Anonymous wrote:Sigh. I was hoping that someone would be happy for me. What I'm doing is basically South Beach Phase 1 but it has put me into ketosis. I was curious so i bought some keto stix


And I feel Great! I'm not hungry and I had a great workout this AM. I will move on to SB phase 2 in a couple of weeks. But thanks for crapping on my efforts as usual.

Well then, I'm glad you're getting the results you were looking for.

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Anonymous wrote:What does this have to do with sports and fitness?

There are many dieting threads in this forum.

Wrongly, so. They should be in the "beauty" forum since they have nothing to do with fitness (or 'health & medicine')

Really? An overweight person getting their weight in range seems to me to have a lot to do with health and fitness.

In healthy ways? Sure. In unhealthy, fad diet ways (ie, no beans)? No - it's unhealthy, unsustainable, and about vanity - so the beauty forum.

It's not an unhealthy, fad diet. Sorry PP. I know you're having a hard time with this. I'll keep you in my thoughts.

Let me be the first to congratulate you on being in the top .05% of people who do Atkins/Keto, and don't gain the weight back (plus some extra), thinking that chicken and cheese is better for you than beans and sweet potatoes. Kudos!

Anonymous wrote:Sigh. I was hoping that someone would be happy for me. What I'm doing is basically South Beach Phase 1 but it has put me into ketosis. I was curious so i bought some keto stix


And I feel Great! I'm not hungry and I had a great workout this AM. I will move on to SB phase 2 in a couple of weeks. But thanks for crapping on my efforts as usual.

Good for you, OP. Remember that the first few pounds you lose (depending on your current weight) will just be water weight. Also, agree with above PP that we don't really know if we haven't seen your macros or stats, but I believe you.

Don't put too much weight into those ketostix. Just make sure your net carbs are less than 20grams and you'll get and stay there. I think once you become keto-adapted, you can more easily get into ketosis and stay there will more net carbs (but still extremely low).

I agree with you re: energy levels while in keto. Another thing you need to make sure you're getting when you're doing keto is your electrolytes - sodium, potassium, and magnesium. Otherwise you could experience the dreaded keto flu, which may include brain fog, sluggishness, etc.

*One note

OP I'd suggest you visit the forums on MyFitnessPal.com. There is a lot of discussion of keto and all other approaches to losing weight/fat.

One one (and this might have to something to do with the reaction to your post here): a lot of people kind of object to the idea of "belief" in diet, since there are so many crazy fad diets that people believe in.