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did a ketogenic diet for two years. went from 260lbs to 165lbs. the key is _high fat_ and low carb. ratio was 60% fat, 35% protein, and 5% carbs (up to 50g per
by leetbulb 10y ago
did a ketogenic diet for two years. went from 260lbs to 165lbs. the key is _high fat_ and low carb. ratio was 60% fat, 35% protein, and 5% carbs (up to 50g per day). nearly zero muscle loss during the diet. a couple of my friends took interest after my results were obvious and they have also had great success. worth looking in to, as weight loss is not the only benefit.
- bogomipz 10y agoWow, congrats. That's impressive. Good for you. A couple questions: How did you maintain correct ratios throughout the day? Did you do this under a doctors supervision?
- leetbulb 10y agoAt first it was extremely tedious to maintain the ratio... You'd be surprised at what macros / micros make up certain foods. After a few months, my SO began following keto with me so we ended up completely reworking our recipes and grocery accordingly. Most restaurants or social events will have keto friendly foods, and if not, it's pretty easy to just take the bun off of a loaded burger :P This was done under doctor supervision. Monthly checkups (standard without keto) w/ bimonthly blood work (done just for keto). Completely healthy throughout. There were a few times protein slipped up a bit high, but that was my fault. Cholesterol oddly fell to extremely healthy levels. Couple important things to note about maintaining keto long term: Maintain majority fat intake; preferably healthy fats, although it didn't really seem to make much of a difference, at least in the short term. MCT oil and butter is your best friend. You'll want to watch your micros and supplement accordingly; there are a lot of micros that you will not get if you do not eat fruit, certain veggies, etc... Ignore grammar. On mobile. EDIT: I would stronly suggest doing this under doctor supervision.