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Full-on keto may not be worth it, but I would highly suggest removing most carbs from your diet (<= 30g per meal). You'll feel completely different within 5 day

Full-on keto may not be worth it, but I would highly suggest removing most carbs from your diet (<= 30g per meal). You'll feel completely different within 5 days. This is especially noticeable after the age of 30. I have no scientific backing or research for this, but I've had a number of friends and family make this small change and every single one has not gone back. It's not even that difficult if you already have a somewhat healthy diet.

dnhz 7y ago
Yes you will feel like you have no energy during workouts. The primary fuel for muscles is glycogen. Cells use glucose by default. And fats are 9 cal/g, so they’re so easy to overeat. I don’t understand why limiting carbs makes any sense.
- uberduper 7y ago
  > I don’t understand why limiting carbs makes any sense. Then why go around saying things like: > Yes you will feel like you have no energy during workouts. The primary fuel for muscles is glycogen. Cells use glucose by default. And fats are 9 cal/g, so they’re so easy to overeat.
  - dnhz 7y ago
    What I wrote makes perfect sense. Carbs fuel the body. Going low carb is miserable.
    - wtetzner 7y ago
      > Carbs fuel the body. Going low carb is miserable. Having been on keto for a few months now, I disagree. I feel way better than when I'm eating carbs, and have so much more energy.
- 1_player 7y ago
  Fats are easy to overeat? I can easily eat 4000 kcal in carbs in one sitting, I’d be nauseous reaching the same amount with either proteins or fats or a combination of both. In fact, since going low carb I have a new mental awareness when I’ve eaten enough: I eat until a switch flicks in my head mid chew and says “that is enough”. It’s mental, not that physical feeling of the stomach being full. This is completely new to me.
  - dnhz 7y ago
    Anything calorie dense (and therefore hyperpalatable) is easy to over eat. Fat is twice as energy dense as carbs or protein, so it adds a lot of calories. Put a tablespoon of olive oil into the skillet, and you're adding an empty 120 calories. Typical foods you could eat 4000 calories of combine fat and carbs into a delicious combination: french fries, pizza, cookies, milkshakes. I don't look at those foods and think individually carbs or fat is at fault. But on the other hand, carbs are what the body uses for energy, so to avoid them doesn't make sense to me. I'd rather skip out on fat.
    - 1_player 7y ago
      Carbs is not the only fuel. Fats can be used as well. Proteins too, in case of emergency. The rule of thumb is proteins and fats are essential, carbs are not. How much of each is still up for debate.
      - dnhz 7y ago
        I'd just say that what's essential to eat (>50-60 g protein/day and a few grams of omega-3s) is different from what's optimal (what ratio of fat/carbs/protein).
rconti 7y ago
Yeah; I haven't gone low-carb but i track what i eat, and carbs are ~40% of my diet. So, not low, but lower than many. I've definitely played around quite a bit with making sure i up my protein and fat consumption, and it is pretty remarkable how different fuels work differently in your body.

dnhz 7y ago

Yes you will feel like you have no energy during workouts. The primary fuel for muscles is glycogen. Cells use glucose by default. And fats are 9 cal/g, so they’re so easy to overeat. I don’t understand why limiting carbs makes any sense.

uberduper 7y ago
> I don’t understand why limiting carbs makes any sense. Then why go around saying things like: > Yes you will feel like you have no energy during workouts. The primary fuel for muscles is glycogen. Cells use glucose by default. And fats are 9 cal/g, so they’re so easy to overeat.
- dnhz 7y ago
  What I wrote makes perfect sense. Carbs fuel the body. Going low carb is miserable.
  - wtetzner 7y ago
    > Carbs fuel the body. Going low carb is miserable. Having been on keto for a few months now, I disagree. I feel way better than when I'm eating carbs, and have so much more energy.
1_player 7y ago
Fats are easy to overeat? I can easily eat 4000 kcal in carbs in one sitting, I’d be nauseous reaching the same amount with either proteins or fats or a combination of both. In fact, since going low carb I have a new mental awareness when I’ve eaten enough: I eat until a switch flicks in my head mid chew and says “that is enough”. It’s mental, not that physical feeling of the stomach being full. This is completely new to me.
- dnhz 7y ago
  Anything calorie dense (and therefore hyperpalatable) is easy to over eat. Fat is twice as energy dense as carbs or protein, so it adds a lot of calories. Put a tablespoon of olive oil into the skillet, and you're adding an empty 120 calories. Typical foods you could eat 4000 calories of combine fat and carbs into a delicious combination: french fries, pizza, cookies, milkshakes. I don't look at those foods and think individually carbs or fat is at fault. But on the other hand, carbs are what the body uses for energy, so to avoid them doesn't make sense to me. I'd rather skip out on fat.
  - 1_player 7y ago
    Carbs is not the only fuel. Fats can be used as well. Proteins too, in case of emergency. The rule of thumb is proteins and fats are essential, carbs are not. How much of each is still up for debate.
    - dnhz 7y ago
      I'd just say that what's essential to eat (>50-60 g protein/day and a few grams of omega-3s) is different from what's optimal (what ratio of fat/carbs/protein).

rconti 7y ago

Yeah; I haven't gone low-carb but i track what i eat, and carbs are ~40% of my diet. So, not low, but lower than many. I've definitely played around quite a bit with making sure i up my protein and fat consumption, and it is pretty remarkable how different fuels work differently in your body.