Welcome to Debate Club! Please be aware that this is a space for respectful debate, and that your ideas will be challenged here. Please remember to critique the argument, not the author.
We are pleased to announce that today, March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor has been introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!
That Keto is so hot right now
Replies
-
I have two friends that have been on the Keto diet for about a year. They're both having successful weight loss and seem to be happy with how the diet works. The library I work at had a Keto 101 type book come back yesterday so out of curiosity I thumbed through it at lunch, for about 2 minutes. When I got to the restrictions list....how anyone could keep up with that as a lifestyle change is beyond me. No beans? No root vegetables? I wouldn't be able to do that.
the diet works like any other diet aka a calorie deficit. But yeah keto for many isnt sustainable.Im one of those people but for me its because I cant do the high amounts of fat. and I like certain fruits and veggies and I like legumes and rice and bread too(I dont eat a lot though)6 -
I have two friends that have been on the Keto diet for about a year. They're both having successful weight loss and seem to be happy with how the diet works. The library I work at had a Keto 101 type book come back yesterday so out of curiosity I thumbed through it at lunch, for about 2 minutes. When I got to the restrictions list....how anyone could keep up with that as a lifestyle change is beyond me. No beans? No root vegetables? I wouldn't be able to do that.
Keto can work, but it's a tool. If it helps someone who has struggled all their life with weight loss and it keeps them in a caloric deficit and statiated throughout the day, then it works. But like every diet, they have one thing in common, they lose weight if they eat less calories than they burn....and the opposite happens if they eat more calories than they burn. It's all about picking a diet that's right for you, that helps you stick with your goals. For those 2 friends of yours, they found something that they can stick with and lose weight and that's great. But keto isn't for everyone, just like IF isn't for everyone or even eating vegan.8 -
squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.10 -
It’s really not a good review of it. Just another opinion based on what? So all of a sudden anecdotal evident should just be dismissed??? It may not be absolute proof. But when the anecdotal evidence matches MY RESULTS I tend to pay attention to it.
Why is it so hard for some of you to simply concede that for many people a Keto works and is just As valid as anything else??? Especially when you can find 1000s who swear by it.
Those of you that claim to eat 100s and 100s of carbs a day do not represent the population as a whole very well. Carb intake has exploded over the decades as has obesity.
For those of us out there who do not spend hours a week in a gym doing dead’s and obsessing over Marcos and food scales Keto is a very easy way to drop and maintain weight. To say nothing of some of its other promise.
In the past months I and dropped 15 lbs. I feel better in almost every way. I do not have hungry anymore. My blood work is drawn each month by doctors. It has improved with each month. But I guess I should ignore this because I do not have the science to back it up.
It's not about your anecdotal results. It's about the fact that Pete Evans is a woo-peddling quack making false claims, and the fact that even the medical authorities in his country agree that his "documentary" is a pile of garbage. As are 99% of the one-sided, pseudoscientific, propaganda hack job "documentaries" on Netflix.
Go watch "What The Health" (another Netflix crockumentary) next and see if you're persuaded that you're currently doing the worst thing you could ever do to yourself and should go vegan instead. Lots of "science" in that "documentary" too.
I so love this reply (bolded). I cannot abide Pete Evans. In a country that has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world, this man advocates strongly that people do NOT wear sunscreen. He used to be a strong Paleo advocate, until he found his next fad, keto. He had a book taken off the market because it advocated a Paleo diet for babies including a recipe for bone broth, which was touted as an ideal substitute for infant formula.1.The original DIY bone broth formula recipe was independently analysed and found to be unsafe. It could “cause permanent damage and possibly result in death,” experts concluded. Among problems were that it contained 749% as much vitamin A as breastmilk, 2326% as much vitamin B12, 1067% as much iron, 879% as much salt and 220% as much protein. Young babies’ immune and digestive systems cannot process very high levels of these nutrients.
This man belongs in the 18th century, living in a covered wagon and traveling from town to town with loud posters proclaiming his miracle cures for all that ails you. Absolute shyster.17 -
squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
11 -
johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/268925215 -
johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
ETA The 86g of carbs per day is a good bit higher than the 20-50g usually advocated for keto10 -
johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.10 -
johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.
Why are you conflating fat adaptation with glycogen replenishment? Do you actually believe they are the same thing?13 -
johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.
Not being exact enough? You confused a couple days with a couple months. That's a bit more extreme than not being exact enough. If your car broke down and your mechanic said it would take a couple days to fix and it instead took a couple months I'm fairly certain you would take issue with that. If you said a couple days when the truth was a week one could say you were stretching the truth, but you are so far off it's hard not to view that as deliberately deceitful.14 -
Oh please. There was a quote posted suggesting that fat adaptation and glycogen homeostasis may take several months. I found it amusing because my use of "suggested" and "may" is generally not exact enough for some posters around here. Yet now it is,johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.
Why are you conflating fat adaptation with glycogen replenishment? Do you actually believe they are the same thing?
Don't be silly.johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.
Not being exact enough? You confused a couple days with a couple months. That's a bit more extreme than not being exact enough. If your car broke down and your mechanic said it would take a couple days to fix and it instead took a couple months I'm fairly certain you would take issue with that. If you said a couple days when the truth was a week one could say you were stretching the truth, but you are so far off it's hard not to view that as deliberately deceitful.
Okay? Then I should not have apologized for not being exact enough?
Not sure what you want here except to enjoy some gloating. Rub a little dirt into it?16 -
Oh please. There was a quote posted suggesting that fat adaptation and glycogen homeostasis may take several months. I found it amusing because my use of "suggested" and "may" is generally not exact enough for some posters around here. Yet now it is,johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.
Why are you conflating fat adaptation with glycogen replenishment? Do you actually believe they are the same thing?
Don't be silly.johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.
Not being exact enough? You confused a couple days with a couple months. That's a bit more extreme than not being exact enough. If your car broke down and your mechanic said it would take a couple days to fix and it instead took a couple months I'm fairly certain you would take issue with that. If you said a couple days when the truth was a week one could say you were stretching the truth, but you are so far off it's hard not to view that as deliberately deceitful.
Okay? Then I should not have apologized for not being exact enough?
Not sure what you want here except to enjoy some gloating. Rub a little dirt into it?
If you are going to apologize for anything, then apologize for being wrong instead of implying that you were just a bit off. Saying you were not exact enough gives the impression that you were somewhere in the same ballpark as the correct answer which you were not.15 -
Oh please. There was a quote posted suggesting that fat adaptation and glycogen homeostasis may take several months. I found it amusing because my use of "suggested" and "may" is generally not exact enough for some posters around here. Yet now it is,johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.
Why are you conflating fat adaptation with glycogen replenishment? Do you actually believe they are the same thing?
Don't be silly.johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.
Not being exact enough? You confused a couple days with a couple months. That's a bit more extreme than not being exact enough. If your car broke down and your mechanic said it would take a couple days to fix and it instead took a couple months I'm fairly certain you would take issue with that. If you said a couple days when the truth was a week one could say you were stretching the truth, but you are so far off it's hard not to view that as deliberately deceitful.
Okay? Then I should not have apologized for not being exact enough?
Not sure what you want here except to enjoy some gloating. Rub a little dirt into it?
If you are going to apologize for anything, then apologize for being wrong instead of implying that you were just a bit off. Saying you were not exact enough gives the impression that you were somewhere in the same ballpark as the correct answer which you were not.
Unfortunately, this is kind of typical. Shading info to mean something that is not accurate for the keto cause. Not the first time its happened or been called out.
So, as I understand the answer, glycogen stores do not reach normal levels during keto? And it has not been demonstrated otherwise? Do I have that right?
10 -
Oh please. There was a quote posted suggesting that fat adaptation and glycogen homeostasis may take several months. I found it amusing because my use of "suggested" and "may" is generally not exact enough for some posters around here. Yet now it is,johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.
Why are you conflating fat adaptation with glycogen replenishment? Do you actually believe they are the same thing?
Don't be silly.johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.
Not being exact enough? You confused a couple days with a couple months. That's a bit more extreme than not being exact enough. If your car broke down and your mechanic said it would take a couple days to fix and it instead took a couple months I'm fairly certain you would take issue with that. If you said a couple days when the truth was a week one could say you were stretching the truth, but you are so far off it's hard not to view that as deliberately deceitful.
Okay? Then I should not have apologized for not being exact enough?
Not sure what you want here except to enjoy some gloating. Rub a little dirt into it?
If you are going to apologize for anything, then apologize for being wrong instead of implying that you were just a bit off. Saying you were not exact enough gives the impression that you were somewhere in the same ballpark as the correct answer which you were not.
Forgive me. Please. For my huge, and possibly unforgivable, error... I wrote days instead of weeks or months.
The horror. The horror. The horror...
16 -
Oh please. There was a quote posted suggesting that fat adaptation and glycogen homeostasis may take several months. I found it amusing because my use of "suggested" and "may" is generally not exact enough for some posters around here. Yet now it is,johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.
Why are you conflating fat adaptation with glycogen replenishment? Do you actually believe they are the same thing?
Don't be silly.johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.
Not being exact enough? You confused a couple days with a couple months. That's a bit more extreme than not being exact enough. If your car broke down and your mechanic said it would take a couple days to fix and it instead took a couple months I'm fairly certain you would take issue with that. If you said a couple days when the truth was a week one could say you were stretching the truth, but you are so far off it's hard not to view that as deliberately deceitful.
Okay? Then I should not have apologized for not being exact enough?
Not sure what you want here except to enjoy some gloating. Rub a little dirt into it?
If you are going to apologize for anything, then apologize for being wrong instead of implying that you were just a bit off. Saying you were not exact enough gives the impression that you were somewhere in the same ballpark as the correct answer which you were not.
Unfortunately, this is kind of typical. Shading info to mean something that is not accurate for the keto cause. Not the first time its happened or been called out.
So, as I understand the answer, glycogen stores do not reach normal levels during keto? And it has not been demonstrated otherwise? Do I have that right?
The do. It was shown in the FASTER study as linked above. Glycogen levels and recovery were identical between keto and higher carb endurance athletes.8 -
Oh please. There was a quote posted suggesting that fat adaptation and glycogen homeostasis may take several months. I found it amusing because my use of "suggested" and "may" is generally not exact enough for some posters around here. Yet now it is,johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.
Why are you conflating fat adaptation with glycogen replenishment? Do you actually believe they are the same thing?
Don't be silly.johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.
Not being exact enough? You confused a couple days with a couple months. That's a bit more extreme than not being exact enough. If your car broke down and your mechanic said it would take a couple days to fix and it instead took a couple months I'm fairly certain you would take issue with that. If you said a couple days when the truth was a week one could say you were stretching the truth, but you are so far off it's hard not to view that as deliberately deceitful.
Okay? Then I should not have apologized for not being exact enough?
Not sure what you want here except to enjoy some gloating. Rub a little dirt into it?
If you are going to apologize for anything, then apologize for being wrong instead of implying that you were just a bit off. Saying you were not exact enough gives the impression that you were somewhere in the same ballpark as the correct answer which you were not.
Forgive me. Please. For my huge, and possibly unforgivable, error... I wrote days instead of weeks or months.
The horror. The horror. The horror...
As was said. You wouldn't be taking that difference on the light shoulder if you were expecting a package and it took a few months instead of a few days and they were like "whoops, hehe silly me."9 -
Oh please. There was a quote posted suggesting that fat adaptation and glycogen homeostasis may take several months. I found it amusing because my use of "suggested" and "may" is generally not exact enough for some posters around here. Yet now it is,johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.
Why are you conflating fat adaptation with glycogen replenishment? Do you actually believe they are the same thing?
Don't be silly.johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.
Not being exact enough? You confused a couple days with a couple months. That's a bit more extreme than not being exact enough. If your car broke down and your mechanic said it would take a couple days to fix and it instead took a couple months I'm fairly certain you would take issue with that. If you said a couple days when the truth was a week one could say you were stretching the truth, but you are so far off it's hard not to view that as deliberately deceitful.
Okay? Then I should not have apologized for not being exact enough?
Not sure what you want here except to enjoy some gloating. Rub a little dirt into it?
If you are going to apologize for anything, then apologize for being wrong instead of implying that you were just a bit off. Saying you were not exact enough gives the impression that you were somewhere in the same ballpark as the correct answer which you were not.
Unfortunately, this is kind of typical. Shading info to mean something that is not accurate for the keto cause. Not the first time its happened or been called out.
So, as I understand the answer, glycogen stores do not reach normal levels during keto? And it has not been demonstrated otherwise? Do I have that right?
The do. It was shown in the FASTER study as linked above. Glycogen levels and recovery were identical between keto and higher carb endurance athletes.
After several months of consuming nearly twice the amount of carbohydrates usually recommended for keto.12 -
johnslater461 wrote: »Oh please. There was a quote posted suggesting that fat adaptation and glycogen homeostasis may take several months. I found it amusing because my use of "suggested" and "may" is generally not exact enough for some posters around here. Yet now it is,johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.
Why are you conflating fat adaptation with glycogen replenishment? Do you actually believe they are the same thing?
Don't be silly.johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.
Not being exact enough? You confused a couple days with a couple months. That's a bit more extreme than not being exact enough. If your car broke down and your mechanic said it would take a couple days to fix and it instead took a couple months I'm fairly certain you would take issue with that. If you said a couple days when the truth was a week one could say you were stretching the truth, but you are so far off it's hard not to view that as deliberately deceitful.
Okay? Then I should not have apologized for not being exact enough?
Not sure what you want here except to enjoy some gloating. Rub a little dirt into it?
If you are going to apologize for anything, then apologize for being wrong instead of implying that you were just a bit off. Saying you were not exact enough gives the impression that you were somewhere in the same ballpark as the correct answer which you were not.
Unfortunately, this is kind of typical. Shading info to mean something that is not accurate for the keto cause. Not the first time its happened or been called out.
So, as I understand the answer, glycogen stores do not reach normal levels during keto? And it has not been demonstrated otherwise? Do I have that right?
The do. It was shown in the FASTER study as linked above. Glycogen levels and recovery were identical between keto and higher carb endurance athletes.
After several months of consuming nearly twice the amount of carbohydrates usually recommended for keto.
What does that have to do with anything? They're athletes; they probably eat twice as much as someone simply using keto as a weight loss tool.
10% is pretty normal. So is 5%. Ketogenic diets are those that keep you in ketosis the vast majority of the time. For elite athletes, like those tested, they could probably eat upwards of 100g of carbs in a day, not even near exercise times, and still be in ketosis. As it is, if they ate 3000 kcal a day, that's a bit over 70g of carbs. The typical non-athletes keto'ers eat under 20-50g carbs. Net.
Ketogenic diets just require crabs be low enough for the individual to be in ketosis throughout most of the day. Its going to vary from person to person.13 -
stevencloser wrote: »Oh please. There was a quote posted suggesting that fat adaptation and glycogen homeostasis may take several months. I found it amusing because my use of "suggested" and "may" is generally not exact enough for some posters around here. Yet now it is,johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.
Why are you conflating fat adaptation with glycogen replenishment? Do you actually believe they are the same thing?
Don't be silly.johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.
Not being exact enough? You confused a couple days with a couple months. That's a bit more extreme than not being exact enough. If your car broke down and your mechanic said it would take a couple days to fix and it instead took a couple months I'm fairly certain you would take issue with that. If you said a couple days when the truth was a week one could say you were stretching the truth, but you are so far off it's hard not to view that as deliberately deceitful.
Okay? Then I should not have apologized for not being exact enough?
Not sure what you want here except to enjoy some gloating. Rub a little dirt into it?
If you are going to apologize for anything, then apologize for being wrong instead of implying that you were just a bit off. Saying you were not exact enough gives the impression that you were somewhere in the same ballpark as the correct answer which you were not.
Forgive me. Please. For my huge, and possibly unforgivable, error... I wrote days instead of weeks or months.
The horror. The horror. The horror...
As was said. You wouldn't be taking that difference on the light shoulder if you were expecting a package and it took a few months instead of a few days and they were like "whoops, hehe silly me."
Yes. Yes. I feel horrible about it. My error could impact so many.
I'm off to chase goal posts.12 -
. . . . to lose weight. I want to burn stored fat rather than quick energy carbs. I want to keep my body in this state as long as possible. I also want to eat more healthy fats.15
-
. . . . to lose weight. I want to burn stored fat rather than quick energy carbs. I want to keep my body in this state as long as possible. I also want to eat more healthy fats.
If you're in a calorie deficit, you're going to burn fat even if your diet is high or moderate carbohydrate. Keto isn't required to burn stored body fat.18 -
. . . . to lose weight. I want to burn stored fat rather than quick energy carbs. I want to keep my body in this state as long as possible. I also want to eat more healthy fats.
Which will cause you to burn more dietary fat, not more body fat. Burning body fat requires a calorie deficit, keto or not.12 -
stevencloser wrote: »Oh please. There was a quote posted suggesting that fat adaptation and glycogen homeostasis may take several months. I found it amusing because my use of "suggested" and "may" is generally not exact enough for some posters around here. Yet now it is,johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.
Why are you conflating fat adaptation with glycogen replenishment? Do you actually believe they are the same thing?
Don't be silly.johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.
Not being exact enough? You confused a couple days with a couple months. That's a bit more extreme than not being exact enough. If your car broke down and your mechanic said it would take a couple days to fix and it instead took a couple months I'm fairly certain you would take issue with that. If you said a couple days when the truth was a week one could say you were stretching the truth, but you are so far off it's hard not to view that as deliberately deceitful.
Okay? Then I should not have apologized for not being exact enough?
Not sure what you want here except to enjoy some gloating. Rub a little dirt into it?
If you are going to apologize for anything, then apologize for being wrong instead of implying that you were just a bit off. Saying you were not exact enough gives the impression that you were somewhere in the same ballpark as the correct answer which you were not.
Forgive me. Please. For my huge, and possibly unforgivable, error... I wrote days instead of weeks or months.
The horror. The horror. The horror...
As was said. You wouldn't be taking that difference on the light shoulder if you were expecting a package and it took a few months instead of a few days and they were like "whoops, hehe silly me."
Yes. Yes. I feel horrible about it. My error could impact so many.
I'm off to chase goal posts.
You're in the debate section, so if I was you I wouldn't be so surprised that you are challenged when you make a statement that isn't factually correct. The issue that I have, is there seem to be a lot of those factually incorrect statements made by the keto crowd to support their narrative. Keto can be a decent tool to lose weight in a caloric deficit. Its pretty much as simple as that. It definitely isn't for me, because I like carbs and the fuel they provide for my workouts, but if keto works for you then that's fantastic. To be clear though, the reason it works for some is because of the caloric deficit, and not some secret formula that magically appears and supersedes CICO.19 -
Oh please. There was a quote posted suggesting that fat adaptation and glycogen homeostasis may take several months. I found it amusing because my use of "suggested" and "may" is generally not exact enough for some posters around here. Yet now it is,johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.
Why are you conflating fat adaptation with glycogen replenishment? Do you actually believe they are the same thing?
Don't be silly.johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.johnslater461 wrote: »johnslater461 wrote: »squattingduck wrote: »its difficult to replenish muscle glycogen with a ketogenic diet.
the real key is to avoid refined carbs, white sugar, and foods made with flour
The bolder is not really correct. Glycogen will fall in the first few days of a ketogenic diet when the body is still trying to use glucose as its primary fuel source. Within days, glycogen stores are normal and are not any more depleted than a higher carb person would have, even when exercising hard.
Citation needed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521
"It was previously reported that a 4 week ketogenic diet in elite cyclists decreased resting muscle glycogen by half and the rate of glycogen use during exercise by 4-fold [10]. Other studies have shown that a low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet decreases resting glycogen and the rate of glycogen use during submaximal exercise [15,25]. The duration of the LC diet was shorter (4 weeks) in the work by Phinney et al. [10], suggesting that complete adaptations in glycogen homeostasis and kinetics may take several months. The different glycogen responses could also be due to lower carbohydrate intake, which was <10 g/day in cyclists [10] versus 86 g/day in the LC runners. "
Months, days.
Tomayto, Tomahto
Apologies for not being exact enough.
...The last time I alluded to fat adaptation taking up to a few months, it was argued down based on Lyle or whoever's writing. Huh. I did not think many actually believed fat adaptation took longer than it takes to get into ketosis.
Not being exact enough? You confused a couple days with a couple months. That's a bit more extreme than not being exact enough. If your car broke down and your mechanic said it would take a couple days to fix and it instead took a couple months I'm fairly certain you would take issue with that. If you said a couple days when the truth was a week one could say you were stretching the truth, but you are so far off it's hard not to view that as deliberately deceitful.
Okay? Then I should not have apologized for not being exact enough?
Not sure what you want here except to enjoy some gloating. Rub a little dirt into it?
If you are going to apologize for anything, then apologize for being wrong instead of implying that you were just a bit off. Saying you were not exact enough gives the impression that you were somewhere in the same ballpark as the correct answer which you were not.
Forgive me. Please. For my huge, and possibly unforgivable, error... I wrote days instead of weeks or months.
The horror. The horror. The horror...
And yet you wonder why people tend to chime in on keto threads, suggesting that it isn't as magical as some claim it to be... you say you don't know why people have an impression that keto is magical when no one claims otherwise, yet you admit here that you've overstated one of the potential positive benefits and now want to flippantly dismiss the error now that people have called you out on the claim?14 -
. . . . to lose weight. I want to burn stored fat rather than quick energy carbs. I want to keep my body in this state as long as possible. I also want to eat more healthy fats.
Substrate utilization is largely irrelevant to weight loss. And fat mobilization goes up because dietary fat intake goes up.
You lose weight by consuming less calories than you expend. Period13 -
. . . . to lose weight. I want to burn stored fat rather than quick energy carbs. I want to keep my body in this state as long as possible. I also want to eat more healthy fats.
mmmmm....just no. If the keto community wonders why they are not always respected, it's answers like this one that do not help their cause.11 -
. . . . to lose weight. I want to burn stored fat rather than quick energy carbs. I want to keep my body in this state as long as possible. I also want to eat more healthy fats.
mmmmm....just no. If the keto community wonders why they are not always respected, it's answers like this one that do not help their cause.
Why I no longer hang out in LCHF/keto forums or take sides with keto evangelists...the lack of thought (blindsighted) & extreme one sidedness along with constant cherry picking low level evidence (often anecdotal/non applicable/flawed studies/etc.) from "Dr. Google" does not deserve my respect (nor should it from anyone else). Almost as bad as raw vegans
17 -
Keto_Vampire wrote: ». . . . to lose weight. I want to burn stored fat rather than quick energy carbs. I want to keep my body in this state as long as possible. I also want to eat more healthy fats.
mmmmm....just no. If the keto community wonders why they are not always respected, it's answers like this one that do not help their cause.
Why I no longer hang out in LCHF/keto forums or take sides with keto evangelists...the lack of thought (blindsighted) & extreme one sidedness along with constant cherry picking low level evidence (often anecdotal/non applicable/flawed studies/etc.) from "Dr. Google" does not deserve my respect (nor should it from anyone else). Almost as bad as raw vegans
I find your posts so refreshing... it reinforces that this is a valid choice for a lot of people and that if done with the right realistic mindset, there is nothing really to dispute or debate... I don’t think the keto followers who are so passionate about it even realize the evangelical nature of their posts. As a sales pitch - I would far rather hear from someone who isn’t afraid to talk to me about the pros and the cons of a choice rather than only presenting the positives, and overinflating the benefits... it just puts a bad taste in my mouth when someone is clearly trying to only focus on things they think will attract an individual without presenting balanced information. And from a recruiting stand point, if you’re trying to convince more people to adopt a keto lifestyle, wouldn’t you prefer to have more of a long term success rate in those who do decide this is the approach for them, rather than having people be dissuaded when they don’t reap the many mythical benefits that were initially advertised? I guess the commission checks don’t have to be returned if someone asks for a full refund...15 -
I've been doing 4 Hour Body since 2012, and the only times I've failed is when I drink too much alcohol. Pretty cool, I got to meet Tim Ferriss on public transit in SF and personally thanked him for helping me lose 100 pounds. I don't have the patience for measuring much, and having a full cheat day each week helps me stick to it on a psychological level. Every body is different, so I say kudos to doing whatever works for each individual person!
7 -
@jetsetcharm thank you so much for your post and bringing Tim Ferriss into my life. It is these positive tidbits from time to time that makes reading these forms worth while for my own personal development. I Googled 4 Hour Body and so far have watched the below.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=RHBX0HGStWQ
Four years ago at the age of 63 it became clear I did not have long to live at the rate my health was failing. Google lead me to My Fitness Pal forums and the rest is history. Now at 67 my health and health markers are better than 30 years ago and unlike some of my friends I am thinking about the next 40-50 years of living instead of focusing a near term death.
Tim makes sense to me because through a lot of mistakes I know what he is saying is true and wish I could have learned much of what I now know at a younger age.
By the time I found MFP I knew health had more to do with biology than math (measuring) and have worked to learn the less common denominator to healthy living. I agree finding our own way to live our own lives is an important first step.
Thanks again for letting us know about Tim Ferriss and I am sure meeting him in person was awesome for the both of you. Best of continued success.
22
This discussion has been closed.
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 391.5K Introduce Yourself
- 43.5K Getting Started
- 260.5K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.6K Food and Nutrition
- 47.3K Recipes
- 232.3K Fitness and Exercise
- 442 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.6K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 152.7K Motivation and Support
- 7.8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.4K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.2K MyFitnessPal Information
- 16 News and Announcements
- 926 Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.7K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions