Keto diet

maryjennifer · January 2018

I am on it right now. It works.

nvmomketo · January 2018

sijomial wrote: »

nvmomketo wrote: »

No.
Just the lack of incidence observed before their diets entire lifestyle changed.

FIFY

True.

azyaria1 · January 2018

I started Keto right before Christmas, after my brother successfully lost 30 lbs seemingly overnight (and he was NOT overweight to begin with).

I lost 12 lbs in the first two weeks. The main benefit for me is that the high fat diet keeps me so full, i'm only eating 2-3xs a day (before I was having a snack/mini-meal almost every hour).

Because i'm not as hungry, i'm naturally eating a lot less calories. I have not exercised yet, but soon will force myself to start walking 30 min on a treadmill and adding some weight training 2-3xs a week.

I did NOT have keto flu when i started…a lot of the advice I had seen to avoid this included drinking lots of water (I drink almost a gallon a day) and making sure you're getting enough sodium (I drink 16oz of chicken broth almost daily). So far so good.

In terms of long-term health concerns (high cholesterol, etc.) it shall remain to be seen. I had a physical in October, and my triglycerides were high. Doctor's orders were to cut out bread, rice, potatoes, pasta. My cholesterol and blood sugar were fine. In a couple of months, I am supposed to go back and have my blood work done again, so I will see what kind of short-term impact it has.

Although this is a high-fat diet, i'm trying to use common sense. I am eating a lot of salmon, olive oil, avocados, etc. to get my fats in vs. starting to eat bacon and pork rinds at every turn! I eat leafy greens at lunch topped with lots of grilled chicken and egg (and a very small portions of other veggies). I'm eating cheese and pecans as snacks.

While I love processed foods (hello cheez-its and nutella), I have not had any cravings. Yesterday I found myself wishing I could have sushi, but opted for sashimi instead.

This weekend, I might try making a cauliflower-crusted pizza or try a fathead pizza recipe - or I might save it for when I really start to crave some pizza. We'll see.

So it's been great for me. If you do decide to try it, good luck.

EDIT: Also, this was my main resource when learning about the diet: https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/keto

francesk77 · January 2018

I can also recommend https://www.diet doctor.com. - they have some great receipes on there! Tomorrow I'm going to make the keto egg muffins, and the cauliflower mash is a great substitute for mashed potato!

AnvilHead · January 2018

raymondjones3093 wrote: »

I have been reading up on it and was thinking about trying it out. Anyone on here so it or have done it? Is it as effective as it's made out to Be?

Here's a great, evidence-based (no BS) read on what the keto diet is and how it actually works: https://www.aworkoutroutine.com/low-carb-diet/

dybbukgirl · January 2018

I was on a keto diet since about August, and don't have anything particularly good or bad to say about it. It's just like any other diet.

I attempted keto because I have an autoimmune disorder, and I've heard from others with the same disorder that it'd helped alleviate their symptoms. This hasn't really been the case for me, at all.

It's also a very boring diet. I don't like bacon, I don't like beef in general (and it's expensive, and I can't eat cheese or dairy, so I'm left to like... Very few ingredients, very few recipes, and everything just winds up tasting the same. Bland.

I did lose weight on this diet, but I felt like death warmed over throughout. All while drinking bouillon and taking magnesium.

There's a peer reviewed study regarding the effect of keto diets on obese patients. This one has a sample size of only 83 patients, so take note. And this is a general overview of the diet with its claims sourced. Please use caution when getting dietary advice off the internet-- yeah, even my post here-- because there's a lot of money to be made off diets and people are, in general, moneygrubbers.

VintageFeline · January 2018

As soon as the diet doctor website is rolled out I need to back away because nope.

lucyxolu · January 2018

I've done some research on it too, however, I decided to take a different path with it. I am focusing more on less carbs because I do love breads and rice. I just limited myself to 30-40 net carbs but I still enjoy wraps, breads, etc. Now a days there are tons of products, if you want to go down the processed route that provide low-carb options for pasta, bagels, bread, snacks, etc. I am a fan of Quest protein chips and the website Linda's Diet Delights has a bunch of low-carb products that I have enjoyed as well. I also watch my fat intake as well and have that set as a limit for myself on the app.

dybbukgirl · January 2018

VintageFeline wrote: »

As soon as the diet doctor website is rolled out I need to back away because nope.

Yeah, that's exactly what I mean when I say "money grubbers."

jenfitnessmama · January 2018

I'll be starting Keto tomorrow for gut health reasons and to see if it will help with my migraines.

Metamorph1959 · January 2018

There is no question that many people love the keto diet and do well on it, but I myself am not a fan. I find myself wondering about the long-term effects of ketosis, as I haven't seen much evidence of its safety. More to the point, with emerging information about the microbiome, I'm increasingly convinced that fibre is extremly important in our diets and that we should be eating far more than the 25 to 35 grams daily that is recommended (more like 50 to 70g), which you must get from plants (i.e., carbs). Lastly, the keto diet simply is not ecologically sustainable. I'm leaning more and more to a mostly plant-based diet that includes eggs, some fish, and the occasional red meat. I think some animal-based protein is important for a complete diet for humans but that our society eats far more than is optimally healthful for ourselves or the planet.

nvmomketo · January 2018

Metamorph1959 wrote: »

There is no question that many people love the keto diet and do well on it, but I myself am not a fan. I find myself wondering about the long-term effects of ketosis, as I haven't seen much evidence of its safety.

Studies have shown it is safe. Plus if you consider cultures that often eat LCHF, they tend to thrive.

More to the point, with emerging information about the microbiome, I'm increasingly convinced that fibre is extremly important in our diets and that we should be eating far more than the 25 to 35 grams daily that is recommended (more like 50 to 70g), which you must get from plants (i.e., carbs).

I think fibre is very important for plant digetstion. for animal products like eggs, there seems to be no benefit.

Lastly, the keto diet simply is not ecologically sustainable. I'm leaning more and more to a mostly plant-based diet that includes eggs, some fish, and the occasional red meat. I think some animal-based protein is important for a complete diet for humans but that our society eats far more than is optimally healthful for ourselves or the planet.

In some ways that is correct. It takes more framed land to feed cattle, but you can also range them through wooded areas (they do that near where I live in the foothills) without clear cutting to farm land. So yes and no.

ClayBengal · January 2018

I can stay in my calorie allowance and not be over-ran with hunger. You should lose weight if you follow and even faster if you add exercise. I’d prefer to be vegan but keto seems to take off the weight better.

fb47 · January 2018

There's nothing wrong with going on a keto. The only thing that I cringe when I hear someone who wants to go keto is that bad information given to them for them to even consider that diet. The many reason why they tell me they want to go on keto is because carbs are bad for you, everyone else is doing it or it's the best diet out there. Whenever I hear those 3 answers, I roll my eyes. With that said, if you enjoy a high fat diet and it's easier for you to stick at a deficit, then go ahead and do keto. But don't do it, because everyone else is doing it or what some phony doctor who is selling his keto book says about it. In the end, a caloric deficit is needed to lose weight, you just choose the diet that won't make you miserable in that journey. If you like carbs, then keep the carbs in your diet, if you like big meals, then do Intermittent fasting, if you enjoy a high fat diet and carbs makes you want to binge, then do the keto diet, If you hate meat, go vegan. There is no best diet regardless what you hear or read.

TyTravis007 · January 2018

In my case, Keto lifestyle has been very beneficial.

Some background: I'm an endurance athlete and suffer from hypoglycemia. Before I started Keto I was under the traditional american diet (lots of carbs, avoidance of fat). Because I was following the American dietary guidelines, I've suffered from at least one glycemic event a week. I was very moody and had issues with being antsy.

Then I started keto when I was 16 (2015). After suffering through the week long "conversion" period (when your body starts getting used to using fat as a fuel source) I started to notice an incredible difference. My hypoglycemia has been non-existent, my endurance sports have improved drastically (I went from a 2:30:00 half marathon to a 1:58:00), I no longer became antsy, and my mood has improved greatly. Hell, my GPA has gotten significantly better since I went to keto!

Lots of people think fat makes you fat - that isn't true. Before I went keto I was 5'9 and 150 lbs (8% body fat). Now I'm 19 and I'm still 5'9 and... I'm still 150lbs (8% body fat).

TyTravis007 · January 2018

russelljam08 wrote: »

saintor1 wrote: »

Are you referring to them?
http://nutritionstudies.org/masai-and-inuit-high-protein-diets-a-closer-look/

Dr. Mann, who published some of the early research, did an autopsy study of 50 Masai men and found that they had extensive atherosclerosis. They had disease (coronary intimal thickening) on par with older American men. Over 80% of the men over age 40 had severe fibrosis in their aorta, the main blood vessel from the heart that supplies the rest of the body with blood.

This. The Inuits are well known for their heart issues. But the obese keto followers will continue to parrot the Inuits, LOL at their delusion

Statistical errors here... Sample population is really really small. You cannot generalize that statistic to be true unless the population is representative of the Americans - in which case it isn't.

Also, I've been doing keto for three years now. I'm still 5'9 and 150lbs. I would hardly call myself "delusional."

VintageFeline · January 2018

nvmomketo wrote: »

Metamorph1959 wrote: »

There is no question that many people love the keto diet and do well on it, but I myself am not a fan. I find myself wondering about the long-term effects of ketosis, as I haven't seen much evidence of its safety.

Studies have shown it is safe. Plus if you consider cultures that often eat LCHF, they tend to thrive.

More to the point, with emerging information about the microbiome, I'm increasingly convinced that fibre is extremly important in our diets and that we should be eating far more than the 25 to 35 grams daily that is recommended (more like 50 to 70g), which you must get from plants (i.e., carbs).

I think fibre is very important for plant digetstion. for animal products like eggs, there seems to be no benefit.

Lastly, the keto diet simply is not ecologically sustainable. I'm leaning more and more to a mostly plant-based diet that includes eggs, some fish, and the occasional red meat. I think some animal-based protein is important for a complete diet for humans but that our society eats far more than is optimally healthful for ourselves or the planet.

In some ways that is correct. It takes more framed land to feed cattle, but you can also range them through wooded areas (they do that near where I live in the foothills) without clear cutting to farm land. So yes and no.

Ecological impact of animal farming isn't about the space the animals take as much as the amount of land needed to grow the grain to feed them.

AnvilHead · January 2018

VintageFeline wrote: »

nvmomketo wrote: »

Metamorph1959 wrote: »

There is no question that many people love the keto diet and do well on it, but I myself am not a fan. I find myself wondering about the long-term effects of ketosis, as I haven't seen much evidence of its safety.

Studies have shown it is safe. Plus if you consider cultures that often eat LCHF, they tend to thrive.

More to the point, with emerging information about the microbiome, I'm increasingly convinced that fibre is extremly important in our diets and that we should be eating far more than the 25 to 35 grams daily that is recommended (more like 50 to 70g), which you must get from plants (i.e., carbs).

I think fibre is very important for plant digetstion. for animal products like eggs, there seems to be no benefit.

Lastly, the keto diet simply is not ecologically sustainable. I'm leaning more and more to a mostly plant-based diet that includes eggs, some fish, and the occasional red meat. I think some animal-based protein is important for a complete diet for humans but that our society eats far more than is optimally healthful for ourselves or the planet.

In some ways that is correct. It takes more framed land to feed cattle, but you can also range them through wooded areas (they do that near where I live in the foothills) without clear cutting to farm land. So yes and no.

Ecological impact of animal farming isn't about the space the animals take as much as the amount of land needed to grow the grain to feed them.

In a related vein, I can only imagine the ecological impact if all humans ate a strictly plant-based diet. The land required to grow the crops to feed all of us would be staggering.

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