To Keto or Not To Keto?

MeganD1704 wrote: »

I tried Keto as a quick fix two years ago. Didn't ever track my calories and was successful dropping 45lbs.
It was easy to give up bread/pasta (never really cared for it) but continually depriving yourself of things like fruit or chocolate etc is not great mentally. For me it became very restrictive- planning where we ate in advance etc, which doesn't work with our lifestyle as we like to travel.

Idn- it works for some people, but it is restrictive
I'd much rather personally just track my food and eat what I want.

Berries, Guava, Clementine oranges, and Avocado are carb-friendly. 1 cup of blackberries is 7 carbs.
Fruit.

Several companies make low-carb/keto chocolate. Some use artificial sweeteners and some use Monk fruit to sweeten it. LINK.

These days there are a lot of keto options. My friend makes a mustard-based bbq sauce--and she's found so many work arounds.


Restaurants are often a pain. A couple of websites will tell you the keto-friendly options at chain restaurants.

Keto isn't for me. I have a lot of issues with food. But for 2 friends--it was a life saver. Tr has done a modified Keto for 8+ years.

@goodasgoldilox165 I'd love to hear how you are getting on now.

The way you described your relationship with carbs 100% resonated with me.

I am currently embarking on a low carb approach as, like you, eating carbs easily sets of more cravings which are never filled.

I'm pretty miserable with where I'm at right now in terms of my weight and dietary habits, but your post has given me hope that I will be able to change my eating habits for the better.

Thank you 🙏

RoyK90 wrote: »

I’ve been on keto on and off for three years. I think the secret no one shares about it is. Most of the food is so bad! So by sticking to the diet and eating the same 3-4 meals you acctually do like all the time, you can’t help but reduce intake. Because you get sick of those too!

This is a pro keto post.

You are correct.

RoyK90 wrote: »

I’ve been on keto on and off for three years. I think the secret no one shares about it is. Most of the food is so bad! So by sticking to the diet and eating the same 3-4 meals you acctually do like all the time, you can’t help but reduce intake. Because you get sick of those too!

This is a pro keto post.

I feel best on a low carb, low glycemic diet, - I hover around keto levels and have been keto in the past. I like my berries so I’m not always in ketosis.

That being said, I find so many foods to eat to fit under 25 net carbs per day. It’s an oasis. Wondering what foods you consider bad?

Keto is fun but can be expensive at times. Just count calories and eat whatever you want hehe.

I wasn't going to respond since this thread is from 2020, but the assumption that people will fail at continuing to eat Keto at a greater rate than people fail at sticking with counting calories is simply wrong. There are many people who have been eating Keto for decades. For me it has been 3 years now, and I cannot imagine eating any other way due to the huge number of benefits beyond weight loss that I have experienced which I would not want to have to deal with again. High protein will not in and of itself cause weight gain outside of a surplus of energy. I always wonder about this "real keto diet" people refer to. Any diet that causes a person to go into and stay in nutritional ketosis is a keto diet. Some are higher fat, some are higher protein. The only truly consistent point is they are all extremely low carb. Personally, at this point I am more carnivore, and that brings lots of protein into my overall diet, and eating this way I have been not only able to lose 100 pounds, I have no issue maintaining it without having to count calories or log food. Yes, Keto is not for everyone. However, it is a viable and sustainable way of eating that should not simply be relegated to the, "you will go off it" rubbish heap when my personal experience in my 50 plus year life where I struggled with excess weight through most of it, Keto has been the only way of eating that has allowed me to maintain my weigh for longer than a month or so.