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I started the keto diet with intermittent fasting about a month ago. Lost 13kg, doesn't have cravings anymore, doesn't feel hungry all the time, and it's easier

I started the keto diet with intermittent fasting about a month ago. Lost 13kg, doesn't have cravings anymore, doesn't feel hungry all the time, and it's easier now to consentrate, fall asleep and wake up. Defenetly feels like carbohydrates/sugar is poison.

devmunchies 9y ago
Keto diet is terrible for you. You are losing weight because you are sick. It's the refined carbs and sugar that are not good, you just need to get them from whole sources with the fiber and all.
- dublinclontarf 9y ago
  > Keto diet is terrible for you. Because?
  - saladeen 9y ago
    In my online experience, 90% of people who straight up attack keto like this are vegans who want to keep propping up the dogma that 'animal products = bad for you'. They often also assume that keto = eating only meat.
  - KozmoNau7 9y ago
    Because ketosis is forcing your body to create glucose from protein, which is a very energy-demanding process (that is good), but it's also extremely hard on your kidneys. It is possibly fine to be in ketosis for a little while (and it can serve a medical purpose), but you should absolutely not keep it up long-term. As with all crash diets where a lot of weight is lost rapidly, the weight is very likely to pile back on when the diet is over.
- shoobedowop 9y ago
  If you interpret no longer being on cholesterol medication, high blood pressure medication, PPI's, along with no longer having elevated AST/ALT levels and elevated triglyceride levels, then yes, I guess I'm terribly sick - for over 3 years now. Stick to what you know because nutrition is not it.
jVinc 9y ago
I'm on a keto diet, lost 2 kg over 2 months but was already quite fit. Didn't feel much different. I truly believe that all the "keto changed everything about my life!" hype is basically just overweight people loosing weigh and misinterpreting all the benefits of no-longer being overweight as being related to the carbohydrates. Don't feel hungry all the time? Working out regularly does that too you no-matter what you eat. Easier to concentrate? Funny enough, most research on cutting carbohydrates out your diet indicates that it reduces your mental fitness, but again, if you were overweight and you're losing weight, that's going to have that effect. Easier to fall asleep and wake up? Well again, just working out and not being overweight will help you here. Not saying that keto doesn't work or doesn't have unique aspect to it, but at the end of the day, to me it seems that 80% of it is just calories in, calories out. Then 20% about making it easier to actually stick to that. And the remaining 98% is all hype.

devmunchies 9y ago

Keto diet is terrible for you. You are losing weight because you are sick. It's the refined carbs and sugar that are not good, you just need to get them from whole sources with the fiber and all.

dublinclontarf 9y ago
> Keto diet is terrible for you. Because?
- saladeen 9y ago
  In my online experience, 90% of people who straight up attack keto like this are vegans who want to keep propping up the dogma that 'animal products = bad for you'. They often also assume that keto = eating only meat.
- KozmoNau7 9y ago
  Because ketosis is forcing your body to create glucose from protein, which is a very energy-demanding process (that is good), but it's also extremely hard on your kidneys. It is possibly fine to be in ketosis for a little while (and it can serve a medical purpose), but you should absolutely not keep it up long-term. As with all crash diets where a lot of weight is lost rapidly, the weight is very likely to pile back on when the diet is over.
shoobedowop 9y ago
If you interpret no longer being on cholesterol medication, high blood pressure medication, PPI's, along with no longer having elevated AST/ALT levels and elevated triglyceride levels, then yes, I guess I'm terribly sick - for over 3 years now. Stick to what you know because nutrition is not it.

jVinc 9y ago

I'm on a keto diet, lost 2 kg over 2 months but was already quite fit. Didn't feel much different. I truly believe that all the "keto changed everything about my life!" hype is basically just overweight people loosing weigh and misinterpreting all the benefits of no-longer being overweight as being related to the carbohydrates. Don't feel hungry all the time? Working out regularly does that too you no-matter what you eat. Easier to concentrate? Funny enough, most research on cutting carbohydrates out your diet indicates that it reduces your mental fitness, but again, if you were overweight and you're losing weight, that's going to have that effect. Easier to fall asleep and wake up? Well again, just working out and not being overweight will help you here. Not saying that keto doesn't work or doesn't have unique aspect to it, but at the end of the day, to me it seems that 80% of it is just calories in, calories out. Then 20% about making it easier to actually stick to that. And the remaining 98% is all hype.