re: Recommend me a diet/fitness plan Update 1

I guess I misunderstood what brings you out of ketosis. I admit to not knowing much other than my experience the two times I've done it with success.

I always thought it was the carbs/sugar that kicked your body out. And that the fat was to get your body to start burning fat for energy instead of carbs/sugar. Along with that, I had read that having a much higher protein to fat ratio would make your body turn protein into carbs for energy. Again, I'm completely not an expert. It's a damn chore to find enough fat to equal out proteins for me.

My comment about Heart Attacks wasn't about plaque build up but more about being so far overweight and trying to jump into strenuous working out early while being so big.

I just hear a lot of people saying Keto doesn't work for me. When in all reality they would eat decent one day and then eat an order of fries the next thinking it was nothing but in reality it was knocking them out of ketosis again and again.

Thanks. That clears quite a bit up. I do notice that I NEVER get close to my daily caloric intake as prescribed by the carb counting tracker I use. I'm usually at half, but my protein is almost always close to max. I started back on Keto with my wife to help her with a weight loss challenge at her work. I needed it, but honestly I just didn't have the discipline to start back.

She's always tried various diets to no avail and she was one of the biggest 'Keto doesn't work for me' people I knew. She never did it right. Now... she's on it and has lost over 25lbs and not too far from her goal. Discipline is always the problem. I assume any type of diet/weight loss will work as long as you maintain discipline. I find that logging every single thing that goes in helps a lot. It also makes me realize I'm bored, not hungry later at night. Oh and I feel so much better.

I hope the op is sticking to it and doing good. It's hard to eliminate sugar from an American diet because we're so loaded down with it in everything. But I find cooking meat ahead of time and having it for lunch helps a bunch. But we're usually below 5 carbs a day. I plan on switching over more to carnivore with some kale greens after our cruise coming up. Going to take a break on the cruise and enjoy myself and alcohol once again.

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I think we lost Bow Dude

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It's easy to bow out if you aren't motivated enough. When I realized I might not meet my grandkids I got motivated. 25 lbs down since September. shite isn't easy. You have to want it.

It takes time and dedication. I started last Nov. Lost 8 lbs Nov to Dec. Then Dec to Feb was only 2 lbs. Feb to March 7lbs. March to May 6 lbs. May to Sept 8 lbs. Sept to now 12 lbs.

As of this morning I'm down 43 lbs total. There was definitely periods where I felt like nothing was happening, but just kept pushing. I don't have anyone waiting for me at the gym, but I do have some connections I've made there. It definitely helps when you have someone that can motivate you to push for that little extra; even if it's just 5 minutes more.

Over the past year there's been little things happen that just want to make you push more. Polo shirts that used to fit now feel like a damn dress. Jeans that I haven't worn in a few years fit perfect. I mean hell, I was coming down the stair one morning and running late, I hadn't put my belt on yet and my shorts fell off. That one definitely had the kids laughing. The other big motivator is when you get random compliments from people you see on a regular basis but have never really had any interactions with.

Everyone who says it's a lifestyle change is 100% correct. It's very daunting to make all the necessary changes at once and (complete honesty) I couldn't do it all initially. I tried and failed at some of the necessary changes. Meal prep and tracking is an example. Tried it initially, but I was overwhelmed and just couldn't do it. Instead I started taking my time when eating as to let my stomach and brain get on the same page. Stopped making a 'happy plate' and thought long and hard about whether I REALLY needed more food, etc.

Now, I'm doing great, tracking my intake (food and water), sleep, and progressing at a decent rate. I don't REALLY know what fat % I've dropped, but my scale says I've dropped 7.1%. I'll take the number with a grain of salt as I have no clue if it is accurate. I can say for certain that I am definitely noticing definition on my arms and legs; it is an extreme motivator.

I know this was long-winded and rambled some, but just wanted to add it incase there are others like me who read a lot more on this board than they post.

@LSU777 "once calories and protein are equated"

What do you mean by this?

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I'm in with you. I started hard keto yesterday, 2000 calories / 25 net carbs per day. I didn't do the hour walk because I mowed the grass (1 acre with a push mower). I'll walk today. I did 5x5 of knee push-ups and squats. I'll increase that by 1 rep per set each week until I'm at 10x5.

Male, 6'0, 276 starting weight. End goal is 6'0, 180.

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It's been about a month since that. I weighed in at 262 this morning, so down about 14 pounds. I'm up to 10x5 push-ups and air squats MWF, but the sets are still spaced throughout the day. Walking is going well though. I'm doing an hour at 3 incline and 3.3mph 6 days a week. It's a good hustle. Still averaging 1500 or so calories a day and 25 carbs, give or take 5. Hasn't been too bad. Still feel and look the same. It's gonna be a long journey.

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if you are 50+ lbs overweight....just go get the doctor to prescribe a glp-1 peptide

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Hmm, how much should I weigh at 5'7"? Because I'm a solid 190 right now. Some might argue I'm 40ish pounds overweight...

I weigh 178 at 5'7", so if you have a lot of muscle, you may not be too far off. I like this weight for me.

What are you guys thoughts on metformin?

ok homey and fieldengineer.....bro yall dont need a glp1 i dont think. and 5'7 190....what is your bf% cause you really need to be 25-30% minimum

i you want it from the doctor its called wegovy aka semiglutide, only go this route if you can get insurance to cover it or get the discout plan thing.

if you dont want to do the doctor route, can get it from peptide sciences from this interweb thingy

as vin diesel said "you can find anything on the internet BRIAN E Spilner!!"


as far as sides...the frick there are not...mainly just naseau and diarhea if you continue to decide to force feed yourself and eat items high in fat.

like i saw 1 guy complaining because he didnt like that he couldnt do his weekly family red gravy dinner because he could only enjoy 1 plate max without getting sick and it is tradition to have 3 or 4 plates :yaK: So when you read about side effects on reddit, keep in mind you are reading comments from people like above. people that are taking a literal mircle drug, a life saving drug for many, but get annoyed they have to change the way they eat.