Curious about Keto~What to really expect

I'm going to be honest with you, and this isn't an indictment against keto. If you're already wondering whether you can do it and are hoping to develop an exit strategy, it is probable that this way of eating isn't for you. You'll never last on it. (And that latter is not an indictment against you! )

I didn't either, so I'm not judging. I am so much happier now. I eat medium-ish carb (probably 120-150 grams...that's just how it works out; I call this "medium" as it is in no way low carb but is apparently considerably lower than the average plate, at least in the U.S.), within my calorie goals, and I include enough protein to make myself happy - something I had to tweak. Again, though, that's just a range, not "under number X and I'm dead, over number X and I'm golden."

I used to belong to a low-carb forum. There were various types of LC there. "Name" ones and others. Seriously, so so so few people were "lifers" on there. And it's not as if there's really any one specific eating plan that knocks it out of the ballpark and is "the" plan, but...the only thing I've seen really work with any sort of consistency at all is to eat less than one is expending. What, specifically, is eaten within that range is a matter of preference, dietary restrictions, and personalization.

And, happy Thanksgiving to you too! I'm excited. Going to cook tomorrow.

Oh yes, forgot to mention, here is the link to the main low carber forum group here in MFP. It's where most of us Ketophiles tend to hang out:

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/discussions/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group

So request to join and then maybe lurk to your heart's content...?

your so new and youve failed in the past why are you jumping into another diet like this...just do CICO....no exit strategy needed...Personally i eat very high carb and iv lost weight just fine by just CICO and a little walking

I do believe that deficit is the only way to lose weight however I think myself macros can play a role in how you feel in changing the way you eat. I've done low carb and lost body fat quickly while keeping muscle, thought it really was the answer but after about 18 mths just wasn't sustainable for me, I was fairly miserable to be v honest, developed some good/bad tags on food and I really missed having a guilt free meal once in a while. I am now on a more even macro of 30p 40f 30c which seems more workable for me in that I can indulge in carbs occasionally if I want and still balance it in my weekly allowance. I did take 4 years to figure this out

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I tried LCHF (20g of net carbs a day) and really liked it at first. I lost 35lbs in 2 months (had about 60lbs to lose) and felt on top of the world, but at that half-way point through my weight loss I wanted to start being more active and found that I couldn't sustain such low carbs (you need energy to fuel your workouts); that's when I started reintegrating carbs. I meant to do it the right way and slowly... but ultimately failed. I now realize that this whole LCHF was more of a way to avoid dealing with my carb addiction (sweets and such) then learning to deal with the underlying issues and finding a balanced way of living, which caught up to me in the end. I now kinda struggle mentally even more with including carbs into my diet, but I'm starting to shift my perspective to a more healthy relationship with ALL food groups. I did learn throughout the process though so all isn't lost!

On the same subject, I would say that if you are interested in the principle of low carbs, you might want to research carb cycling, which is a more reasonable way of controlling carbs according to your activity/rest days.

Good luck on your journey oxox

PS. You might find this video interesting as well as the rest of their channel. This couple has lost 130lbs EACH and I like watching their grocery hauls, meal preps and ''what I eat in a day'' videos.

That video is ... not very good. I thought she was high for the first 30 seconds on the video. LOL Then she discusses how LCHF will break your metabolism because your body forgets how to handle carbs. She then says how she was tired and moody on a LCHF diet which she said they did wrong (because they just dropped carbs and didn't increase other foods - a VLCD. Plus the symptoms she described were that of an electrolyte imbalance.

LCHF isn't for everyone, and keto levels of low carb may appeal to even fewer people, but that video has a lot of misinformation and should not be used as an teaching tool to base a diet on.

Well that's just your opinion. She's just goofy and she's always that way. I personally think she's pretty real and down to earth. It really does cause a shock to your body when you cut out carbs for a while to then go back to it, anything that you do in such a drastic way to get drastic results must result in drastic repercussions when you make your body go from one extreme to the other and then back just as fast as you got into it; which often happens with high carb diets. The story thereafter explains how hard it can be to maintain high activity levels while cutting out carbs, which is basically the best source of energy to fuel activity and repairing muscles. They now carb cycle to fuel their intense workouts. She does mention say she thinks she could have made it work better, and that it might work for some people, but that SHE thinks it's not sustainable long term or suitable if you're someone that works out at high intensity.

Started this past Monday and am already seeing results! I definitely feel like this sustainable because there are so many options it's almost like you're barely limiting yourself add me and we win and lose at the same time