I never bought into the strict Keto diet. There are only three basic foods the world over: carbs, protein, fat. You need all three in the right proportions. But the human body wasn't made for consuming the huge amounts of carbs that the average person ingests daily. Hundreds of years ago, humans expended a lot of energy hunting, farming, etc to put food on the table. Now, we can simply walk 10 feet to the fridge. Your liver will then convert the carbs to fat faster than LSU scored touchdowns last season.

I did lose a lot of weight simply going into a reasonable low carb diet (40 grams daily) and moderate exercise. There is no research on the long term consequence of no carbs and high fat. I eat a lot of chicken, fish, eggs, but moderate amounts of red meat, pork. butter, cheese. Lots of fruits and veggies but not as much starchy vegetables. Example: instead of an entire baked potato, I'll do half.

I'm well into my 50s and consider myself in very good shape for my age. It takes 10 days to two weeks to break from the sugar/starch cravings. I have no desire for sweets. I highly encourage you middle-aged guys struggling with your wieght to my reasonable approach. If I can do it, anyone can.

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Posted by The Spleen

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Posted on 2/15/20 at 10:42 am to 62Tigerfan

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I did lose a lot of weight simply going into a reasonable low carb diet (40 grams daily) and moderate exercise. There is no research on the long term consequence of no carbs and high fat.

Agree with everything in your post, but I'll point out that most strict Keto diets call for around 20g of carbs per day, not no carbs. Your body does need carbs to survive.

Prior to starting my lazy Keto diet, I tracked my carbs for a week. I was eating close to 130g of carbs a day, some days a lot more. My goal has been around 40-50 carbs per day since starting. I feel a ton better and have more energy during the day.

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Posted by RealityTiger

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Posted on 2/15/20 at 11:00 am to 62Tigerfan

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Hundreds of years ago, humans expended a lot of energy hunting, farming, etc to put food on the table.

Not just that, but the food we ate was all natural with basic spices added to it for taste.

Now, you have all the processed shite (stuff you buy in boxes and/or in the middle of the grocery store) that has tons of added sugar, high fructose corn syrup, sodium, etc. All to make it taste good. But that's where people get fat.

That's why it's always said that if you truly want to eat healthier, buy stuff that's on the edges of the store (vegetables, meat, seafood, poultry, dairy products, eggs, etc.) and stay out the middle.

Bottomline, is you have to keep it realistic. You can't set yourself up on some crazy arse diet and expect to do that for the rest of your life. You have to make a lifestyle change, and look at it as a food eating plan change. People get bogged down in the word "diet" itself, and immediately draw negative connection to it because it symbolizes "oh shite I can't enjoy food anymore". Don't look at it that way. Look at it as a diet simply being a food plan, and not a death sentence.

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Posted by Unknown_Poster

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Posted on 2/16/20 at 11:47 am to 62Tigerfan

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I did lose a lot of weight simply going into a reasonable low carb diet (40 grams daily) and moderate exercise.

This is the way to go. It's pretty easy to cut your daily carb intake to 40-50g by cutting out most shitty/processed foods. I really don't eat many starches these days. Aside from a cheat day once a week (Raising Cain's), I avoid bread, potatoes, etc. I also think the high fat component of Keto is particularly moronic because it leads to a host of other problems.

Nuts are a good replacement if you are used to eating chips or whatever for snacks.

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Posted by LNCHBOX

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Posted on 2/17/20 at 8:22 am to 62Tigerfan

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I did lose a lot of weight simply going into a reasonable low carb diet (40 grams daily) and moderate exercise. There is no research on the long term consequence of no carbs and high fat.

You do realize that 40g total carbs a day will get the average male into ketosis, right?