Ketogenic diet.

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  • ukgirly01
    ukgirly01 Posts: 523 Member
    I do keto Monday to friday works wonders for me
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    it's not supposed to be sustainable, it's carb cycling. and I think there are two different types of this "diet" one is for seizures, and one is for cutting carbs. I cut carbs, I'm not the type of person that can "eat right and exercise". I've been doing that for years, and I have had multiple doctors appointments. Turns out my body hates carbs. I don't cut right to 30g a day (Carb Nite Solution) but I have definitely dropped my bad carb intake. No white ANYTHING. No white bread, potatoes, rice, etc. Whole grain or nothing. I substitute cucumber slices for bread slices, salads instead of sandwiches, no noodles, and once a week, I get a carb nite. It's easy to follow, and you actually do feel better without consuming 400g of carbs a day. Increase your protein and vegetable intake and you'll be fine.
  • Remo_Williams
    Remo_Williams Posts: 73
    I did CKD(Cylical Ketosis Diet). I recommend this more than a solid ketogenic diet. A solid ketogenic diet can lead to insulin resistances. Yoru body gets used to doing low carb, and when you add carbs back in eventually the body can't handle it, giving you higher levels of glucose in the blood.

    Not arguing the overall points of SKD vs. CKD vs. TKD, but I think the term "insulin resistant" is probably misapplied. When I think of it, I think about the Type-2 diabetic who gets insulin resistant due to too many carbs. I have read that when you add carbs back in, your body is not as efficient at shuttling them from the blood into the cells. (It may be the same thing, but I just think there needs to be a new term for that phenomenon.)

    The other thing to watch for is a change in your gut flora, as it can make processing certain foods more difficult after they have been missing for awhile. (You've starved out the carb-processing bacteria.) Some people can have digestive issues as they readjust.
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member

    I think the main focus on fats now is that many people tried doing both low carb AND low fat at the same time, and this doesn't work so well. The main thing to realize is that fat is NOT the enemy, but an essential part of the diet. For "health" eat the healthy fats rather than the bad fats. For weight loss, it's more about the calories than the source.

    yep, eat full fats. The whole egg not just the egg white, mayo, meat, no low fat anything. Not only are the chemicals in "fat free" more terrible then the fats, but you need the full fats to sustain a low carb cycle.

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