For those on the Keto diet...

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  • vanityy99
    vanityy99 Posts: 2,583 Member
    Longshore wrote: »
    have been doing Keto for years. It is one of the easiest LIFESTYLES......for me anyway. I dont call it a diet its just the way i eat. We all know the hardest thing about any new way of eating is being able to stick with it long term. Trust me i know how hard it is for anyone starting keto. Its hard because for most of you your whole life your body has been programed to burn CARBS for fuel. Now your only feeding it 20-30 carbs and thats through green veggies. It takes a week or two for your body to say " OK this SOB is not going to feed me carbs so im going to burn this fat." When you get to this point it is true what they say you lose your hunger totally.
    I go by the 70-25-5 rule 70%-fat,25%-protein,5%-carbs. I also intermittent fast for 16 hours, so i eat in a 8-hour window. Here is my thoughts on IF. When you are feeeding your body every 3 hours whats it going to think "Got this food to burn thanks." Now if im fasted whats your body going to think" This MF is not feeding me so ill burn what he has lots of ......fat" Its funny writing this because I think of it as me vs my body LOL. In a way it kinda is MIND over BODY.

    My must haves are
    eggs,bacon,spanich,avocado,coconut oil,cheese, and butter. I have these things probably about every day.

    Wife is calling so need to wrap this up any question about anything just friend me and hit me up. I am always willing to help any one that wants to live the LOW CARB LIFE :)

    When you put it this way!
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  • vanityy99
    vanityy99 Posts: 2,583 Member
    edited March 2019
    So is low carb and keto the same thing?
    Keto is more strict in the sense that you can’t go over a certain amount of carbs?

    Low carb is less strict? -Like your basic don’t eat pasta, no bread. Maybe just one slice of bread?
  • GaleHawkins
    GaleHawkins Posts: 8,159 Member
    vanityy99 wrote: »
    So is low carb and keto the same thing?

    There's some overlap. Low Carb is typically under 150 grams of carbs and Keto under 50 gram's of carbs.
  • vanityy99
    vanityy99 Posts: 2,583 Member
    GaleHawkins wrote: »
    vanityy99 wrote: »
    So is low carb and keto the same thing?

    There's some overlap. Low Carb is typically under 150 grams of carbs and Keto under 50 gram's of carbs.

    Thank you!
  • ShaeDetermined
    ShaeDetermined Posts: 1,525 Member
    I just completed 6 months of keto.
    I lost for the first 4 and a half months, and have been at a stall weight wise for the last 7 weeks, but I keep dropping inches.

    Started at 178. Currently 159.
  • goldengirl111
    goldengirl111 Posts: 684 Member
    what macros do you recommend for keto?
    carb 50 grams per day
    fat ? grams
    protein ? grams
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    Hey @goldengirl111 - I see you have posted on a few older threads, which is fine to do, but you may not get the answers you are looking for. I suggest you join this low carb group, which has a lot of info about keto as well: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,941 Member
    edited May 2023
    edit: Zombie thread. Yeah.. missed that one.
    LiLee2018 wrote: »
    I lost the first week I was on keto. I can't remember how much though.
    I started off at 224. Been at it for 8 months and I'm now about 178. I've been stalled for about 2 months though. Jumping up and down the same few pounds. I also switched to carnivore for a little while to see how that goes.
    I'm only 5'3" and want to lose at least 50+ more pounds.
    I just lose really slow apparently.

    You lost nearly 6lbs per month. What's wrong with that? You're not losing slow but at a realistic overall rate. So congratulations. You could eat at maintenance for a bit and then eat at a deficit again. You are measuring your food intake properly, right? Because what you eat doesn't matter for weightloss. You only need to be in a calorie deficit.

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