Going Keto!

janejellyroll

rlg5150 wrote: »

tmpecus78 wrote: »

wow, some BS keto advise in here. "eat more fat, and then eat more fat." or "eat as much bacon as you want." < that is 100% pure nonsense and horrible advise to give someone. The ketogenic diet is not some magically diet. You do NOT magically lose weight because you switch to keto. It's all about caloric deficit. I've seen many people get fat as *kitten* cause they thought they could eat as much fat as they wanted too.

Let's drop the buzzword and talk about what's actually happening. Eating very low carbohydrates causes your body to burn dietary fat as its main fuel source. You eat smaller, high fat meals with little to no carbs so that you do not increase your blood sugar. This makes it so that you eat fewer times per day, less calories at each meal, and never really feel hungry.

That's a lot different than taking a regular diet and just eating fewer carbs. That sort of diet will keep your body burning glucose for fuel and you'll feel miserable, hungry and crash soon gaining all the weight back.

No one promotes the idea that you can physically eat as much as you want and lose weight with Keto. What they are explaining to you is that you feel like you can eat whatever you want, and it's still hard to even hit your daily goal of calories.

I went on a "regular diet" and ate fewer carbohydrates (that is, I reduced the amount of everything I ate so I was eating fewer carbohydrates than before) and I didn't suffer any of those things (feeling miserable, excessive hunger, crashing and gaining the weight back). This seems like a vast over-simplification. The truth is that, for some people, eating fewer calories is an effective and sustainable way to lose weight. Keto isn't the only path to avoiding misery and regaining.

cwolfman13

rlg5150 wrote: »

tmpecus78 wrote: »

wow, some BS keto advise in here. "eat more fat, and then eat more fat." or "eat as much bacon as you want." < that is 100% pure nonsense and horrible advise to give someone. The ketogenic diet is not some magically diet. You do NOT magically lose weight because you switch to keto. It's all about caloric deficit. I've seen many people get fat as *kitten* cause they thought they could eat as much fat as they wanted too.

Let's drop the buzzword and talk about what's actually happening. Eating very low carbohydrates causes your body to burn dietary fat as its main fuel source. You eat smaller, high fat meals with little to no carbs so that you do not increase your blood sugar. This makes it so that you eat fewer times per day, less calories at each meal, and never really feel hungry.

That's a lot different than taking a regular diet and just eating fewer carbs. That sort of diet will keep your body burning glucose for fuel and you'll feel miserable, hungry and crash soon gaining all the weight back.

No one promotes the idea that you can physically eat as much as you want and lose weight with Keto. What they are explaining to you is that you feel like you can eat whatever you want, and it's still hard to even hit your daily goal of calories.

Funny...I didn't do keto, nor did I do low carb when losing weight...I never felt miserable...I never had this crazy out of control hunger...I didn't crash...I lost weight easily and have maintained for going on 5 years.

murp4069

I've been seeing so many keto threads recently! And a lot of strong opinions.

OP, you were asking for stories. I'll give you my short story. I tried keto for about 4 months last year and couldn’t hack it. I was miserable. Even after getting over the initial keto flu, I never experienced any energy increase, in fact I was tired all the time. I was more full, but the high fat made me feel heavy all the time and nauseous pretty regularly. I went back to a more balanced diet with moderate carbs and my energy level is back to normal and I never have the heavy feeling anymore.

And yes, I’ve had people tell me I wasn’t doing keto right, needed more sodium or never got into ketosis. I was extremely strict about it, it just simply was not for me.

I’m really only putting this out there as an example that keto doesn’t work for everyone since a lot of the posts seems to be from people who did or are doing well on keto. You should try it, and if it works for you, that’s awesome! I’ve known several people that have been very successful and love it both for weight loss and maintenance.

Mazintrov13

I tried Keto once when I was trying to cut some fat (like 4-5kg) I found it IMPOSSIBLE to stick to my calorie limit! I was so hungry and miserable all the time!

My diet was something like a butter coffee pre workout (my workouts sucked as well) eggs after the gym, lunch would be chicken thighs cooked in butter and greens, dinner would be steak and greens and a tiny handful of nuts after dinner. The portion sizes were tiny and not filling at all for me and even though I was eating a lot of fat.
I would often end up binging on carbs on the weekend and throwing myself out of a deficit. It also made me feel kind of depressed? I have never felt this way when cutting on a normal macro split.

It may not have worked well for me due to being of healthy weight and active, also I’ve heard it can not work as well for women.

Just my two cents!

Tinkachu

rlg5150 wrote: »

tmpecus78 wrote: »

wow, some BS keto advise in here. "eat more fat, and then eat more fat." or "eat as much bacon as you want." < that is 100% pure nonsense and horrible advise to give someone. The ketogenic diet is not some magically diet. You do NOT magically lose weight because you switch to keto. It's all about caloric deficit. I've seen many people get fat as *kitten* cause they thought they could eat as much fat as they wanted too.

Let's drop the buzzword and talk about what's actually happening. Eating very low carbohydrates causes your body to burn dietary fat as its main fuel source. You eat smaller, high fat meals with little to no carbs so that you do not increase your blood sugar. This makes it so that you eat fewer times per day, less calories at each meal, and never really feel hungry.

That's a lot different than taking a regular diet and just eating fewer carbs. That sort of diet will keep your body burning glucose for fuel and you'll feel miserable, hungry and crash soon gaining all the weight back.

No one promotes the idea that you can physically eat as much as you want and lose weight with Keto. What they are explaining to you is that you feel like you can eat whatever you want, and it's still hard to even hit your daily goal of calories.

I'm eating a calorie deficit of whatever I want and I feel way better than when I ate keto. Certainly not crashing on glucose, lol. Heck I had a pancake breakfast with walden farms syrup a couple hours ago and I feel fine. I do eat a lot of protein and fats most days, but I also eat a lot of carbs and I don't feel cruddy from it. In fact I have a lot of energy and I don't get hungry often.

Eating keto for months made me crave carbs and sweets like crazy. It was depressing. I wasn't hungry, but I felt very deprived.

ZaftigBetty

My maid of honor and myself are working to form healthy habits which include the Ketogenic Diet. I am pre-diabetic with a long family history of diabetics (along with a plethora of other ailments amongst them all) and I feel like this is the best way to reboot my body. I don't plan to use Keto for life. I do plan to go from Keto --> Paleo --> Whole30 and basically find a balance of good ol' healthy eating habits, which will just be a customized concoction of these three methods alongside counting calories with a habitual regimen of exercise. At least, that's the long-term goal. It's called a diet, but I am looking for a lifestyle change. I do feel like moderation is key to everything in life, but I don't know how to find that without structure. Personally, even though I do feel the sugar withdrawls, it really is nice to not be constantly thinking of when I can enjoy my next meal or snack. The Keto meals have been very satisfying. Plus, I just naturally love eggs and avocados and this allows plenty of that. Well wishes everyone! Oh, additionally, my friend and I upgraded to the Premium MFP as it allows customization to track Macros. Major Bonus!