Keto diets, your opinion please!

@ndj1979 they have indeed, they restrict it to about 30% of the total macros.

One of the sites that i ended up reading was this one containing studies:

http://authoritynutrition.com/23-studies-on-low-carb-and-low-fat-diets/

I've only recently started a study to become a weight consultant myself, yet my own studies imply that, when you are a vivid sporter, a keto diet can not only be a pain, but also the restriction in proteines can cause deficiencies, making it harder for your muscles to recover for example.

However i have 0 field experience in this, i'd like to see what people who actually are doing both, extensive training and keto diets, are achieving. And if they notice any changes in muscularity (recovery, build up?)

Next to this, 90% of the keto diets i see, are ridiculous, because they take almost 0 factors besides the macros into consideration. Micro nutritions are usually taken in very imbalanced proportions, especially when it comes down to natrium...

@pedidiva and @Sabine_Stroehm thanks for the input on the videos, i'll certainly take a look at them!

@ndj1979 thanks for the detailed answer!

In this one they didnt mention it, but as i said, i've read a couple more, that are aimed to setting up your own keto diet, mentioning that the proteine intake should be restricted.

Here is for example a calculater with information about the diet, that mentioned it: http://keto-calculator.ankerl.com/

Don't get me wrong, i'm getting good results with weight loss on low fat diets (40/40/20), so my goal is not to change diet to get better results, as i'm perfectly happy with the way its going at the moment.

Yet i wanted to find out if all the claims about the keto diet are true and if its worth it going thru that difficult way of eating for people who are booking remarkably less results with low fat diets.

So far, when i tried to plan a keto diet, i noticed that i'd end up very very high in proteines, low in fibers, high in natrium. And to consider that you want to eat your fat energy (for me it was 60% in my test setup), in healthy fats, it's quite the pain to get it done.

I also noticed, the healthier i go (for example, i tried with mackrell, salmon, red meat, almonds, walnuts), the more expensive my diet became. Whereas my high carb diet costs me about 150 euros per month, this would end up being doubled.

@ihatetodietalways i do notice slight changes in my hormonal behaviour.

I tend to be aggitated easier and i sometimes really need to workout to have an output.

First of all, thanks for all the elaborate responses, its really helpful to see the opinions from both sides!

@cwolfman13 i have no medical reasons to do keto, my only reason is, because i'm learning to become a weight professional, i would like to understand not by the books what it does, but actually what you feel when doing it, knowing better how people struggle with doing it.

Since your body has to get used to keto and i got some competitions coming up (fighting), i might set a date right after the competition to try it for some weeks.

My main conclusion so far is that 40c/40p/20f is a lot more maintainable for the larger group of people and gives a better balance in food. This is ofcourse true for the dutch way of eating but might differ in other countries where carbs arent as important in your daily intake. We've been basically spoon fed with carbs.