the only/best way to do it.
  • Tweaking_Time
    Tweaking_Time Posts: 733 Member
    I started Keto last Saturday cuz I hit the magic-trigger-weight of 5 pounds over goal...6 days later back at goal with a little wiggle room.

    Granted that part of that weight loss was probably a little water retention from salty foods...and when I do Keto for real, I never snack. Let's say this accounts for 4 of the 5.4 pounds lost. But I did lose more than those two things account for. Exercise was the same before and during Keto.

    Keto works for me. Doing Keto for a week is fine, for me. I would never make it a month because - pasta.
  • gippy_chick_77
    gippy_chick_77 Posts: 1 Member
    Yes for me... it means i dont crave, binge, over eat, my thyroid is easier to keep even (first time in 25 years), i sleep better and dont have a 3 oclock slump in energy. I follow a low carb medium protein high fat. I usually eat 2x day. Mid morning (salad, oil vinegar seasoning dressing, meat, whole egg full fat mayo, avocado or olives) and mid afternoon (meat/egg/mushrooms, vege, dairy, added fat) works best for me!
    I'm not worried about weight control but it helps keep body shape in check. :D
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    slossia wrote: »
    What I’ve learned from reading about everyone’s knowledge of loosing weight and nutrition is then why if you have all this knowledge then why are most people struggling to either loose or maintain their weight!! It has to be more then simply CICO! People believe this then think its possible to gain 5 lbs overnight because of a cheat meal from the night before or lost 5 lbs in a week!! If you really want to know if your diet is working then measure your body fat! Who wants to loose weight if it means loosing muscle also!!

    If saving money is simply earning more than you're spending, why isn't everyone rich?
    Because simple and easy aren't interchangable words.

    I'd argue that saving money isn't earning more than your spending- it's spending less than your making.

    Which is much like what you said- while they sound the same- they aren't interchangeable.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Earn more/spend less.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    Earn more/spend less.

    LOL- yes. I'd argue most people are living WAY above their means though- so learning how to spend less is probably more important than earning more.
  • macrologger
    macrologger Posts: 20 Member
    Doesn't seem sustainable, but that's just my opinion.
  • TyTravis007
    TyTravis007 Posts: 77 Member
    edited February 2018
    Before I went Keto I had issues with my mood and suffered from hypoglycemia (I was diagnosed with pre-diabetes at the age of eight). I often had trouble focusing in school and had at least one glycemic event per week. My running was good, but it could of been better. I’ve decided to go Keto after seeing my mother benefit both mentally and physically from the diet, and ever since I’ve been living a even better life. My mood has gotten significantly better, my hypoglycemia is non-existent, and I’ve had many improvements to my endurance sports. Despite the somewhat-popular belief that fat makes you fat, my weight has remained unchanged.

    Since starting Keto at 16 I was 5'9 and 150 lbs. Now (age nineteen) I am... 5'9 and 150 lbs with 8% body fat. My LDL level (amount of "bad" cholesterol in my body) for this year is 137mg/dL, which is normal despite consuming 30-60g of saturated fats a day (the fat we actually need to avoid is Trans fats).

    So in my case in the realm of diabetes, mood, cholesterol, athletics, and education I see lots of benefits to the lifestyle. The only downside is that you have to maintain an active lifestyle in order to see the benefits take fruit. During my last semester of high school I had EMT school - which made me busy enough to significantly decrease my physical activities throughout the five months. In consequence I went from 9% body fat to 13%, but after graduating and going back to working out regularly I went from 13% to 8%. Can it work? Through my experience, yes it can. Is it for everyone? I believe that it has potential for everyone, but ultimately it depends on how they're executing the diet.