Changing from counting calories to keto

NickDoesFitness
NickDoesFitness Posts: 112 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Ok, so as I've been losing weight, I've been dropping my calories, but with only a few left to lose, how would I change to keto? Still dropping cals or just dropping carbs and upping fats, or both? Seriously confused

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  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    Ok, so as I've been losing weight, I've been dropping my calories, but with only a few left to lose, how would I change to keto? Still dropping cals or just dropping carbs and upping fats, or both? Seriously confused
    You have successfully lost 102 pounds (congrats, by the way! :bigsmile:), so why in the heck would you want to change anything at all?

    Why keto?

    I don't have an answer to your specific question, but I think you should just keep on keeping on.
  • NickDoesFitness
    NickDoesFitness Posts: 112 Member
    I've sort of hit a brick wall, and thought I'd try and mix things up a little, or maybe persevere and see what happens in the next few days
  • wheird
    wheird Posts: 7,963 Member
    Best of luck to you, but remember, you can still gain weight on a ketogenic diet, so you will still need to maintain a caloric deficit.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    I've sort of hit a brick wall, and thought I'd try and mix things up a little, or maybe persevere and see what happens in the next few days
    Well, whatever you decide to do, just remember what an incredible job you have been doing! You are a SUCCESS! :drinker:
  • lukewind
    lukewind Posts: 177 Member
    Brick walls happen, change up your workout routine, eat some different foods and stay at it and you will break through that wall eventually. Keto works but its not a good way to keep weight off, so many people I know who do atkins or other similar diets seem to gain it all back.
  • sparkerxoxo
    sparkerxoxo Posts: 18
    Keto worked out for me for about 10 lbs or so when I switched to an office job from a more physical one. I've been able to keep most of it off too. Sometimes when you get off of it you will gain a couple pounds of water weight because carbs make your cells store water.

    Like one of the people above me said, you still have to keep the calorie deficit otherwise you will maintain or gain. Keto just makes dieting easier (for me) because it doesn't spike up your blood sugar & insulin (what makes you hungry). I like bacon and cheese and chicken so it works for me.

    How Keto works is that you drop all of your carbs. Aim for zero and you'll probably end up at about 20-30. Obviously look for foods without sugars, sugar alcohols and carbs in general. Fiber is okay because you really can't digest that. So here is a quick & dirty list of what you can and cant eat:

    YES:
    Meat
    cheese (sparingly)
    leafy greens
    broccoli
    green beans
    asparagus
    pepperoni (bake it in the oven until crunchy, makes for a wonderful keto snack when you are craving chips)
    tea
    black coffee
    any kind of oil
    Low-carb whey protein
    unsweetened almond milk
    Nuts
    nut butters (watch out for sugars)

    NO:
    Sugar based anything
    dairy (except cheese), this includes yogurts however certain coffee creamers are okay in moderation
    potatoes
    carrots
    peas (legumes in general)
    fruit (sorry)
    breads
    pastas
    rice
    ...essentailly anything within the aisles of the grocery store so stick to the perimeter.

    A warning though, you will feel like crap from about day 2 or 3 until you get into ketosis. Then you will feel great because you are running on ketones and thus have a constant energy source (aka body fat). I typically like to start on Wednesdays so that I don't get the brain fog at work. Just don't use Keto as an excuse to gorge on fatty foods, if you keep feeding then your body won't have a chance to start using your own body fat to produce ketones.

    Feel free to message me if you have any more questions!

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