Ketogenic Diet

andyhinch said:
Good point well made :-)
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Haha.

These type of diets are useful and serve a purpose,but i'm with you to a degree in regard the long term.

Living permanently in Keto will make you slimmer but it will also make you one miserable fucker.

If possible,eat a healthy,balanced,diet with the occasional naughty treat,and perform exercise to keep in shape.
 
FantasyIreland said:
Haha.

These type of diets are useful and serve a purpose,but i'm with you to a degree in regard the long term.

Living permanently in Keto will make you slimmer but it will also make you one miserable fucker.

If possible,eat a healthy,balanced,diet with the occasional naughty treat,and perform exercise to keep in shape.
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No way are me and my missus miserable fuckers on it. Quite the opposite.

We could have stopped after 6 months but we've carried on living this lifestyle for 15 months and will continue because we absolutely love it.

I read an article yesterday about a bloke being keto for 6 years. We fully intend to do the same.

We will obviously indulge in beers on special occasions every couple of months or so, and have to eat carbs on holiday, but apart from that we have no desire whatsoever to reintroduce them back into our diet.

Yeah, it can be difficult sometimes, but so it can be with vegans and veggies, but is it making us miserable? Nah mate. :-)
 
Mada-MCFC-adaM said:
No way are me and my missus miserable fuckers on it. Quite the opposite.

We could have stopped after 6 months but we've carried on living this lifestyle for 15 months and will continue because we absolutely love it.

I read an article yesterday about a bloke being keto for 6 years. We fully intend to do the same.

We will obviously indulge in beers on special occasions every couple of months or so, and have to eat carbs on holiday, but apart from that we have no desire whatsoever to reintroduce them back into our diet.

Yeah, it can be difficult sometimes, but so it can be with vegans and veggies, but is it making us miserable? Nah mate. :-)
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You break the 'permanently' tag with you occasional purge though,i'm talking those that exist without carbs without exception.

I eat a diet that's protein heavy with the introduction of carbs(healthy)and fats when necessary,once a week(it will be today) i have a cheat meal to break the cycle/refeed and most importantly......to keep me sane(ish) ;-)
 
FantasyIreland said:
You break the 'permanently' tag with you occasional purge though,i'm talking those that exist without carbs without exception.

I eat a diet that's protein heavy with the introduction of carbs(healthy)and fats when necessary,once a week(it will be today) i have a cheat meal to break the cycle/refeed and most importantly......to keep me sane(ish) ;-)
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Ahh, ok mate, I misread that then.

One day, I'd like to fuck the beers off though, even alcohol altogether, and hopeful that pubs and restaurants in the future will offer more keto friendly options. I pretty much only drink alcohol once or twice a week (weekend) anyway, so knocking it on the head will be the next move...maybe...ha.
 
SophieB said:
Half chicken with medium peri peri sauce is 0.7g of carbs! That's less than half of what the mixed leaf side salad is (that comes in at 1.5g carbs).

Nandos is probably one of the better places to eat out if you stick to just chicken and salad. I always go for the Chicken Butterfly which is 0.4g.

They have all the nutritional info on their site so it's easy to check before you order anyway.
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I thought that too and from what I can see the sauce contains no sugar (a lot of salt though) that's why I thought it was ok. Another mate doing keto didn't agree and that's when I thought I would ask here and see what the verdict was.
 
FantasyIreland said:
You break the 'permanently' tag with you occasional purge though,i'm talking those that exist without carbs without exception.

I eat a diet that's protein heavy with the introduction of carbs(healthy)and fats when necessary,once a week(it will be today) i have a cheat meal to break the cycle/refeed and most importantly......to keep me sane(ish) ;-)
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It sounds like you have a stricter diet than most on here.
 
Marlo said:
I thought that too and from what I can see the sauce contains no sugar (a lot of salt though) that's why I thought it was ok. Another mate doing keto didn't agree and that's when I thought I would ask here and see what the verdict was.
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Your mate’s wrong.
 
Just been to Jacks and they had Coke on offer for 25p a bottle and absolutely loads left so we bought 80. It helps fill you up between the 2 meals and is very refreshing. Tried the butter coffees and not for me but each to their own.

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Jordie said:
Thought so. In that case it is surprising that you made the 'miserable fucker' comment above. I am not having a go at you, just interested in your thoughts.
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In the past,my 30's......I've been lower than low due to my extremism and the lengths i went to in an effort to be the best i could be.

These days,i've found much more of a balance although,to the average Joe,my diet would still appear mental.

Saturday,work dependant,is usually Guinness (a pint ;-))and Pizza day :-) The other 6 days are pretty strict with intake depending on gym work.
 
I was worried about my eyes(turns out i need new glasses lol) so i've had a week with carbs,i felt like shit and bloated,back on keto for 2 days and feel tons better already,carbs definately don't agree with me,pity choc is a carb and sugar,i have found some pumpkin seeds covered in high cocoa dark choc,they give me a sweet taste but are low carb and sugar,they fit in well
 
I had beers at the weekend just gone, and a fair bit of carby food, and can pretty much say it was only the first beer, a beautiful pint of Staropramen, that I thoroughly enjoyed. The rest I wasn't really arsed about. I'm thinking and hoping that I'm over the beer craving that I get, and one pint of decent stuff every now and again will suffice.

Felt a bit dull in my mind and bloated after coming out of keto again, reminding me again why I much prefer this lifestyle and that carbs just aren't for me anymore.
 
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What are your dreams like on keto?

I have some proper intense dreams, especially when I'm going back into keto and the week once I'm back there.

Me and the missus have a strange thing going on, and this has been going on for a year, where we see people in our dreams that we've not seen for years, or completely forgot about, even going back 30 odd years to when we were kids.

Last night was intense. I was a WW2 prisoner of war ready to be executed by the Nazis, but because I could write, I was spared because I could be used to write Nazi propaganda, with a gun at my head at all times, seeing my mates being shot in the head around me. I woke up numerous times, and each time I went to sleep, I'd go back into a different chapter of the same dream.

I've seen Dr Berg on YouTube claim it's down to maybe needing vitamin B1 (I think) or one of the B vitamins anyway.

Either way, it's fascinating, and I also wonder if it's ketones repairing areas of your brain.
 
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Mada-MCFC-adaM said:
Last night was intense. I was a WW2 prisoner of war ready to be executed by the Nazis, but because I could write, I was spared because I could be used to write Nazi propaganda, with a gun at my head at all times, seeing my mates being shot in the head around me. I woke up numerous times, and each time I went to sleep, I'd go back into a different chapter of the same dream.
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Oh mein gott das ist beängstigend .. I have been defending the Alamo for the past 2 weeks but didn't want to say anything. Davy Crockett sends his love and I will be back home around 19.00 if you need some more of our coke : /
 
Been doing some in depth reading on the Keto and because I am still a newbie I only have just realised that macros levels are of vital importance as the main amount of fuel on this regime is from fat. After running through some basic calculi it would seem that although my carbs are good to go I am running way top heavy on the proteins which although are satiating in themselves can be readily stored to glycogen and cause weight stalls. There's a simple equation to help figure out how many grams to eat on say a 1,600-calorie-a-day keto diet. Carbs have four calories per gram...Fat has nine calories per gram... Protein has four calories per gram. I thought this formula/equation was easier to manipulate my macro's and can be adjusted calorie wise to suit any lifestlye choice whether it be sedentary active or otherwise and figure out the grams of carbs protein and fat to actuallyaim for.

Carbs: Calories per day (1,600) x percentage of calories from carbs (.10) / Number of calories per gram in carbohydrates (4) = 40 grams of carbs per day

Protein: Calories per day (1,600) x percentage of calories from protein (.20) / Number of calories per gram in protein (4) = 80 grams of protein per day

Fat: Calories per day (1,600) x percentage of calories from fat (.70) / Number of calories per gram in fat (9) = 125 grams of fat per day
 
My skin is crap on this diet,my skin is normally perfect and i can't remember when i last had a spot,dr google says it's my digestion
 
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