For those on the Keto diet...

vanityy99

Longshore wrote: »

have been doing Keto for years. It is one of the easiest LIFESTYLES......for me anyway. I dont call it a diet its just the way i eat. We all know the hardest thing about any new way of eating is being able to stick with it long term. Trust me i know how hard it is for anyone starting keto. Its hard because for most of you your whole life your body has been programed to burn CARBS for fuel. Now your only feeding it 20-30 carbs and thats through green veggies. It takes a week or two for your body to say " OK this SOB is not going to feed me carbs so im going to burn this fat." When you get to this point it is true what they say you lose your hunger totally.
I go by the 70-25-5 rule 70%-fat,25%-protein,5%-carbs. I also intermittent fast for 16 hours, so i eat in a 8-hour window. Here is my thoughts on IF. When you are feeeding your body every 3 hours whats it going to think "Got this food to burn thanks." Now if im fasted whats your body going to think" This MF is not feeding me so ill burn what he has lots of ......fat" Its funny writing this because I think of it as me vs my body LOL. In a way it kinda is MIND over BODY.

My must haves are
eggs,bacon,spanich,avocado,coconut oil,cheese, and butter. I have these things probably about every day.

Wife is calling so need to wrap this up any question about anything just friend me and hit me up. I am always willing to help any one that wants to live the LOW CARB LIFE

When you put it this way!

lemurcat2

What does keto have to do with eating every 3 hours or not? Many of us who don't do keto never ate every 3 hours or wanted to. I typically eat at 6, 12, and 9, and many others skip breakfast or have other eating patterns that don't involve constant mini meals or snacks. That's a personal preference and a totally separate thing from keto.

Re keto, I think it's a good fit for some. It didn't have any particular benefits for me, and I prefer not to make some nutrient dense foods I like basically off limits or stress because I can easily go over 35 net carbs from just non starchy veg, avocado, and some nuts.

SarahMorganP

vanityy99 wrote: »

How long did it take for you to notice weight loss on the scale?

What was your starting weight?
How much do you weigh now?
How long have you been doing keto?

First week I gained 5lbs but then lost after that. Started Nov 1st, so 4 months exactly and I'm down 41lbs. 235-194lbs.

vanityy99

So is low carb and keto the same thing?
Keto is more strict in the sense that you can’t go over a certain amount of carbs?

Low carb is less strict? -Like your basic don’t eat pasta, no bread. Maybe just one slice of bread?

GaleHawkins

vanityy99 wrote: »

So is low carb and keto the same thing?

There's some overlap. Low Carb is typically under 150 grams of carbs and Keto under 50 gram's of carbs.

vanityy99

GaleHawkins wrote: »

vanityy99 wrote: »

So is low carb and keto the same thing?

There's some overlap. Low Carb is typically under 150 grams of carbs and Keto under 50 gram's of carbs.

Thank you!

Alex

Please note this OP is asking for feedback from people with personal experience with Keto diet. If this applies to you, please join the conversation. If it doesn't, if you are here to debate the merits of Keto, woo people, or otherwise derail from the intent of the discussion, please move on or we will warn you and remove your post. And I know we all have better things to do this weekend.

ShaeDetermined

I just completed 6 months of keto.
I lost for the first 4 and a half months, and have been at a stall weight wise for the last 7 weeks, but I keep dropping inches.

Started at 178. Currently 159.

goldengirl111

what macros do you recommend for keto?
carb 50 grams per day
fat ? grams
protein ? grams

kshama2001

Hey @goldengirl111 - I see you have posted on a few older threads, which is fine to do, but you may not get the answers you are looking for. I suggest you join this low carb group, which has a lot of info about keto as well: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum

yirara

edit: Zombie thread. Yeah.. missed that one.

LiLee2018 wrote: »

I lost the first week I was on keto. I can't remember how much though.
I started off at 224. Been at it for 8 months and I'm now about 178. I've been stalled for about 2 months though. Jumping up and down the same few pounds. I also switched to carnivore for a little while to see how that goes.
I'm only 5'3" and want to lose at least 50+ more pounds.
I just lose really slow apparently.

You lost nearly 6lbs per month. What's wrong with that? You're not losing slow but at a realistic overall rate. So congratulations. You could eat at maintenance for a bit and then eat at a deficit again. You are measuring your food intake properly, right? Because what you eat doesn't matter for weightloss. You only need to be in a calorie deficit.