ketosis

Do you mean you're doing low carb? or what...?

so atikins ehe?

It would be helpful if you would give some insight into why and how you are doing it, and what research you have done.

Do you mean you're doing low carb? or what...?

No, I believe its fasting or starvation. Ive heard its a way to get your body to use fatty acids rather than glucose. Something like that.

OP Good luck with it. Its not my thing though.

Where the heck did you get that idea? There is no fasting or starvation required to get into ketosis. It depletes your glycogen stores and starts burning fat for fuel so you got a bit of it right but the starvation and fasting part is just a hoot.

Some people who are carbohydrate intolerant or insulin resistant find this works well, for others it doesn't work at all. Even though I try to keep myself there for medical reasons I don't recommend it to anyone who does not have a medical reason to do so.

OP if you want support for this lifestyle these boards are not the place to get it. Find a keto or low carb group.

Edited to add that your mileage may vary with a ketogenic diet. I started getting really serious about changing my health in Oct 2011 at 285 and I am at 215 right now. My loss has stalled since I've come here but I'm pretty sure its mostly because of the fact that I've started working out 2 hours a day trying to build muscle.

Groups:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/1143-keto

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/3843-low-carb-living

Racheal, i think the person is confused. The physiological processes in ketosis and starvation are pretty much the same, the only big difference is you're eating food when on a ketosis diet.

This is some serious misinformation. The body does not break down your own muscles and organs when in ketosis. Ketosis is amazing. Check out www.reddit.com/r/keto for more information.

Racheal, i think the person is confused. The physiological processes in ketosis and starvation are pretty much the same, the only big difference is you're eating food when on a ketosis diet.

This is some serious misinformation. The body does not break down your own muscles and organs when in ketosis. Ketosis is amazing. Check out www.reddit.com/r/keto for more information.

How do you perform exercises or activity at a higher intensity, such as running? You need some carbs to do that? Where do those carbs come from? Glucogenic amino acids, aka muscle tissue. Protein converts 48% to carbs. For every gram of protein you eat you consume .48g of carbs.

Lift weights for 2hrs a day the same muscle group daily, then say muscle tissue doesn't break down on a ketogenic diet.

I am no where near an expert in this field but you know my situation and you know I have a medical disorder, in keeping a ketogenic diet I am able to do cardio daily and I lift 4 days a week. Now until my next scan in May my only measure of whether I am building any muscle or not is the fact that I am able to increase the amount of weights I can lift and increase the intensity of my cardio workouts. If I wasn't depleting muscle and organ tissue wouldn't this be impossible?

Racheal, i think the person is confused. The physiological processes in ketosis and starvation are pretty much the same, the only big difference is you're eating food when on a ketosis diet.

This is some serious misinformation. The body does not break down your own muscles and organs when in ketosis. Ketosis is amazing. Check out www.reddit.com/r/keto for more information.

How do you perform exercises or activity at a higher intensity, such as running? You need some carbs to do that? Where do those carbs come from? Glucogenic amino acids, aka muscle tissue. Protein converts 48% to carbs. For every gram of protein you eat you consume .48g of carbs.

Lift weights for 2hrs a day the same muscle group daily, then say muscle tissue doesn't break down on a ketogenic diet.

ETA: I just wanted to add ketosis just means you're burning a lot of fat, but just half way. To burn a fat molecule you need carbs. Ketosis is just burning fat incompletely.

I don't care what Lyle or anyone else says on this one. You don't need to eat many carbs to be an endurance athlete or lift weights. Sure I wouldn't recommend it to a body builder or an elite runner, but 99% of us are only doing it to feel healthy and have fun. There is a tradeoff between being on a high carb diet where you can't sustain weight loss but have an optimal fuel supply for athletics, and where you have a less optimal fuel supply but find keeping weight low easier.

I'm not exactly ketogenic, but training for a marathon and my carb demands are very low. I'm faster because weighing less was far more important than burning mostly glucose since your body adapts and is able to burn more fat at higher intensities. I haven't suffered any muscle loss since I eat adequate protein and lift weights 2-3 times a week. I'm not getting bigger and stronger either and I'm okay with that because I'm focused on running at the moment.

Sick of low carb hating know-it-alls!

Ive been on Atkins and in Ketosis for 16 weeks and lost 34lbs. I love it.
Not hungry, not lethargic, not bloated...i feel better than i have in years :happy: