Keto diet

sandyc2023
sandyc2023 Posts: 3 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Is going on a keto diet worthwhile or will it make it more difficult to balance out the calories I need to take in every day to assist with weight loss?

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  • sollyn23l2
    sollyn23l2 Posts: 1,767 Member
    edited 1:52AM
    Only you can decide that. It works well for some people, not at all for others. Ask yourself... do you like fat? Like... really like fat? Are you the kind of person that eats all the globs and rind of fat off your steak and enjoys it? Do you not really care about carbs? As in, it wouldn't bother you to never have another bite of rice, bread, or pasta... ever? If that's you, you might do well on keto. For some people it helps them stay in a deficit.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,377 Member
    I guess I'd ask why you're considering keto.

    Sollyn is right, it helps some people lose weight, if the food choices are satisfying for that person, making it easier to stick to calorie goal.

    A few keto fans here have said that will be true for everyone, but as a mostly whole foods, standard-ish macro levels vegetarian who doesn't find fat filling but loves veggies (including the starchy ones), and who actually lost weight without keto and has maintained the same way for 8+ years since, I'm skeptical about its universal satiation perfection. (I tried low carb back in the day. I was miserable. But that's just me.)

    Some people consider or choose keto because they have relevant health conditions, or their reading has persuaded them that it has health benefits even among those who are generally healthy. I'm not going to debate that, because I'm not well versed enough in that area. If you are focused on those health implications, I can't speak to how well it might work. Knowing what you're thinking might help us comment in some useful way, though.

    I do know that quite a few people who eat carbs way above keto level seem to be quite healthy. The Adventist Health Study is one to consider, though there are some limitations in how that was conducted . . . including some limitations that apply to many or most longer-term nutritional research, since we don't commonly keep people in cages and monitor their every bit of food intake for years. :D

    As far as whether it'll be easier to balance your calories with keto, that's pretty individual, as Sollyn suggests. If you find fat filling, maybe it would help you. If you don't, it might make things harder. If you're now struggling to get adequate protein on reduced calories, you'll still need a certain minimum with keto, so I don't think it would help you much on that front.

    If you love your veggies and fruits like I do - which is more than most people do, I admit - it would definitely make balancing calories harder by not being subjectively filling or a happy way to eat. But you're not me.

    Best wishes!
  • wm3796
    wm3796 Posts: 99 Member
    I believe that you should choose whatever you can do as a lifestyle change(permanent food choices not just temporary). So if you think you can live with keto lifestyle then go for it. Don’t pick a short term diet plan , lose the weight, then expect to go back to regular eating habits. That is usually recipe for weight gain and back to square one. Lots of people do keto , lose the weight, go back to regular food choices and gain it all back ( and sometimes additional weight). Good luck! Change can be hard but so worth it!

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