Keto diet
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juette
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Has anyone tried the Keto Diet?
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Loads of people. As is the case with all weight loss plans, most of them have failed to achieve their goals and moved on to something else or nothing at all. A few people have done really well with it.
Weight loss is driven by a calorie deficit. Keto can be a way of creating a deficit if you enjoy eating that way.10 -
I eat keto to help with migraine control. I lose weight when I appropriately track my calories in. I tend to maintain or gain slightly when I get off track with the tracking, it feels so tedious for me.5
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Some here love it, but I won't try it as I don't find fat especially satiating and could easily over eat that, while being miserable. What works for me is to reduce carbs slightly and increase protein slightly.
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I tried it but realized right away that it would not be a sustainable lifestyle for me.0
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I am currently using it to cut. When i get the weight i want, i will add back carbs. What are you looking for?2
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I eat keto. I use second phase -- meat, fat, nuts, beans and berries. I'm quite happy with it.2
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Second phase what? Seems unlikely one would be in ketosis with any realistic serving of berries and nuts.3
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I started keto on January 2nd 2019. My starting weight was 255lbs I am 57 year old female who has been overweight my whole life. I have tried every conceivable way of eating the so called experts said would help me lose weight. The myth of calories in vs calories out is just that a myth. Every body is different and the way our hormones process energy is different. In the early 80's I read Atkins and lost 40 lbs. When I went to my Doctor I told that diet was going to kill me and I started eating low fat reduced calorie diet. My doctor said it was only healthy way to lose weight with exercise. I ate 1000 calorie almost zero fat and worked out 5 days a week. I proceeded to gain over 75 lbs eating that way. My Doctor all but called me a liar and said if I was really doing all of that I would not be overweight. I could look at food and gain weight! My blood work was horrible and I was insulin resistant borderline diabetic with high blood pressure. I was 200mg of blood pressure medicine everyday. Today I am 170 lbs my insulin resistance is gone. My A1C went from 9 to 4.9 I only take 10 mg of blood pressure medicine a day. I still workout 5 days a week because exercise has many cognitive benefits it really does not help in weight maintenance. I feel great. I have a cardiologist who is functional medicine and he puts all his patients on LCHF diets. I don't count calories at all! And I feel great my brain fog is gone I feel sharp as a tack. With all that being said, every body is different and there is no diet for all people. You have to find out your genetics and do testing to see how your hormones work to find what your body needs. Good luck!8
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FitDiva1993 wrote: »I don’t get why anyone would want to do anything other than count calories as a “diet”. It’s so simple & you get to eat what you want and still lose weight.
Because sometimes, its not that just simple. I have calorie counted for nearly 10 years. And when i tried my current cut with just doing that, i wasn't losing, i was sneaking some treats and couldn't stay consistent. Now that i am doing keto, it gave me intrinsic restriction which is making my dietary compliance better.11 -
FitDiva1993 wrote: »I don’t get why anyone would want to do anything other than count calories as a “diet”. It’s so simple & you get to eat what you want and still lose weight.
Because sometimes, its not that just simple. I have calorie counted for nearly 10 years. And when i tried my current cut with just doing that, i wasn't losing, i was sneaking some treats and couldn't stay consistent. Now that i am doing keto, it gave me intrinsic restriction which is making my dietary compliance better.
So, essentially, it is helping you do a better job of “counting calories”.10 -
FitDiva1993 wrote: »I don’t get why anyone would want to do anything other than count calories as a “diet”. It’s so simple & you get to eat what you want and still lose weight.
Because sometimes, its not that just simple. I have calorie counted for nearly 10 years. And when i tried my current cut with just doing that, i wasn't losing, i was sneaking some treats and couldn't stay consistent. Now that i am doing keto, it gave me intrinsic restriction which is making my dietary compliance better.
So, essentially, it is helping you do a better job of “counting calories”.
I have used it without calorie counting, too. So ill do periods with and without.
But there are also people, like my wife, who cannot do calorie counting. It drives them into a bad state of mind. The previous poster is doing well without it.3 -
I was starting to believe your testimony until I got to this. How in the world do you gain 75 pounds eating 1000 calories.? This goes against the laws of physics. I'm glad you like keto, but CICO is not a myth. Your claim is not possible, dear.maxwell5110 wrote: »I started keto on January 2nd 2019. My starting weight was 255lbs I am 57 year old female who has been overweight my whole life. I have tried every conceivable way of eating the so called experts said would help me lose weight. The myth of calories in vs calories out is just that a myth. Every body is different and the way our hormones process energy is different. In the early 80's I read Atkins and lost 40 lbs. When I went to my Doctor I told that diet was going to kill me and I started eating low fat reduced calorie diet. My doctor said it was only healthy way to lose weight with exercise. I ate 1000 calorie almost zero fat and worked out 5 days a week. I proceeded to gain over 75 lbs eating that way. My Doctor all but called me a liar and said if I was really doing all of that I would not be overweight. I could look at food and gain weight! My blood work was horrible and I was insulin resistant borderline diabetic with high blood pressure. I was 200mg of blood pressure medicine everyday. Today I am 170 lbs my insulin resistance is gone. My A1C went from 9 to 4.9 I only take 10 mg of blood pressure medicine a day. I still workout 5 days a week because exercise has many cognitive benefits it really does not help in weight maintenance. I feel great. I have a cardiologist who is functional medicine and he puts all his patients on LCHF diets. I don't count calories at all! And I feel great my brain fog is gone I feel sharp as a tack. With all that being said, every body is different and there is no diet for all people. You have to find out your genetics and do testing to see how your hormones work to find what your body needs. Good luck!
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FitDiva1993 wrote: »I don’t get why anyone would want to do anything other than count calories as a “diet”. It’s so simple & you get to eat what you want and still lose weight.
When I count calories all I want to eat is more calories - it's impossible for me to maintain long term. I find it much easier to restrict foods that don't satiate and eat as much as I like of the foods that do satisfy. That's a low carb diet for me.5 -
I know some people get great results from keto. Also some promising studies on health benefits (even for the brain) from a modified Mediterranean-ketogenic diet. I'd post a link showing the guy who did this for great results while traveling around Asia but I'm not sure if that's allowed.
I briefly flirted with the idea but find calorie counting sufficient. It's super simple (thanks to barcodes) and I can really dial in the numbers so I'm not hallucinating about food and yet make progress like clockwork. I just don't think I can commit to such a drastic dietary change to maintain ketosis enough to get those results.1 -
It works for me. This is the only WOE that I have tried where I don’t feel hungry and deprived. I understand that it’s not for everyone. I understand that some people will tell me that simply counting calories leaves them full and satisfied; it’s simply not true for ME. Everyone needs to find what works for them, and Keto is what works for me.6
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I LOVE Keto! I have lost over 60 pounds in 5 months. I love not having cravings, and not being hungry all the time. My thinking is finally clear, fewer headaches, and my body no longer aches. It's easy to be in a calorie deficit, because you stay full much longer.3
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richstyles wrote: »I know some people get great results from keto. Also some promising studies on health benefits (even for the brain) from a modified Mediterranean-ketogenic diet. I'd post a link showing the guy who did this for great results while traveling around Asia but I'm not sure if that's allowed.
I briefly flirted with the idea but find calorie counting sufficient. It's super simple (thanks to barcodes) and I can really dial in the numbers so I'm not hallucinating about food and yet make progress like clockwork. I just don't think I can commit to such a drastic dietary change to maintain ketosis enough to get those results.
The results aren't from ketosis, they are because for some keto makes it easier to stick to restricted cals (many count cals while doing it) and because some naturally restrict cals when doing it, either because they find their diets more sating, are avoiding foods they tended to overeat (most of which are high in both carbs and fat), or just because the diet is inherently restrictive, or some combination.
For me, calorie counting works (although most of what I eat lacks a bar code, so I've never used the scanner) but also cal counting tends to cause me to be more likely to choose foods that are more sating, not less -- I dislike the idea that some others expressed that somehow cal counting means you don't pick foods that you find more sating.
Anyway, I tried keto as an experiment and found it interesting and not unpleasant, but I missed some of the foods I consider healthful and delicious that I couldn't have much or any of with the carb limit. But that was at maintenance. I could see doing it again to get a bit leaner as trying different dietary approaches can sometimes be motivating for me, and it was a pretty easy dietary pattern.7 -
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candylilacs wrote: »
That confused me too! I eat nuts and berries often and my carbs are low enough for ketosis. But I run, hike, lift, and am generally active enough that ketosis is easy even with carbs above the 20gm/day mark.2
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