Women and Keto

[Anonymous]

I just started keto with intermittent fasting. Losing weight but more importantly getting a better idea of my relationships with food. Tracking calories and macros and seeing how my body feels with different food combinations has been invaluable. I’m eating way more veggies and being more thoughtful with proteins. Exercise is happening more spontaneously as I just feel better. For me lower carbs means less inflammation and fewer reactions with food intolerances. It’s been really helpful in gut healing. My skin is brighter and mood is improved. Bone or veggie broth are my favorite ways to break the fast. I eat small amounts of dairy but not daily.

It’s worth trying. Get a kitchen scale and use a macro tracker for sure. Learn how to combine foods and understand net carbs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's a pretty funny statement too. As if Keto isn't Atkins, another 90s diet fad.

The fact that people keep falling for this pseudo science is discouraging.

What i think is discouraging it that with all these diets people start to think that their bodies/metabolisms are special. When one diet doesn't work they jump to the next thing because they believe they need to eat some magical combination of foods, or not eat certain foods in order to lose weight. When in reality, the only reason they aren't losing weight is because they are not consistently in a calorie deficit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's a pretty funny statement too. As if Keto isn't Atkins, another 90s diet fad.

The fact that people keep falling for this pseudo science is discouraging.

What i think is discouraging it that with all these diets people start to think that their bodies/metabolisms are special. When one diet doesn't work they jump to the next thing because they believe they need to eat some magical combination of foods, or not eat certain foods in order to lose weight. When in reality, the only reason they aren't losing weight is because they are not consistently in a calorie deficit.

Diets provide a framework for monitoring calorie consumption. Some folks respond better with a plan and guidance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just started keto with intermittent fasting. Losing weight but more importantly getting a better idea of my relationships with food. Tracking calories and macros and seeing how my body feels with different food combinations has been invaluable. I’m eating way more veggies and being more thoughtful with proteins. Exercise is happening more spontaneously as I just feel better. For me lower carbs means less inflammation and fewer reactions with food intolerances. It’s been really helpful in gut healing. My skin is brighter and mood is improved. Bone or veggie broth are my favorite ways to break the fast. I eat small amounts of dairy but not daily.

It’s worth trying. Get a kitchen scale and use a macro tracker for sure. Learn how to combine foods and understand net carbs.

How are you tracking your macros? Electronically or manually?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just started keto with intermittent fasting. Losing weight but more importantly getting a better idea of my relationships with food. Tracking calories and macros and seeing how my body feels with different food combinations has been invaluable. I’m eating way more veggies and being more thoughtful with proteins. Exercise is happening more spontaneously as I just feel better. For me lower carbs means less inflammation and fewer reactions with food intolerances. It’s been really helpful in gut healing. My skin is brighter and mood is improved. Bone or veggie broth are my favorite ways to break the fast. I eat small amounts of dairy but not daily.

It’s worth trying. Get a kitchen scale and use a macro tracker for sure. Learn how to combine foods and understand net carbs.

How are you tracking your macros? Electronically or manually?

I use myfitnesspal ( the “premium” paid version), even though it’s a little rough. I’m not being super exact so it suits my purpose. You’ll need to really keep an eye on the nutrient information though, not all of it is entered accurately and when you eat out or cook you’ll need to create a recipe. I’m sure others with more experience have better specific advice. There are more intensive trackers out there, and if you’re mathy you can really go down that rabbit hole. But as a newbie that’s not hyper focused, my fitness pal is working just fine to keep me organized.

When I set up my macros and a weight loss goal it set my calorie threshold. As another poster keeps remarking, calorie deficit is a piece of it. I reduced my overall daily calories in addition to following a keto ratio. For intermittent fasting I like the Zero timer app

[Anonymous]

You can lose weight on keto and then maintain eating low- to moderate carb.

Because on keto, I learnt what to eat not to be hungry - and still be in a calorie deficit. I also learnt we eat way more than we need. I got rid of my sweet tooth. I lost 24 lbs and have been maintaining my weight for almost one year.

It's a good diet if done right (not too much fat, protein, calories, enough veggies etc).