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no alcohol either ... that is a deal breaker for a lot of people (including myself)
You can have alcohol. I follow a ketogenic diet and regularly drink liquor and wine. Wine has carbs, but not a lot. ~4 grams per 5 ounces.
your basically saying you follow a low carb diet but drink alcohol and that is you main source of crabs right?
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> The difference is that most people don't have the personal willpower to stick to the fasting without a few calories to help them along. You are ignoring an important factor: If you don't have enough calories the body will switch to starvation mode, you'll have low energy, be cold, etc. The net result is that, unless you are actually starving (which is bad for you), you'll actually lose less weight that way!
> If you don't have enough calories the body will switch to starvation mode This is a myth which has been proved to be absolutely false. You are simply wrong if you are basing any conclusions at all of of this.
I'm perfectly willing to be shown that I'm wrong, but I'll need more than just a sentence from you saying so.
You said "proved" - can you show me the proof?
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> If you don't have enough calories the body will switch to starvation mode This is a myth which has been proved to be absolutely false. You are simply wrong if you are basing any conclusions at all of of this.
> proved to be absolutely false I'm perfectly willing to be shown that I'm wrong, but I'll need more than just a sentence from you saying so. You said "proved" - can you show me the proof?
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You can have alcohol. I follow a ketogenic diet and regularly drink liquor and wine. Wine has carbs, but not a lot. ~4 grams per 5 ounces.
how much wine do you drink (if you dont mind me asking) your basically saying you follow a low carb diet but drink alcohol and that is you main source of crabs right?
Liquor has 0 carbs unless it's infused with something.
I've been doing Keto since Feb 25 2016. My primary goal when switching over was weight loss, which turned out to be easy. I'm 25, male and was experiencing growing health complications related to obesity. I've lost well over 60 lbs since making the switch despite the fact that I maintain a primarily sedentary lifestyle though I now work out weekly as well as take bi-daily walks. There are downsides though. It's not c…
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Keto is not a body hack that bypasses evolution. Almost all humans are descended from populations with seasonal eating patterns. Carb rich diet in spring/summer/fall, keto diet in winter. The paradox is that keto diets, in the short term, seem to have a lot of great health benefits, yet all the blue zone diets are carb rich. My gut feeling is that for most people, the optimal diet in terms of health would be primaril…
The reason I don't really buy into the paleo theory (yet) is that people have lived in all parts of the world, with vastly varying diets. I haven't seen any conclusive scientific evidence on it yet (to be fair I haven't been searching). Intermittent fasting would be something that I imagine that most humans experienced wherever they lived however, and rat studies seem promising.
I've been doing Keto since Feb 25 2016. My primary goal when switching over was weight loss, which turned out to be easy. I'm 25, male and was experiencing growing health complications related to obesity. I've lost well over 60 lbs since making the switch despite the fact that I maintain a primarily sedentary lifestyle though I now work out weekly as well as take bi-daily walks. There are downsides though. It's not c…
What are some good links to learn more about it? And what's the difference between keto and paleo? Just asking out of interest.
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I also lost a bunch of weight on keto after several failed attempts at simply cutting calories. 235 lbs to about 185 and it all happened pretty rapidly (about half a year) considering I barely exercised. Lots of salads, chicken breasts, eggs & bacon, lettuce wraps, and quest bars. Regular coffee though, never was a fan of throwing butter in there. I mean I did do light cardio on and off, but I think it was mostly the…
> I mean I did do light cardio on and off, but I think it was mostly the diet that did it for me. Most likely. The amount of calories burnt by exercising is surprisingly low. Unless you really do a lot of it simply eating a bit less may be easier, esp. because you get hungry after exercising which easily leads to more intake than you have burned before.
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You're stuck in the mindset that fat makes you "fat". This is the whole point of ketosis, and a rethinking of wrong dietary guidelines that have persisted for decades. The butter in the coffee supplies fat for fuel / energy, suppresses appetite, and does not contribute to weight gain or more specifically an increase in adipose fat tissue. Simply cutting all calories is futile. Your body needs energy to sustain itself…
But adding calories in whatever form still means more calories in than not eating them. Edit: I get the point that it stops hunger, but my point still stands, and the parent posters still doesn't make a great deal of sense.