Keto, it “works” only as a side effect of you ending your intake of something that’s necessary for its balance. You don’t need vigorous exercise to lose weight like some claim but you also shouldn’t take precipitated shortcuts. I bet nobody here has ever had their own doctor tell them “keep up the keto, you’re doing good”.
my doctor told me to keep up the keto, i was overweight and pre diabetic and I was able to lose a ton of weight on it and am no longer pre-diabetic. I eat pretty clean keto (a lot of avocadoes) and am able to stick to it very easily because I don’t have a sweet tooth. You still get carbohydrates which your brain needs to function properly just not very many of them. Definitely not for everyone but not sure why you think it’s a ridiculous diet.
It’s a ridiculous diet for someone with no preexisting conditions. There may be medical reasons to go on it. It is not necessary, and can be dangerous, for just anyone to attempt it to lose weight. And don’t get me started on all the keto friendly supplements that are hawked to people.
It’s certainly not a silver bullet against fat, but it’s also not dangerous. Your body is perfectly capable of producing glucose on its own, as long as there’s enough energy floating around.
In the majority of cases it is not dangerous. In rare circumstances it can be dangerous. This is something that should be discussed with a medical professional prior to beginning.
Any time you are going to have a restrictive diet change it should be discussed with your doctor.
it depends what kind of keto you’re doing - I think there’s like a vegan keto? but for most people, keto seems to mean increasing the amount of animal products you eat which is undeniably awful for your health. a lot of them start eating tons of meat, putting butter in their drinks, eating tons of eggs and end up with obscene cholesterol levels.
The issue I have with keto is that unless you have an absolute will of steel, all that weight instantly comes back once your carb intake ups. If you want to maintain that keto body, you’ll have to be on keto for life.
I dropped 60 and only gained back like 20 when I stopped. Taking a handful of pills daily and injecting literal poison weekly now, so I stopped before starting treatment.
It all depends. I don’t have a will of steel, that’s for sure. I started it to lose weight but have continued after my chronic heartburn stopped immediately, my eczema went away, my blood sugar came down and my triglycerides dropped to a normal range. I take 0 prescription meds now.
I feel so much better, no longer have heartburn wake me up in the middle of the night, and no longer have my fingers crack and bleed from eczema. 7 years in and it’s really no trouble staying on the diet. The 45 lbs I lost turned out to be a minor benefit of the diet, not the major benefit.
Any of the ‘fad’ diets. No, carbs aren’t evil. Protien isn’t evil. You didn’t magically lose weight by “not eating carbs”. You lost weight because you cut out an entire food group from your diet - you were eating less. Otherwise just known as dieting. Make it easier on yourself and just limit your calorie intake. That’s pretty much it.
You can eat pizza and still be dieting. You may be eating 1 slice for an entire meal because it’s just a calorie dump, but you can do it.
I always love it when fad diets make it into non-food related products, and you get Atkins socks or whatever.
Or better yet when a fad diet happens and foods that never had whatever evil ingredient in the first place add “Now Oxygen Free” or whatever branding. My favorite was the explosion of “suddenly” gluten-free cider.
Keto, it “works” only as a side effect of you ending your intake of something that’s necessary for its balance. You don’t need vigorous exercise to lose weight like some claim but you also shouldn’t take precipitated shortcuts. I bet nobody here has ever had their own doctor tell them “keep up the keto, you’re doing good”.
my doctor told me to keep up the keto, i was overweight and pre diabetic and I was able to lose a ton of weight on it and am no longer pre-diabetic. I eat pretty clean keto (a lot of avocadoes) and am able to stick to it very easily because I don’t have a sweet tooth. You still get carbohydrates which your brain needs to function properly just not very many of them. Definitely not for everyone but not sure why you think it’s a ridiculous diet.
It’s a ridiculous diet for someone with no preexisting conditions. There may be medical reasons to go on it. It is not necessary, and can be dangerous, for just anyone to attempt it to lose weight. And don’t get me started on all the keto friendly supplements that are hawked to people.
It’s certainly not a silver bullet against fat, but it’s also not dangerous. Your body is perfectly capable of producing glucose on its own, as long as there’s enough energy floating around.
In the majority of cases it is not dangerous. In rare circumstances it can be dangerous. This is something that should be discussed with a medical professional prior to beginning.
Any time you are going to have a restrictive diet change it should be discussed with your doctor.
it depends what kind of keto you’re doing - I think there’s like a vegan keto? but for most people, keto seems to mean increasing the amount of animal products you eat which is undeniably awful for your health. a lot of them start eating tons of meat, putting butter in their drinks, eating tons of eggs and end up with obscene cholesterol levels.
The issue I have with keto is that unless you have an absolute will of steel, all that weight instantly comes back once your carb intake ups. If you want to maintain that keto body, you’ll have to be on keto for life.
Most if us can’t do it for life.
I dropped 60 and only gained back like 20 when I stopped. Taking a handful of pills daily and injecting literal poison weekly now, so I stopped before starting treatment.
It all depends. I don’t have a will of steel, that’s for sure. I started it to lose weight but have continued after my chronic heartburn stopped immediately, my eczema went away, my blood sugar came down and my triglycerides dropped to a normal range. I take 0 prescription meds now.
I feel so much better, no longer have heartburn wake me up in the middle of the night, and no longer have my fingers crack and bleed from eczema. 7 years in and it’s really no trouble staying on the diet. The 45 lbs I lost turned out to be a minor benefit of the diet, not the major benefit.
Any of the ‘fad’ diets. No, carbs aren’t evil. Protien isn’t evil. You didn’t magically lose weight by “not eating carbs”. You lost weight because you cut out an entire food group from your diet - you were eating less. Otherwise just known as dieting. Make it easier on yourself and just limit your calorie intake. That’s pretty much it.
You can eat pizza and still be dieting. You may be eating 1 slice for an entire meal because it’s just a calorie dump, but you can do it.
I always love it when fad diets make it into non-food related products, and you get Atkins socks or whatever.
Or better yet when a fad diet happens and foods that never had whatever evil ingredient in the first place add “Now Oxygen Free” or whatever branding. My favorite was the explosion of “suddenly” gluten-free cider.
Lol