Anonymous wrote:Thanks for advise about eggs. Eggs should also help with my vitamin D deficiency, right? However, they may raise my LDL cholesterol - or not?

To answer OP (sort of): a lot of ppl lose on keto for two reasons. Increased insulin sensitivity and ingesting fewer calories. It’s not however particularly healthy . Most longevity research favors a plant based pescatarian diet for overall health (which shockingly is not the same thing as weight, through there a correlation) if you can control your insulin production via reduction in high glycemic foods, less frequent eating and increase your fiber intake via diversity of plants, (particularly for gut health), switch to healthier fats (avoid inflammatory oils) and keep animal products lower , keep active daily but it can be moderate , then this is generally for most people a recipe for health span. So yes carbs are not the devil
but the right carbs. And you don’t need to load up on protein to make up for it. I used to eat a ton of protein but in fact I think it can adverse impacts long term (so you really want to stimulate growth all the same? Same growth factor that builds muscle feeds tumor growth). By the way the centenarians around the world war like this, exercise and get good sleep. One addendum is also that we all have different (and changeable) microbiomes which impact how we react to different foods. So this is both why some people do better in some diets than others .. BUT the way to create a healthy micro biome with advantageous microbes for metabolic and other kinds of health seems to be by eating lots of plants, some fermented stuff.’ and avoiding processed fats, sugars and starches. This is my bigggest issue with super keto /carnivore diets.
Once I started reading about longevity, science backed research on healthspan I shifted my focus from weight to health. I feel better than I have In a couple years and am happy with my smack in mid range of normal
BMI.


Op here - thank you for this thoughtful post. I’m definitely at the stage of life where I’m focused on feeling healthy and strong. I’m not striving to be super skinny and am only 10 or so lbs over a comfortable weight for me. Maybe it’s more the bloat I’m contending with that’s uncomfortable. Sounds like I need to read more about gut health and inflammation.
Could you direct me some of the resources you’ve read?

Anonymous wrote:To answer OP (sort of): a lot of ppl lose on keto for two reasons. Increased insulin sensitivity and ingesting fewer calories. It’s not however particularly healthy . Most longevity research favors a plant based pescatarian diet for overall health (which shockingly is not the same thing as weight, through there a correlation) if you can control your insulin production via reduction in high glycemic foods, less frequent eating and increase your fiber intake via diversity of plants, (particularly for gut health), switch to healthier fats (avoid inflammatory oils) and keep animal products lower , keep active daily but it can be moderate , then this is generally for most people a recipe for health span. So yes carbs are not the devil
but the right carbs. And you don’t need to load up on protein to make up for it. I used to eat a ton of protein but in fact I think it can adverse impacts long term (so you really want to stimulate growth all the same? Same growth factor that builds muscle feeds tumor growth). By the way the centenarians around the world war like this, exercise and get good sleep. One addendum is also that we all have different (and changeable) microbiomes which impact how we react to different foods. So this is both why some people do better in some diets than others .. BUT the way to create a healthy micro biome with advantageous microbes for metabolic and other kinds of health seems to be by eating lots of plants, some fermented stuff.’ and avoiding processed fats, sugars and starches. This is my bigggest issue with super keto /carnivore diets.
Once I started reading about longevity, science backed research on healthspan I shifted my focus from weight to health. I feel better than I have In a couple years and am happy with my smack in mid range of normal
BMI.

Anonymous wrote:New poster here. For health reasons, I have to lose 20 pds, 53 yr old female, overweight but not obese. I do not think it is realistic since I was 20 pds less like 15 yrs ago, but i can tell you that cutting calories and most importantly, carbs (I am using an App when you log in food) seem to work since I am losing a pound a week slowly but surely. Today is exactly 4 weeks and 4 pds are gone. The thing is, we do not realize that we are overeating a LOT every single meal. My portions now are 1/3 of what they used to be, no bread (except a slice if seeduction or similar bread), no rice, no pasta or potatoes, but I seem to still consume around 120-150 carbs every day with veggies and a bit of dark chocolate. Imagine how much we consume when not counting! It could be 400 easy every day, and it is slowly killing us. I am starving most of time but I will keep doing it, because guess what, I sleep better, I feel better, and my anxiety is almost gone. I do think I was grossly overeating, so maybe the rest of you are not. I never ate chips and other processed stuff, just large amounts of fruits, potatoes, chicken and basically everything.

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Anonymous wrote:What makes you think that potato and broccoli won't work today?

Low fat or low carb pick one

What? I don't get what you mean? I am not picking anything, just eating in moderation. Potato is not high in calories, unless you drench them in oil.

Potato and broccoli are low fat, that’s a low fat diet.[/quo
Are you making sweeping decisions about my eating habits based on my lunch today? I guess all tha sausage I had on the weekend makes me have one diet one day, next day something else. How disordered!

OP here - this thread cracks me up with how it goes off the rails, DCUM-style. Never meant to start a debate, but DCUM is gonna DCUM.

I originally made the statement about eating a potato and broccoli. Basically ate that for dinner every night in my early 20's -- and yes I was following a low fat diet. Ding ding! It was the age of Snackwells. I was super skinny living off of that, salads and baked ramen noodles. Did I mention it was also the "I am very broke and any extra dollar is going to buying overpriced vodka tonics at 18th Street Lounge" diet??

Anyhoo, my stomach has changed and what works has changed. I don't feel great if I eat an entire baked potato these days. I swear I've become my mother.