Current Events > Should I try keto? I have a friend who does it and he's lost a lot of weight.

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Problem is I love my carbs, half the meals I know how to cook involve pasta >_>
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I like keto. Makes me feel better but I lose just a tad bit of strength at the gym.
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supposedly it's not great in the long term, but for short term, lasting weight loss it's good?

idk
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I would never recommend any diet that focuses solely on cutting carbs. You will have no energy to exercise. You can totally cut weight by eating a different diet, but sugar and salt are the two ingredients that give much better results from avoiding.
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PoopPotato posted...

I like keto. Makes me feel better but I lose just a tad bit of strength at the gym.

I'm not strength training, all I do for direct exercise is running every other day right now. I would love if I could drop like 30lbs.
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southcoast09 posted...

I would never recommend any diet that focuses solely on cutting carbs. You will have no energy to exercise. You can totally cut weight by eating a different diet, but sugar and salt are the two ingredients that give much better results from avoiding.

It's not just carbs, it's more like shifting the focus from sugar and carbs to fatty foods for energy.
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dont do it.

you love pasta. youll eventually return to it and when it does, its gonna be really bad
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I'm a little guy that has never had a weight problem and I lost 9 lbs over a one month period of strict keto.

My diet was everything but bread, pasta, and beer.
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J-O-N-I-C-S posted...

dont do it.

you love pasta. youll eventually return to it and when it does, its gonna be really bad

Nah, it's not that I love pasta, it's that I'm only just learning to cook and I know like 4 recipes total >_>
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why are you overweight in the first place?

doing keto for a one time weight loss and then a plan to change your habits into something healthier than your current diet could be a good plan. If you want to do keto and then go back to how you eat today you will gain all the weight back.
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Dont listen to the haters. Keto is fine.

You dont need carbs for energy, that's the point
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my mom is all about that shit

it sounds miserable but she's super into it so hey whatever floats your boat
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I don't think it's very sustainable or healthy. It's essentially a crash diet.

whats involved in a keto diet?
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keto is a fad diet that's turned into a cult for fat people

if you actually want to get healthy then learn some basics about nutrition and fitness, it's not hard

Minute posted...

PoopPotato posted...

I like keto. Makes me feel better but I lose just a tad bit of strength at the gym.

I'm not strength training, all I do for direct exercise is running every other day right now. I would love if I could drop like 30lbs.

If all you do is run, then why do keto? Not having any carbs seems like it would really hurt a good run imo

Just use a run tracking app to estimate how many calories you burn, and then get on myfitnesspal and make sure you don't eat over your limit.

If you put yourself at a good deficit, you could easily lose 2lbs per week.

refmon posted...

whats involved in a keto diet?

Basically, to burn fat ("ketosis" or w/e) you need to stop taking in other forms of energy (gluten and sugar) because the body will burn those before it burns the fat. So you cut out gluten (ex. bread and pasta) and sugar (including fruit).

So you can still eat meat, have salads (but watch the dressing), eggs, whatever, as long as its low on carbs and sugar.
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Broseph_Stalin posted...

if you actually want to get healthy then learn some basics about nutrition and fitness, it's not hard

I think saying that 'it's not hard' is a bit disingenuous. It is a lot of hard work if you are struggling with your weight already. That being said, it's sustainable and will get easier, whereas fads like Keto are dangerous and will only result in you rubber banding back to what you were before when you inevitably can't maintain it.

Dash_Harber posted...

It is a lot of hard work if you are struggling with your weight already.

The more overweight you are the easier it is to lose weight actually.

The problem is that people waste their time with fad diets like keto that don't do anything which has a demoralizing effect.

Broseph_Stalin posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

It is a lot of hard work if you are struggling with your weight already.

The more overweight you are the easier it is to lose weight actually.

The problem is that people waste their time with fad diets like keto that don't do anything which has a demoralizing effect.

I'm just saying, realistically, saying "it's not hard" helps literally no one. Realistically, it does take effort to stay in shape. If it didn't, people wouldn't ever be out of shape. People need to look at these sorts of things realistically and expect realistic results if they want to improve their lives at all.

Dash_Harber posted...

I'm just saying, realistically, saying "it's not hard" helps literally no one.

Learning the basics helps everyone, and it's really not that hard.

Dash_Harber posted...

If it didn't, people wouldn't ever be out of shape.

Broseph_Stalin posted...

The problem is that people waste their time with fad diets like keto that don't do anything which has a demoralizing effect.

Broseph_Stalin posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

I'm just saying, realistically, saying "it's not hard" helps literally no one.

Learning the basics helps everyone, and it's really not that hard.

Dash_Harber posted...

If it didn't, people wouldn't ever be out of shape.

Broseph_Stalin posted...

The problem is that people waste their time with fad diets like keto that don't do anything which has a demoralizing effect.

Again, I'm not disagreeing with you, but exercise and self restraint are not easy for everyone, so people shouldn't just walk in thinking, "Oh, I'm going to start walking five minutes a day and eating broccoli and I'll lose 100 lbs in a week!".

eh fuck it ill just count calories
under the entirely false pretense that every calorie is the same
dont @ me

mmm delicious gnocchi
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