Well yesterday I started the keto diet. Going to give it a go for a few months and see how it is. Tired of being fat lol. Anyone else do it? Got any tips?
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It works! I've done very well with it, lost a lot of weight and OFF insulin. I've also fell of the wagon a couple times, I blame my wife, she won't get onboard with me and drags me done. Currently on the wagon about a month, plateaued at 15lbs lost, plateus happen.Well yesterday I started the keto diet. Going to give it a go for a few months and see how it is. Tired of being fat lol. Anyone else do it? Got any tips?
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Here's a tip, call it Atkins causes that is what it is. Don't eat carbs for to weeks. You will lose no less than 10 lbs. Exercise in moderation and up that number to 15lbs first two weeks. Get Ketone strips from CVS. Eat meat. BACON, LOTS of BACON. in fact if you don;t eat carbs, eat all the damn bacon you want because your cholesterol will go DOWN. I generally eat mostly Sausage and Bacon the first two weeks. Stay away from nuts. If you have a sweet tooth, fried provolone cheese with cinnamon and splenda. I'll post my bread recipe later.
Got on keto as an alternative to adding another oral diabetes drug. Lost 25#'s Feb to Jun. Down to just taking metformin. Me and my wife went cold turkey on carbs to start. That's the way Atkins works too. Not sure I would recommend doing it that way but we were carboholics. Avocado's, almond flour and cauliflower are your friends. Fun going to Wendys and just eating the guts out of a double cheese burger. I dont miss the buns on anything too much anymore. There are lots and lots of recipes out there. Keto pizza is pretty good. Crust is mozzarella cheese and almond flour. Best keto recipe yet. My wife also does a cauliflower mac and cheese (there is no mac). Its delicious and feels like cheating. Cheese cake with artifical sweetner is numero uno Keto desert. This is so good it also feels like cheating. Lots of good info and recipes on the web. I get at least one recipe a day on my google feed on my phone. We cheat now with summer corn, PopSecret popcorn, mini ice cream cups. I have a 12carb piece of toast every morning. If I have a no carb salad for lunch I will have to have a snack in the afternoon. Sunflower seeds are great Keto snack. Two packs for a $1 at most stop and robs. Portion control products are good too like the little Jiff Peanut butter cups. One of those and half of an apple is pretty darn good. Im a drinker but am not keeping beer in the house but wine and Rye whiskey. Beer has a ton of carbs. If you do straight keto (and if you can w/o cheating you are a better man than me) you will loose a ton of weight. We cut out all potato chips and tortilla chips. Mexican restaurants are off the menu. There is a snack chip at the grocery store that is made with almond and rice flour that is very good and not too spendy. PORK SKINS are keto. Yay! There is one brand that is Sriracha flavored, very good. The rest of the chip isle is off the menu. Beef jerky is keto. Nuts are keto. Berries are keto. Melons are not. Good Luck! If I can do it, anyone can.
Why stay away from nuts? Are almonds and pistachios ok - cause I try to have a serving of one or the other at least 4-5 times a week?
I tried it for a month, starting on Memorial Day of last year. Lost 17 pounds in 4 weeks. The only two carb sources I really missed was beer, and grits. I love good beer, and can't just substitute another source of alcohol, because it's not about the alcohol.
I could go the rest of my life without eating another tater, and don't much miss pasta.
It gets tough around the holidays, and that's when my discipline really started to fail. Then, we started dealing with some eldercare issues, and stayed so spread out and off-routine, that I would just grab something easy.
At 6'4" and 240#, most people wouldn't call me obese; but my skinny frame shouldn't really be carrying more than 200#.
All that rambling to say: Yeah, it works. The first three days are the hardest. Not too bad after that, if life doesn't mess with your routine too much.
Why stay away from nuts? Are almonds and pistachios ok - cause I try to have a serving of one or the other at least 4-5 times a week?
I'm on day 3.
When do the farts stop smelling like cabbage?
Lol not sure. I was just glad I didn’t have a headache today. I’m pissing about twice or more than normal lol
Lol not sure. I was just glad I didn’t have a headache today. I’m pissing about twice or more than normal lol
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Try the Mio with electrolytes added to your water. Gatorade has too much sugar. The headache is usually an electrolyte issue. You can do the bone broth too, but I just used Mio.
I tried it twice. The first time, I did the math wrong (didn't carry the decimal.) I don't remember the exact numbers, but I was supposed to stay around 80g of carbs a day (again, I don't remember exactly, that could be wrong) and I screwed it up somehow and interpreted it as 8mg. That was a rough week.
Finally got the science right, and a few guys from work joined me, and then we found out that ketosis can cause some pretty serious ill-effects, including skin staining, and cardiovascular troubles in some people.
Now I'm just cutting WAY back on soda, and doing homemade smoothies as meal replacements for breakfast and dinner during the week. Weekends I splurge and have 1 really good meal.
Skin staining???
Yeah...whut?
Skin staining???
I think it's called Keto Rash. Some people are developing a rash when entering ketosis, and it's a type of dermatitis that is even leaving behind permanent brown stains on skin. Granted, it's not a guaranteed side effect, in fact I believe the chances are low, but they were high enough that someone I know now has some new birthmark patterns.
https://www.healthline.com/health/keto-rashhttps://perfectketo.com/keto-rash/
I wont argue Keto is for everyone, and side effects are varied. But I had never heard of this one. Didn't read where it is permanent though.
https://www.healthline.com/health/keto-rash
Symptoms of the keto rash may include:
But I am not a dermatologist, nor do I participate in the diet any longer. I can look for the places I found info on the permanent pigment change, might take a bit.
- an itchy, red rash that occurs primarily on the upper back, chest, and abdomen
- red spots, called papules, that take on a web-like appearance
- a dark brown pattern left on the skin once the spots disappear
I also read that the urinating more than usual is normal as your kidneys are able to flush more fluid from your body. That's why in the first few weeks people on Keto seem to lose weight fast, a lot of it is water. But fat >is< being burned, you just gotta power through it. This thread inspired me to start again...so its only been a few days.
Glad I could inspire you!
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I tried it twice. The first time, I did the math wrong (didn't carry the decimal.) I don't remember the exact numbers, but I was supposed to stay around 80g of carbs a day (again, I don't remember exactly, that could be wrong) and I screwed it up somehow and interpreted it as 8mg. That was a rough week.
Finally got the science right, and a few guys from work joined me, and then we found out that ketosis can cause some pretty serious ill-effects, including skin staining, and cardiovascular troubles in some people.
Now I'm just cutting WAY back on soda, and doing homemade smoothies as meal replacements for breakfast and dinner during the week. Weekends I splurge and have 1 really good meal.
Well..you did...but I got to work, someone said something that immediately put me in a crap mood. So I ate Chick-Fil-A for lunch....bread and all...so...meh...the Lords chicken