Keto plan

kimberly_billings wrote: »

I have been on keto for the last 6 weeks. I like it, but I definitely think I need to make some adjustments. I am "in ketosis" according to blood test, but not losing a lot of weight.

Are you tracking calories to ensure you are in a deficit? Weight loss isn't automatic with keto, despite what some keto sites will have you believe.

path7975 wrote: »

joannehornik7727 wrote: »

I think Keto is not for everyone ...I did try it and the concept of it is ok ..But I also think you should not eliminate foods out completely cause if you decide to go back to your old ways after a diet like this then you can mess your system up a little ... However I think if you are going to any diet changes you need to consult your dr 1st make sure it is the right diet for you ... I personally eat a low carb diet and eat healthier carbs such as fruit gluten free high healthy protein diet .... and I am just fine and have had success

There is nothing eliminated (other than highly processed foods) from the keto way of eating just reduced.
I am all for a healthy way of eating and incorporate fruits and unprocessed meats, fish, chicken, cheese and veggies. I also eat healthy fats like butter, cream, avocados & oily fish but try to keep them within my macros.
I am lucky as my GP here in the UK fully supports and even encourages this lifestyle.
Happy Holidays.

To hit keto macros and keep up with the amount of veg I like to eat (and granted I like to eat a lot and found trying to fit in even all of them difficult to impossible), you had to completely exclude fruit and, of course, beans and lentils, tubers, pulses, grains, etc.

Not saying that's necessarily a bad thing if the diet overall is done in a healthy way (there are, in fact, plenty of keto-focused "highly processed foods"), but it's not really accurate to say you don't have to eliminate anything. This is especially true if you are someone who pushes 20 g or less (even net), as I see so many doing. I figured I could be in ketosis at 50 g net given activity but as a compromise tried 35 g net to start (which as a percentage was higher than most seemed to recommended) and for me that meant cutting out the foods I mentioned. (I know some fit in small amounts of higher fiber fruits, but for me that would have been at the expense of veg or maybe my daily serving or nuts or yogurt.)

Again, I think keto can be good for the right people (just not ideal for all) and can be done healthfully (and is much easier if it means 50 g net vs the 20 g I see pushed so often, again), but IMO it took a bit more work (including to fit in all the veg I wanted) than not having to stress about keeping carbs that low. That means that likely it will be best for those who find they experience benefits from it, which not everyone does, and I really didn't (no difference in appetite, etc., but my appetite isn't a problem anyway). (I do find it easier to be lower carb when on a deficit, but for me usually not at keto levels, since I don't find fruit or nutrient-dense starches a problem for myself. There absolutely are those who find keto helpful, at least for a time or specific goals.)

The low carb/keto thread here is great, with plenty of people experienced with keto.