Keto on and off for a year, now confused!!
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MilaRose24
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Hi everyone I’m new here and would love some feedback. I’ve been on and off with Keto since last year of June. It absolutely sucks feeling that I can’t stick to it after I start to lose the weight only to then crave into dessert and start to pile back up the weight again. Before I ate at a 1200 calorie deficit and ate carbs such as whole grains, more fruit and brown rice. Ezekiel toast was my jam with almond butter and sliced bananas lol. I tried Keto after a few friends telling me about it and loved how I felt after the first week of going strict Keto. Loved being able to eat sausage, bacon, lots of protein with high fatty foods. But I’m such a dessert fanatic and truly miss it after some time. It’s just hard for me to maintain Keto I guess. Now I can’t help but feel I’ve confused my body lol and I just can’t seem to decide what to do to lose 25 lbs.
Anyone tried keto and got off to just eating healthier and at a deficit with successful steady weight loss? Would love to make new friends with open diaries that have / had success in losing weight..
What has worked for you? I’m sedentary and only run 2x week for about 30 mins - a mom of 3 kids and working full time. Thanks in advance for any responses.
Anyone tried keto and got off to just eating healthier and at a deficit with successful steady weight loss? Would love to make new friends with open diaries that have / had success in losing weight..
What has worked for you? I’m sedentary and only run 2x week for about 30 mins - a mom of 3 kids and working full time. Thanks in advance for any responses.
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You said:
"I’m sedentary and only run 2x week for about 30 mins - a mom of 3 kids and working full time."
That's not sedentary in any way, shape, or fashion. Very few people actually need to eat as low as 1200 to lose weight. Trying to more often than not backfires, leading to binges that wipe out your deficit.
I can't speak to keto, as I've never done it and haven't been tempted to try. I lost my weight eating pizza, chips, burgers (along with plenty of veggies, chicken, and other "healthy" stuff).15 -
You can't confuse your body. Generally speaking the downsides of switching too quickly between styles of eating are at most temporary digestive and possibly constipation or loose stool. Even that is not a certainty. It only happens to some people.
A calorie deficit is all that you need to lose weight. Keto works the same way as every other method it just has a satiation benefit for some.
When you go "on" keto your body releases a lot of water. When you then eat carbs that water returns. That is entirely unrelated to fat weight loss or gain. It is just harmless water and your body is doing what it is designed to do.
What has worked for me is designing a system that is tailored to me and my personality. It keeps me happy-ish and full.
Read this to start:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10636388/free-customized-personal-weight-loss-eating-plan-not-spam-or-mlm/p1
then read this:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1
Since only a calorie deficit is required to lose weight if you still see a benefit to eating keto part of the time just design your system that way. Maybe 5 days on low carb and 2 on regular. I am not suggesting that but it is a possibility.
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You said:
"I’m sedentary and only run 2x week for about 30 mins - a mom of 3 kids and working full time."
That's not sedentary in any way, shape, or fashion. Very few people actually need to eat as low as 1200 to lose weight. Trying to more often than not backfires, leading to binges that wipe out your deficit.
I can't speak to keto, as I've never done it and haven't been tempted to try. I lost my weight eating pizza, chips, burgers (along with plenty of veggies, chicken, and other "healthy" stuff).
Good catch.
OP read this too:
https://www.aworkoutroutine.com/1200-calorie-diet/6 -
What about upping your calories.
I set my calories to lose 1 pound a week so I can fit Ice cream in my macros. 😄 Im much happier for it
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You said:
"I’m sedentary and only run 2x week for about 30 mins - a mom of 3 kids and working full time."
That's not sedentary in any way, shape, or fashion. Very few people actually need to eat as low as 1200 to lose weight. Trying to more often than not backfires, leading to binges that wipe out your deficit.
I can't speak to keto, as I've never done it and haven't been tempted to try. I lost my weight eating pizza, chips, burgers (along with plenty of veggies, chicken, and other "healthy" stuff).
Good catch.
OP read this too:
https://www.aworkoutroutine.com/1200-calorie-diet/
Thanks for linking. I'm too lazy
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If it sucks making yourself exclude food you enjoy - then don't do that.
If it sucks having a tiny calorie allowance - then don't do that.
Is there actually something wrong with your overall diet that needs changing?
(That's the entirity of your diet not just looking at a few component parts.)
Perhaps you simply just need to reduce the overall size of your diet rather than change it?
As you work full time compare dieting with being given a long term task to complete at work - would you deliberately set out to make that task as hard as possible or as easy as possible?
No I didn't do keto (that would be hatefully restrictive to me) - I just ate the same diet but in a way to create a sustainable weekly calorie deficit and lost steadily at 1lb/week.
PS - your body isn't confused but I think the Diet Industry has confused your mind into thinking it's more complicated than it really is. It's certainly not complicated to gain weight and it's really just reversing that process, calorie deficit instead of surplus.
PPS - learning to maintain is a key skill so when you go through a tough patch or fall off the wagon you maintain rather than regain.10 -
If it sucks making yourself exclude food you enjoy - then don't do that.
If it sucks having a tiny calorie allowance - then don't do that.
Is there actually something wrong with your overall diet that needs changing?
(That's the entirity of your diet not just looking at a few component parts.)
Perhaps you simply just need to reduce the overall size of your diet rather than change it?
As you work full time compare dieting with being given a long term task to complete at work - would you deliberately set out to make that task as hard as possible or as easy as possible?
No I didn't do keto (that would be hatefully restrictive to me) - I just ate the same diet but in a way to create a sustainable weekly calorie deficit and lost steadily at 1lb/week.
PS - your body isn't confused but I think the Diet Industry has confused your mind into thinking it's more complicated than it really is. It's certainly not complicated to gain weight and it's really just reversing that process, calorie deficit instead of surplus.
PPS - learning to maintain is a key skill so when you go through a tough patch or fall off the wagon you maintain rather than regain.
If my body could suffer from confusion I might be more worried it would forget to breathe or pump my blood. Weight loss would not be the biggest concern.
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My body didn't get confused when I would try keto but my brain would,I was too used to logging and sticking to my 1550 calories a day but when I was trying keto I'm positive that my calories were going waaaay over that! I'd mindlessly eat cheese,keto friendly chocolate,slices of pepperoni and tell myself it was fine it's low carb,after dealing with serious stomach issues and feeling deprived like you described I decided to just go back to eating small bits of what I wanted and logging it,I can't and won't live the keto lifestyle.3
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Hello OP - the change to a sucessful way of eating is finding the one that works for you. It really does need to be sustainable. I dont claim to be a KETO'er bcos they tend to get upset when I say to OP's you can up your carbs beyond 20g NET or even 50g and still get the benefits of Keto (appetite supression, less rumbly tum etc). I also think you need to track calories on Keto to understand the CICO impact to your weightloss. I follow a Keto diet and keep my NET carbs between 50g and 100g and stay in Ketosis as long as I exercise.
That being said, from your post, it seems you had a WOE that worked for you before - my thoughts are if that worked for you, go back to it.
We are all individuals and no matter what people say, there is not one diet plan to suit all - not even CICO e.g. diabetics can benefit from moderarating added sugar (as can we all).
Like trying to be like someone else, trying to eat like someone else is not sustainable.
Just be great at being you
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I was researching keto as a lifestyle (note I didn't say diet) and realized it wouldn't be sustainable for me due to the food restrictions.
Find a path that works for you.
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