Educamate me on keto diet
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Yakoo752
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Keto is short for ketogenesis
Ketogenesis is the biochemical process by which organisms produce a group of substances collectively known as ketone bodies by the breakdown of fatty acids and ketogenic amino acids. This process supplies energy to certain organs (particularly the brain) under circumstances such as fasting, but insufficient ketogenesis can cause hypoglycemia and excessive production of ketone bodies leads to a dangerous state known as ketoacidosis.
Ketogenesis is the biochemical process by which organisms produce a group of substances collectively known as ketone bodies by the breakdown of fatty acids and ketogenic amino acids. This process supplies energy to certain organs (particularly the brain) under circumstances such as fasting, but insufficient ketogenesis can cause hypoglycemia and excessive production of ketone bodies leads to a dangerous state known as ketoacidosis.
HappyHighwayman
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My friend lost a ton of weight but that;s all I've got
Bowling4Bikes
Steee-riiike!
It seems to have to be a lifestyle change, it's a good amount of work and it will probably depend on how you feel when you give up da carbz.
No beer was a deal breaker for me on the full keto diet. But I did change my lifestyle about 2.5 years ago by severely limiting processed sugars, bread, potatoes, pastas, etc. Just doing that has made me feel much healthier, more 'regular', and more energetic. It's only because it actually makes me feel better is the reason I tend to stick with it.
No beer was a deal breaker for me on the full keto diet. But I did change my lifestyle about 2.5 years ago by severely limiting processed sugars, bread, potatoes, pastas, etc. Just doing that has made me feel much healthier, more 'regular', and more energetic. It's only because it actually makes me feel better is the reason I tend to stick with it.
mikev
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big ass difference just right there.
RickM
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I did it for a month in May 2017. Lost a ton of weight very quickly. Then eased into a normal balanced diet counting calories using Myfitnesspal. Kept losing weight at a steady rate.
I was ~215 lbs in Jan 2017. got to around 207lbs may 2017 doing a ton of bicycling but still eating whatever. Started Keto in May 2017.
Got down to 158 lbs by end of November 2017.
Now maintaining Around ~160 lbs with ease while still eating all the foods I like. I am no longer actively counting calories. But I got a feel for how much I need to eat within the first month of counting calories and it's become easy enough to estimate how much I am taking in and burning off.
Feels great >55lbs lighter. Had to get all new clothes. Went from a 40" waist to 32" waist.
Only downside is I need all new moto gear. Small price to pay for how I feel now.
I was ~215 lbs in Jan 2017. got to around 207lbs may 2017 doing a ton of bicycling but still eating whatever. Started Keto in May 2017.
Got down to 158 lbs by end of November 2017.
Now maintaining Around ~160 lbs with ease while still eating all the foods I like. I am no longer actively counting calories. But I got a feel for how much I need to eat within the first month of counting calories and it's become easy enough to estimate how much I am taking in and burning off.
Feels great >55lbs lighter. Had to get all new clothes. Went from a 40" waist to 32" waist.
Only downside is I need all new moto gear. Small price to pay for how I feel now.
Co-worker lost like 30 lbs in a month.
Felt like he was dying.
Horrible nightmares too.
So. Yeah it works if you have wedding photos in 6 weeks. But you can't live on it long term.
You'll need lifestyle changes. As everyone with success in this thread admits it was a kickstarter diet that they've now modified (and modified their life) to do long term.
Felt like he was dying.
Horrible nightmares too.
So. Yeah it works if you have wedding photos in 6 weeks. But you can't live on it long term.
You'll need lifestyle changes. As everyone with success in this thread admits it was a kickstarter diet that they've now modified (and modified their life) to do long term.
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m_asim
Coitus Infinitum
Damn :wow This is very inspiring.
Yakoo752
USN
Why not? It’s a prescribed diet for many
CoorsLight
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I know a couple people who are on it long term, but for different medical reasons. It’s very hard to stick to it, if you cheat even a little you ruin a lot of hard work, it’s quite expensive, and it’s hard to get the variety to make your food appetizing. Seems a fair last resort if weight loss is the goal, but hard to implement in practice.
rothmans
Lowering my expectations
Ive been on lazy Keto for about a year and a half...I kinda need to add some carbs back in or I start to feel a bit weak if I am working all day, but overall I am pretty fat adapted now and I can easily go 24 hours without eating and be fine, in fact usually feel really good after fasting 12plus hours.
As others said, you really need to try and eliminate sugar, and cutting out bread, pasta, wheat cleared my skin up. I am stuck around 170-175lbs and cant seem to get the last 10lbs or so off but it works, just works differently for people, some can eat more carbs and stay in ketosis.
It's not a diet but an overall lifestyle change, cutting out sugar, intermittent fasting, eating much cleaner all around and ofcourse exercise never hurts.
As others said, you really need to try and eliminate sugar, and cutting out bread, pasta, wheat cleared my skin up. I am stuck around 170-175lbs and cant seem to get the last 10lbs or so off but it works, just works differently for people, some can eat more carbs and stay in ketosis.
It's not a diet but an overall lifestyle change, cutting out sugar, intermittent fasting, eating much cleaner all around and ofcourse exercise never hurts.
mercurial
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One thing I have learned over the years, is that you can take all sorts of steps that will make you look better on the outside but take years of your life off, on the inside.
Things like the Keto diet sound like they might work and be valuable only in the sense that they throw your body out of it's homeostasis, and that can be a good thing. As a long-term diet, it sounds sub-optimal. I get a laugh when I hear people say they cut out sugar/bread/pasta to eat "clean"; none of these three things is unclean unless you are stuffing your face with unreasonable quantities of them. If a type of food has been eaten for at least 100 years, and you don't have an allergy to it, you should be able to eat it in moderation. If the only way you can maintain your weight is cutting out huge categories of food and routinely going 12 hours between meals, that sounds at-best like a way-point in your journey, definitely not an end-point.
Things like the Keto diet sound like they might work and be valuable only in the sense that they throw your body out of it's homeostasis, and that can be a good thing. As a long-term diet, it sounds sub-optimal. I get a laugh when I hear people say they cut out sugar/bread/pasta to eat "clean"; none of these three things is unclean unless you are stuffing your face with unreasonable quantities of them. If a type of food has been eaten for at least 100 years, and you don't have an allergy to it, you should be able to eat it in moderation. If the only way you can maintain your weight is cutting out huge categories of food and routinely going 12 hours between meals, that sounds at-best like a way-point in your journey, definitely not an end-point.
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295566
Numbers McGee
I did the Whole 30 challenge with the gf for a month. I dropped like 25 pounds in that time; the gf didn't lose any weight. We slowly added legumes, carbs, etc back into our diets but still ate plenty healthy. within 6 months, I put about 80% of that weight back on.
Like a few others have pointed out, you really need to make it a complete lifestyle change if you want the results to stick. We weren't up to it, as it required significantly more meal prepping and grocery shopping (and surprise surprise, it was a lot more time and money to find things that fit the diet).
I concur with mercurial that the biggest thing to consistent weight loss is not overeating and monitoring your caloric intake. Completely cutting a food group can net good results, but unless it's permanent, the fix won't be.
Like a few others have pointed out, you really need to make it a complete lifestyle change if you want the results to stick. We weren't up to it, as it required significantly more meal prepping and grocery shopping (and surprise surprise, it was a lot more time and money to find things that fit the diet).
I concur with mercurial that the biggest thing to consistent weight loss is not overeating and monitoring your caloric intake. Completely cutting a food group can net good results, but unless it's permanent, the fix won't be.
Entoptic
Red Power!
Go buy some keto pee strips and see if you're truly in keto. I did this for a month and it was ok but I had better results cutting my calorie intake and working out.
The other bad thing is a "cheat day" will reset everything and you'll have to get back into keto which can take a week.
The other bad thing is a "cheat day" will reset everything and you'll have to get back into keto which can take a week.
HappyHighwayman
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My friend is selling a machine for this purpose