Learning all about keto

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These posts are so puzzling. Keto is definitely not for
Short term weight loss. If you go right back to a Hugh carb diet, of course you'll gain the weight back.

It's sustainable for people with metabolic disorders if you know and remember that carbs are poison for you. Carbs are not an essential
Macronutrient. You can run on protein and fat for the rest of your life.

I've reversed my prediabetes and I'm
Working on reversing my insulin resistance this way. My mom died relatively young from dementia caused by type 2 diabetes which was caused by her carb and sugar addiction. I'm not gonna go there!.

People can address prediabetes/diabetes using either a high carb low fat diet or a low carb high fat diet. Or by a low calorie diet. There are many ways to address prediabetes/diabetes, keto is not the only or best way.

Congratulations on your success.

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I have been eating keto for about 4 years. Its not exactly a *diet* for me, its just how I eat. I was within a normal weight, but was happy to lose about 12 pounds in the first couple months of keto. Have gained about 6 back. But I like this way of eating and plan to stick with it for the long haul. I feel better!

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Whatever diet you choose, add exercise to it. #1 way to lose weight

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Keto/Atkins might be fine for a crash diet to lose a few quick pounds, but it defies all logic to think that eating so much meat and cheese and other animal products multiple times a day, is remotely beneficial to health.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These posts are so puzzling. Keto is definitely not for
Short term weight loss. If you go right back to a Hugh carb diet, of course you'll gain the weight back.

It's sustainable for people with metabolic disorders if you know and remember that carbs are poison for you. Carbs are not an essential
Macronutrient. You can run on protein and fat for the rest of your life.

I've reversed my prediabetes and I'm
Working on reversing my insulin resistance this way. My mom died relatively young from dementia caused by type 2 diabetes which was caused by her carb and sugar addiction. I'm not gonna go there!.

Any diet that allows for unlimited consumption of pork rinds but limits fruit and vegetables just cannot be taken seriously.

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I recommend a Facebook group called Low Carb Journey (Cooking Keto with Kristie) to learn more and see other's experiences and results. She has youtube videos as well.

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Anonymous wrote:This plan seems to have a lot of supporters. The idea of eating in a way where you are satisfied and feeling clear seems so interesting to me. I’d like to learn more. Any good and bad experiences with this lifestyle change?

I'll teach you more. It is impossible to maintain. This will not work out for you.

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I have been on keto now for 2 weeks. Lost 7lbs first week and only one since. I am on a big calorie deficit. I didn’t have any of the so called keto fly. It is NOT a high protein diet, I often have to be careful because it is easy to eat too much proteins. I LOVE how I feel. I don’t mind the food at all, I just add the fats I was used to skipping and everything tastes so much better. I just ate sea bass on spinach. I eat most of my carbs through veggies, so I eat quite a few, especially greens that have low carbs. Wow, mayo in my tuna salad! Lox wirh capers and cream cheese! I don’t miss the carbs. I start exercising this weekend so I hope the weighty starts coming to come off. I have 60 lbs to lose and.

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Anonymous wrote:I have been on keto now for 2 weeks. Lost 7lbs first week and only one since. I am on a big calorie deficit. I didn’t have any of the so called keto fly. It is NOT a high protein diet, I often have to be careful because it is easy to eat too much proteins. I LOVE how I feel. I don’t mind the food at all, I just add the fats I was used to skipping and everything tastes so much better. I just ate sea bass on spinach. I eat most of my carbs through veggies, so I eat quite a few, especially greens that have low carbs. Wow, mayo in my tuna salad! Lox wirh capers and cream cheese! I don’t miss the carbs. I start exercising this weekend so I hope the weighty starts coming to come off. I have 60 lbs to lose and.

FYI you did not lose 7 pounds the first week. You lost 6lbs water bloat, and perhaps 1lb of fat loss.

Keto/Atkins is not sustainable for large weight loss.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have been on keto now for 2 weeks. Lost 7lbs first week and only one since. I am on a big calorie deficit. I didn’t have any of the so called keto fly. It is NOT a high protein diet, I often have to be careful because it is easy to eat too much proteins. I LOVE how I feel. I don’t mind the food at all, I just add the fats I was used to skipping and everything tastes so much better. I just ate sea bass on spinach. I eat most of my carbs through veggies, so I eat quite a few, especially greens that have low carbs. Wow, mayo in my tuna salad! Lox wirh capers and cream cheese! I don’t miss the carbs. I start exercising this weekend so I hope the weighty starts coming to come off. I have 60 lbs to lose and.

FYI you did not lose 7 pounds the first week. You lost 6lbs water bloat, and perhaps 1lb of fat loss.

Keto/Atkins is not sustainable for large weight loss.

Given that my mil lost at least 70 lbs on Leto and has maintained it, baloney.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have been on keto now for 2 weeks. Lost 7lbs first week and only one since. I am on a big calorie deficit. I didn’t have any of the so called keto fly. It is NOT a high protein diet, I often have to be careful because it is easy to eat too much proteins. I LOVE how I feel. I don’t mind the food at all, I just add the fats I was used to skipping and everything tastes so much better. I just ate sea bass on spinach. I eat most of my carbs through veggies, so I eat quite a few, especially greens that have low carbs. Wow, mayo in my tuna salad! Lox wirh capers and cream cheese! I don’t miss the carbs. I start exercising this weekend so I hope the weighty starts coming to come off. I have 60 lbs to lose and.

FYI you did not lose 7 pounds the first week. You lost 6lbs water bloat, and perhaps 1lb of fat loss.

Keto/Atkins is not sustainable for large weight loss.

Keto and Atkins are not remotely the same. The fact that there are so many posts conflating the two indicates how poorly many people understand nutrition. Ketogenesis is when your body burns fat for fuel. It can only be achieved when you eat a high fat diet, very low carbs, and low/mod protein. Atkins is the opposite of ketogenesis. Protein, which people on Atkins eat a fair amount of, prevents ketogenesis. It's like any other "American" diet, your body burns glucose. You are just switching to more protein than carbs. Protein and carbs both provide the body with glucose as its fuel source.

I read a lot of scientific papers about the ketogenic diets and they show very promising results for a wide variety of illnesses. It's been well documented as a great treatment for epilepsy for decades. There's quite a bit of research being done on their positive impacts on a wide range of autoimmune, metabolic, mental health and even cancers. In the past they used to feed people massive amounts of mayonnaise (vomit). Now, most people do what's also called nutritional ketosis. Lots and lots of veggies, lots of ghee and coconut milk, with a very regimented portion of protein each day.

I think biologically we are probably suited to cycle in and out of ketogenesis. The great think about diets is that you could block a 1-2 month period out of your life and try it and see how it works for you.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Try reddit/keto. It’s very effective for short-term weight loss if you can do it correctly, but IMO it’s hard to sustain and the lost weight comes back with a vengeance when you stop adhering perfectly.

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Keto works ok if you want to drop a fast 5lbs-10lbs before a reunion or something. It is not a permanent or healthy weightloss solution, and people overwhelmingly gain the weight back, plus more, soon after resuming a more balanced diet.

It certainly can be both healthy and permanent. Carbohydrates are not essential macronutrients. You can get all of the vitamins, mineral, and other essential nutrients with a ketogenic diet including non-starchy vegetables. It is infinitely more healthy than the standard American diet.

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Anonymous wrote:Whatever diet you choose, add exercise to it. #1 way to lose weight

No. This is not true. Weight is about what you eat.

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Anonymous wrote:Plus usually when people eliminate carbs they drop ~5 lbs of water weight from lowered glycogen stores. This has literally nothing to do with fat loss, and is essentially meaningless, but makes people feel good when they step in the scale.

Dropping 5 pounds of excess water weight is not insignificant. Excess carbohydrate consumption leads to massive unnecessary water weight which is a huge contributor to high blood pressure. Literally a week after starting keto, I was able to eliminate all of my blood pressure meds and I've never needed them since. It makes me incandescent with rage and frustration that so many doctors don't prescribe this as a first line treatment. I'm lucky to have a cardiologist who does. I've never been healthier and I'm so frustrated I spent so many years sick, and sicker from med side effects, when changing my diet was so simple. I'm not saying it was easy as I was a huge carb addict, but it is simple. The science is clear.

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Anonymous wrote:Whatever diet you choose, add exercise to it. #1 way to lose weight

Absolutely not true. You can't exercise away a bad diet. You can't. Read "Why We Get Fat"
By Gary Taubes.