Let’s talk keto

its a marathon not a sprint big dawg. its about making healthy lifestyle changes. its not so much about maintaining that whole 'state of ketosis' for a straight week or more, but achieving a state of ketosis at least once every single week for like 3 months.
to achieve a state of ketosis i think you need to go no carbs for like 24 to 48 hours right? they have these little piss-strips you can rig up to ur toilet to check it

that doesn't sound healthy or good for your body.

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I haven’t eaten a carb in a week

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You probably haven't achieved ketosis yet.

Are you tracking your macros? eating less than 2000 calories?

Also, I recommend integrating intermittent fasting into your regiment.

Download the Carb manager app and input everything you eat and drink.

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didn’t think that I was consuming an abundant amount but, maybe I’m consuming too much calories

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Food can be deceiving. If you are trying to lose weight and gained a pound over a week, you consumed 3000-4000 calories too many over the course of that week. There's no maybe about it.

I'm in the middle of a long weightloss journey right now that started with keto so I have experienced all of the ups and downs.

I did Keto and one meal a day ( Monday- Friday ) for a few months and lost 55 lbs.

I then quit the low carb and kept the one meal a day ( Monday-Friday) and lost another 10 lbs over the next month.

The conclusion from my diet is that fewer calories matter the most.

If you are wondering about the 1 meal a day, I eat at 7pm Mon-Fri. My body adapted within a few weeks, and I dont get hungry at all during the day. Just a big coffee in the morning that i sip slowly for about 5 hours.


Also, I exercise in the morning before my coffee, and I do eat nuts or pretzels in the afternoon while drinking a few light beers after work.

The whole thing is kind of weird but it works for me.

ETA: I get blood work every 6 months and my Cholesterol spiked while doing Keto. From what I read this is typical though.

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I recommend integrating intermittent fasting into your regiment

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they're already on keto

I have been on keto for almost a year now and have lost over 60 pounds.

If you eat a keto diet without cheating you will lose 10 pounds of water the first week. If you are not losing, you are cheating the diet.

When we started, we got rid of all bread, rice, potatoes, flour, cornmeal, oatmeal, starchy vegetables, milk, sugar, candy. We eat meat, low carb cheeses, low carb vegetables. Also drink a lot of water, electrolytes, and some water soluble fiber to keep things moving through us. We also eat a specific amount of fat and protein each day. I personally try to keep my calorie count between 1200 and 1800 calories. depending on your height and weight, your calorie count will be different and must be calculated. People here will tell you 1500 and exercise will take weight off and they are correct. However, I know watching calories and exercise are not for me. I needed more and I can no longer run 7 miles.

Most things have total carbohydrates listed on the food facts block. You are interested in Net carbs, which is total carbs minus the fiber, minus the sugar alcohols. You need to read some keto stuff to understand and work the diet. Everyone here will tell you what to do. All I can tell you is the diet does work.

Go to a keto calculator on the internet and plug your info in and it will tell you what your limits should be.

Load the Carb Manager Application on your cell phone and follow it carefully.

You need to exercise, as in walk 3-5 times a week

Go to reddit and join a Keto subreddit, like ketobeginners or keto. They have excellent advice and good emotional support, as in before and after photos, personal witness and so forth.

Good luck.

I intend to follow some sort of keto diet the rest of my life.

I had the pleasure of having my cardiologist tell me I has lost enough weight. Then the next time I saw him, He told me he was keto dieting and his nurse practitioner was also going keto. You will read people on Reddit saying, they got off their diabetes medication, high blood pressure medicine, anti depressants, etc. Take these statements for whatever you think they are worth.

I have not stopped taking my heart meds and do not intend on doing that. However, I feel better than I have in years and weigh less than Jr. Sr. years of high school. My blood pressure and heart rate are lower than when I started keto, and I like that. I have taken a statin for cholesterol for years and have a perfect cholesterol number.

Good luck.

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I haven’t eaten a carb in a week and gained one pound. What gives?

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Look closely at what you're eating. Must be some hidden carbs somewhere. You should lose 8-10 pounds of water weight the first week.

Step one would be to look up Dr Jason Fung and other doctors he recommends or that run in the same circles.

Step two would be to never listen to Mingo.

Generally speaking, no refined sugars and breads plus some extended fasting and exercise is it. Just eating no carbs doesn't matter if you're still pounding in excess calories. So start with Jason Fung - The two compartment problem and go from there.