Calories and metabolic advantage?
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ArielEveHealth
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I would love to hear any comments/personal experiences regarding whether or not going low carb has allowed a larger fat loss for the sme or more calories as a "balanced" diet. Thank you for any feedback, comments!
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Conservatively speaking, I think the effect of a low carb diet in the long term is greater satiation leading to eating fewer calories overall. Initially though, you lose a lot of ketones in urine, and that might lead to increased fat loss until you start using ketones more efficiently.0
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Yes. When I started keto, I didn't change calories at all, just macros, and I started losing weight. I lost about 8 lbs in the first 15 days and have lost 13 lbs total in 7 weeks. Before that I was really struggling to lose weight at all. (And I was already low carb, but aiming for 80-100 grams/day. Now I try to stick to 20-30gm net carbs per day, fats at 65% and protein at 25%.)0
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I agree with PP, for me a lot of the success is in feeling more in control due to reduced hunger. When I am in ketosis I am not hungry, and do not get cravings. Eating low carb/high fat has a ton of flavour, so I don't (usually) feel deprived and feel extremely satisfied on a reduced calorie intake.0
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Three years ago I lost about the same amount of weight in the same time as I lost in the last 4 months. Back then I counted calories and walked 8000+ steps a day, this time I counted carbs and walked 5k+ a day. Nothing magic about keto - except this time I was not hungry and my IBD symptoms went away. No magic fast weight loss - its still calories.
Back then I put back about 10 lbs from not logging so I had to lose that [again] first.0 -
I've lost 12 inches off of my waist in ten months! That is fat lost! I've never managed this type of loss with any other way of eating!0
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Thank you for all the replies! I am very curious due to reading blogs like Dr Peter Attie and others who very meticulously counted calories and found much greater fat loss and body comp improvements on a low carb diet even when calories were higher. I have also read some of John Keifers work. I try to remain open minded. I am thinking depending on genetics and insulin resistance some people may lose more fat with low carb than a balanced approach.0
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The last time I weighed what I weigh now (about 9 years ago) it was my lowest pants size. Now after low carbing for 7 months, those are loose and I may end up having to go another size down. My waist measurement is smaller than it was then, I am pretty sure it hasn't been this small in something like 25 years.0
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I seem to lose more in ketosis than when not.
When I was logging everything I was averaging 1500 kcal per day. My caloric goal for 1.5 lbs lost per week was 1420 but I was losing 2-3 lbs per week even though I was sedentary and eating over my caloric goal. It was weird but I enjoyed it.
Now I eat more, 1500-2200 kcal per day but I am still losing 0.5-1 lb per week. I now weigh 150 lbs but the clothes I wore at 147 lbs five years ago, when i was working out most days, are getting too big. I am wearing the clothes I wore in university, twenty years ago...those that I still have.
I am a size 8-10. Basically at high school to early university size. I seem smaller than I was in the past at this weight. I love it. No idea why it seems to be working out this way. My body just likes very LCHF I guess.
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That's awesome nvmomketo! What do you keep your carbs at?0
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I lost about 60 pounds many years ago on a regular diet over the course of about a year. The lowest weight I reached was about 145 then. I was able to wear some size 8 US jeans, but mostly had to buy 10's.
This time, with only 39 lbs to my goal of 126 lbs, I lost 29 in 5.5 months, 24 of which was in the first 3.5 months. Ive been maintaining for the past 2.5 months.
When I was at 145 this time, the size 8's I had from my previous loss were too big. Like I could take them off without unbuttoning them. At that time I went shopping and bought new jeans in a junior size 7/8, which I think is like a women's size 6. Now, teetering between 135-139 for the last 2+ months, those new pants are getting big. I'm constantly pulling them up all day long! They are actually more loose now than they were even 2 months ago even though I have maintained within those 4 lbs the whole time. I don't have to unbutton them anymore either.
I haven't been this size since I was about 16 years old and I weighed less then! My 17 year old daughter is about 15lbs lighter than me and I'm not too far from being able to borrow her jeans! Though, I guess I shouldn't! Lol I really don't think I would need to get to her weight for them to fit.
I don't know why exactly, but I think that the muscle sparing aspect of Keto, with the way the body burns fat must explain why I can weigh more and wear smaller sizes than before. And why I can stay the same weight for 2+ months but see a reduction in size.
Here's my weight loss journey over the past 10+ years.
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Awesome graphic, @Sunny_Bunny_ . You've made amazing changes!0
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@Sunny_Bunny_ You are such an inspiration. I love reading your posts :flowerforyou:0
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Thank you.ArielEveHealth wrote: »That's awesome nvmomketo! What do you keep your carbs at?
When losing faster my carbs are usually at 20g or below. Lately they have been higher, about 30-40, and my ketostix are negative (again). I seem to slip out of ketosis easier than some, maybe due to my insulin resistance.
In the new year I plan to buckle down with a couple of fat fast days and making sure my carbs are low, which helps with keeping my appetite low and ketones higher.
@Sunny_Bunny_ you look great! I love those comparison pictures. Your results really are motivating! and I agree, the muscle sparing aspect of a ketogenic diet does seem to make a difference for me too. 0
