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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Screw keto!

It was suggested to me by my doctor to lose 60lbs that I put on while on a medication.

It was never explained to me that being in ketosis means you lose muscle mass. I should have researched more on my own, I suppose.

Anyway. I had awesome muscular legs from years of soccer (played through college) that turned to total flab while on a keto diet. I saw the same change in my arms as well. Yes, I lost the weight but the muscular arms and legs that I had while carrying that extra weight went too.

I’m skinny and jiggly now. Hate it. [/quote]

I do not know what happened to you.

Ketosis by definition is about burning fat.  Did you exercise on your diet?  [/quote]

NP.  Keto is well known to cause muscle loss.  It is very difficult to gain muscle on a keto diet, hard to keep muscle, and easy to lose it.[/quote]

So, why are all those Marvel actors always talking about eating meat(not necessarily fat) and broccoli to gain muscle and yes, they also work out a ton? I think they eat very few carbs?[/quote]

They definitely eat carbs; you can google what they ate to prepare for the roles and there's oatmeal, sweet potatoes, rice, etc. They talk about eating meat because saying "I ate 10 bazillion chickens!" sounds cooler than "I ate 50 pounds of brown rice!". They also talk about meat/veggies because they like to complain about how boring their diet is, and not much is more boring than plain chicken breast and broccoli.

I worked in the fitness industry and overall, people on low carb diets have more trouble keeping on muscle than those who eat a healthy amount of carbs. It doesn't mean that it can't be done, it is just more difficult. I've seen people who looked pretty good while low-carb end up looking and performing even better once they added carbs back in, but rarely saw the reverse. People often point to body builders who do eat low carb at certain points pre-contest, but that has more to do with manipulating glycogen stores and changing the appearance of muscle, rather than losing fat/gaining muscle. Body builders are also often juiced up to prevent muscle loss and they spend months building their muscles up so some loss isn't as bad. It's not a diet that is applicable or sustainable for everyone else.

I think keto is very hit-or-miss. Some people do great, but I think that has more to with omitting entire foods makes it easier to not overeat. If you can't eat cookies to begin with, you're not going to try to eat just 1 and end up eating the entire sleeve, every night of the week. Other people do poorly because they use it as an excuse to eat very high calorie foods like bacon, put butter on everything, etc. [/quote]

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