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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Anonymous wrote:
Keto is amazing! I was shocked at how it changed my appetite, how easy it was to lose weight and how easy it has been to keep it off. I don't bother with bacon as its a PITA to make but do eat beef, poultry, and fish with lower carb vegetables. I am so much healthier now than when I was primarily eating plant based foods.

Do you eat more than 8oz of meat a day?
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No, the beauty of Keto is that it keeps you from simply craving food so you eat when you are hungry. An 8 ounce burger, steak, piece of fish or chicken is more than enough to satisfy me. I probably do more of an Arkins lo carb than keto now because I don't think I get as many fats as Keto recommends but not avoiding fat makes the world of difference in terms of satiety and flavor. I actually eat far more vegetables on Keto than when I ate the high carb foods like rice, bread, potatoes and other flour products. Lots of cauliflower, spinach, green leaf lettuce, asparagus, mushrooms etc. The carbs that I do eat come from tomatoes, garlic, berries, and onions.

From a health standpoint, it has been amazing. No more creaky joints, more energy so I work out, no bloating, no feeling overly full or hungry, and in my late 40s after having several kids I am back at my pre-marriage weight and size which had been basically impossible for the past 15 years before trying Keto and giving up a mostly plant based diet.

The problem is that plant based and vegetarian diets are usually so carb heavy. Quinoa, beans, rice, bread, pasta, sweet potatoes, corn, potatoes are all incredibly high carb. The heavy carbs make you hungry again latter on and you eat way more in volume and calories. 
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