Just wanted to see how long everybody wants to do Keto for. I'm shooting to do it for 1 month but I'm strugglin BIG TIME. I've been doin it for 4 days and I've already dropped 6 pounds but I'm super shakey and low on energy. My family has a history of diabetes and hypoglycemia so I'm wondering if this is bad for me because of such a low carb intake. Thoughts?
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05-05-2010, 05:11 PM #1Registered User
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How long do you plan on doing Keto?
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05-05-2010, 05:14 PM #2One more time
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Most endocrinologists recommend a low carb diet for people prone to diabetes. Four days is nothing and your body is still adapting. This is a lifestyle change, not a fad diet.
I've gained and lost over 100lbs more times than any man alive should. Do as I say and not as I do.
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05-05-2010, 05:50 PM #3Resident Pedal Masher
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I'm planning on starting a CKD cut in June and going until August, then doing a clean bulk from there.
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05-05-2010, 05:59 PM #4Dirty bulker.
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Forever.Well until I decide I don't care if I'm fat anymore. I've realized carbs and I don't mix.
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05-05-2010, 06:02 PM #5Registered User
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Until it treats me bad
if for some reason cholesterol is bad one day (dont see how), lifts somehow suffer
i love it, fats where its at (edit: new sig)13
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05-05-2010, 06:04 PM #6Registered User
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Forever... easiest diet to stick too. love it..Been on keto for a year now.. dont see myself going back to a so called regular diet
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05-05-2010, 06:48 PM #7Truth
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You and I are the same boat...high carbs make me bloat up...Originally Posted by redheadlaw7
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05-05-2010, 08:35 PM #8
I'll probably do keto until i reach my ideal weight. Then i'll see how it goes from there. I don't see me ever trying to lose weight again with any other diet plan. I love keto! 68lbs down so far and i'm not looking back
"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift."
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05-05-2010, 09:02 PM #9Registered User
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im planning on 8 weeks, then evaluating myself and possibly continuing on from there
everybody who i workout with are hating on me and say i should just do a 40/40/20, im like F that, goodluck
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05-05-2010, 09:22 PM #10Registered User
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No plan to stop anytime soon, its my lifestyle now, been on it since February. Love the foods I get to eaton keto and once a week I get to eat like a pig
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05-05-2010, 10:11 PM #11Registered User
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Originally Posted by WaltrSobchak
I read that some people 'eat like pigs' 2 days of the weekend. Has anyone else heard of this? When do you binge? Do you notice after you binge you weigh a lot higher?
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05-06-2010, 01:04 AM #12Registered User
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I have no plans on changing from Keto anytime soon. I have people hate on me when I was on 40/40/20, someone is always going to hate on you. I think my diet and my fitness is personal to me. I hate it when I sit down to eat and someone critiques what I am eating, telling me my cholesterol is going to go through the roof, and I am going to have a heart attack and die. Whatever. I think that is why I smoked cigs for so long, because everytime someone complained about my smoking, I would go light up another cig.
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05-06-2010, 05:27 AM #13Registered User
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I have been on it a year and have no plans of going off of it anytime soon, I feel too good and I am still improving.
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05-06-2010, 05:30 AM #14Registered User
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Originally Posted by rigglemg
My cholesterol went way down on this diet. Going to have a physical soon to check it again, but I can't imagine it being high. People who tell you it is going to go up do not know what they are talking about. Sure, if you ate that amount of fat on a regular diet, I am sure your cholesterol would be through the roof.
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05-06-2010, 05:34 AM #15Registered User
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I do this. I don't necessarily binge to some of the levels that other people have done on these forums, but I usually eat what I want for two days. I think this is what has allowed me to stay on the diet for a year.Originally Posted by Riseagainst07
My weight is higher during the carb-ups by about 5 lbs because of the water absorbtion. I loose it as soon as I start eating keto again. I have actually lost another 5 lbs when I didn't think I could loose anymore (since that is not really my goal). Now I am actually going to up my calories, both during the week and the carb-up.
Some might call it weak, but if it keeps me on the diet and I am still seeing results, I could care less what others think.
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05-06-2010, 07:31 AM #16Registered User
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I plan on doing Keto all summer! I'm heading to Hawaii in September so my goal is to be less than 10% BF for the beach! Currently 1 week in keto and about 17% so my work is cut out for me!
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05-06-2010, 07:47 AM #17Registered User
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I dont go to fast food joints and eat french fries and cheeseburgers and what not, but I eat til I get full which rarely happens during the week. Stuff like whole wheat bread and pasta, homemade granola, pretzels and hummus, nothing too crazy. Gf is a pastry chef so I usually have some sort of dessert and thats about it.Originally Posted by Riseagainst07
The main thing is eating til im full which like I said, rarely happens during the week, I usually get medium full but can always eat more, but obviously dont.
I go up a few pounds but by Wednesday or Thursday Im back to normal
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05-06-2010, 07:52 AM #18The Dude Abides
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^^ this for myself.Originally Posted by redheadlaw7
On the occasions I've decided to have any type of serious carb intake, now I feel pretty awful from head to toe.
My physique has never looked this good, and I made it through the winter without a single cold.
Eating while traveling can sometimes be a pain, but not that often. I can always minimize carbs or find good options. If a server gives you the stink-eye for asking that you leave the bun off your sandwich, deduct from the tip and move on with your life
But I find most places are very accomodating.
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05-06-2010, 07:56 AM #19Registered User
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your family is prone to diabetes but you dont know what it is? this diet keeps the blood sugar and insulin steady...great for diabetics i would thinkOriginally Posted by Riseagainst07
your super shakiness/low energy is just due to adapting to fat
if you think you might be diabetic or hypoglycemic i would talk to the doctor before changing up my diet drastically either way13
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05-06-2010, 08:04 AM #20Cailin Deas
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In your case, think about some form of keto/low carb for life. Before injectible insulin, keto was the only treatment for diabetes. Diabetics who ate many carbs died.Originally Posted by Riseagainst07
You're going to feel strange while your body adjusts, but then you should feel much better, more stable and alert and generally healthier.
I'm on keto ten years now, and have no plans to come off it. I feel well and look about ten years younger than my friends.65% fat, 30% protein, 5% carbs = keto.
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05-06-2010, 08:07 AM #21Ketogenic and Bionic.
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I'm a "lifer"!!
I've felt MASSIVE health benefits in only a few months. My allergies are a thing of the past thanks to Keto.....I just feel great all the time._______________________________________________________________
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05-06-2010, 09:07 AM #22Registered User
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Originally Posted by BritishFighter
Awesome insights and advice guys. Thanks.
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05-06-2010, 09:26 AM #23Registered User
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Some people do their carb ups differently then others. I remember my first weekend to "carb-up", i royally binged and messed up. I ate way to much and because of it i regained some of the weight i had lost that week (and no it was not water). I have resulted to just eating one big meal with all the carbs i need for the "weekend" carb up. I've found it very hard to eat clean when i would spread my carbs through the day. When i eat my carb meal (which is exactly at noon every saturday), i typically stay full the whole day and dont eat anything else, therefore resulting in not binging. This is how i carb up.Originally Posted by Riseagainst07
I would have to agree that i dont go well with carbs. Im italian/spanish and have been eating carbs my whole life being that it is a huge part of my culture.....thus being the reason why i have been fat my whole life lol. Keto just works for me.Nov 2008 - 270lb 39%BF
July 2009 - 180lb 12%BF
Mar 2010 - 190lb 15%BF
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But I find most places are very accomodating.
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