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Questions For Fellow Keto-ers

cabblett
cabblett Posts: 26 Member
edited January 10 in Food and Nutrition
How many carbs do you eat per day, how long have you been doing keto, and how has your success been?

I've been on keto for almost a year now. I've always stayed 20-25 carbs and I've been really successful. But recently I've hit a plateu and I've noticed that if I up my carbs I seen to lose more weight. I'm starting to wonder if my body has just adapted to the 20 carb thing and I need to up it a bit.

Sorry if this has been asked before.

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  • qwertymcherty
    qwertymcherty Posts: 6 Member
    Well carbs are fuel for your muscles and central nervous system. Protein can be converted into a carbohydrate but with less energy (calories). Fat is just well, not great, if you can burn it off right away it's good, but otherwise it's cruddy fuel and packs a lot of pounds.

    Just make sure you have a calorie deficit, and I'd really recommend eating more carbs, so long as your calories are under it will net the same results.

    You can always try having a high carb day in the week to kind of reboot your system on carbs if you think that's the problem.

    Never done keto, just 2 cents from someone who knows a little nutrition.
  • cabblett
    cabblett Posts: 26 Member
    I don't just track carbs, there is more to keto than that. I usually aim for 1200 calories, 20-25 carbs, and around 90 grams of fat & 100 of protein. I also try to stay under 10 grams of sugar.
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