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Another problem is keto seems difficult to sustain over the long term. People drop off and regain all of their weight.
by 0xbear 9y ago
Another problem is keto seems difficult to sustain over the long term. People drop off and regain all of their weight.
- monksy 9y agoDepends on how you do it. If you completely limit your diet, that's not sustainable. There are alternative versions, such as the CKD. (Which means you have a regular cheat day) > People drop off and regain all of their weight. That's pretty much true with all diets.
- fleitz 9y agoExactly. Oh hey, I have incurable brain inflammation Let’s not do Keto because it’s unsustainable, I’ll just have oh so sustainable brain inflammation instead
- pizza 9y agoThis doesn't seem to be as big a problem with keto as with other forms of diet adaptation, though. (Although, I'd provide evidence for that, if I had anything but anecdotes to back it up with..)
- gt_ 9y agoAnother anecdote here, for what it’s worth (not much)
- morgante 9y agoI've tried tons of diets over the years and keto is by far the only one I've had success with maintaining long term. Even when I take a cheat day, carbs just don't taste that good any more so I end up feeling bloated and go right back on keto.
- nicolashahn 9y agoI've noticed this too, not even with full keto even. When I eat healthier things regularly (veggies and chicken instead of burgers and fries, etc), sweet or carby things taste good but they don't compel me, UNLESS I lapse for a few days. Then the carb cravings come back and I have to work and fight them for days or weeks to reset back to healthy mode.
- sasas 9y agoModified keto where a higher amount of protein is permitted is much easier to stick to (i.e. 30% protein).. to stay within 0.5-1.5 mmol/L BHB
- albinofrenchy 9y agoI thought the only real limit for keto was on non fiber carbs? Is there typically a max ratio on protein too?
- 0xbear 9y agoGluconeogenesis can work off excess protein, too. Also, excess protein raises insulin, which is tied directly to weight gain.
- corkraider 9y agoNot easier to stick to economically though...
- sridca 9y agoSome people find it easier to sustain a ketogenic diet when eating only from the animal kingdom: https://www.reddit.com/r/zerocarb/ https://www.reddit.com/r/zerocarb/
- dubhrosa 9y agoEvery article states this, but personally the keto diet foods are exactly what I normally crave and want to gorge on: meat, fish, nuts, avocado, butter, double cream, low carb root vegetables, cured meats, cheese, what's not to love? It doesn't take long at all to retrain your palate to understand that rich flavours come from high fat food, not sugars.