Ketogenic Diet

metalblue said:
Depends how much you want to lose mate. Others will probably have their own suggestions but for me;

Maybe start by just looking at your current diet and see what you eat that’s bollocks. I started by cutting out chocolate biscuits and snacks like that during the day, and reduced by beer intake just skip that last pint sort of thing. No other changes and lost a stone pretty easy and wasn’t what you’d call fat to start with.

If you’ve done that and start to plateau and want to lose more then increasing exercise and/or reducing carbs is a good thing. Your body burns carbs and fats for fuel - if you have too many carbs you don’t burn fat and you don’t lose weight. It’s pretty simple really but a low carb diet is quite hard to stick to although there are a lot of low carb firms now so choices are increasing and getting low carb bread and pasta is easy, if expensive. I even had some low carb hot cross buns recently - delicious they were.

Good luck mate
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I’m a carb monster body wants it and it never ends well. Going for keto to get out of the carb cycle so fingers crossed it works
 
I discovered what i have been asking myself , can i eat choc flavoured keto bars without going mad , the answer is after a box full no i cant , my brain thought sugar and i ate six at one time , i have been all or nothing and chocoholic all my adult life and i was wondering if it had gone but no it hasnt

So now i know i cant go back to sugar , any sweet junk , family size bags of crisps etc , healthy stuff only forever, keto plus some good limited carbs
 
lee_wsm said:
I’m a carb monster body wants it and it never ends well. Going for keto to get out of the carb cycle so fingers crossed it works
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Realistically, if you love carbs and try to cut them out completely, you won't make it through the weekend without giving in.

Personally, I'm not a fan of 'fad' diets.
Consume less calories than you burn and you will lose weight. Work out from the online calculators how many calories you need a day, subtract 500 and eat that many every day for a fortnight. If you haven't lost at least 2 pounds, drop 100 calories a day and repeat.
Continue until you reach your desired weight. Throw in the odd carb refeed day every couple of weeks if you stop losing weight.
Keep water and protein as high as possible.
 
I've just started ketogenic diet. I decided to try, because I'm in menopause transition and feel my body needs support. The low carb diet helps me to control sleep, and mood changes a little. Premarin Cream also helps me to cope with physical discomfort caused by hormonal changes.
 
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117 M34 said:
Realistically, if you love carbs and try to cut them out completely, you won't make it through the weekend without giving in.

Personally, I'm not a fan of 'fad' diets.
Consume less calories than you burn and you will lose weight. Work out from the online calculators how many calories you need a day, subtract 500 and eat that many every day for a fortnight. If you haven't lost at least 2 pounds, drop 100 calories a day and repeat.
Continue until you reach your desired weight. Throw in the odd carb refeed day every couple of weeks if you stop losing weight.
Keep water and protein as high as possible.
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That first bit is wrong , it is not pleasant but absolutely doable , eating good fats fills you up so much you are full all the time , use plain dairy and add some nuts to it and you can get over the craving sugar , sugar is evil and so it hurts for the first couple of weeks to get off but then so much energy and you will be dropping weight , once you work it out it is easy
 
So started on the 14th and today I have lost a stone in total this way of eating sure does work. Eating way less cut out snacking not getting the same hunger pains and overeating. Shows the sugar in food has such a bad effect on the body.
 
lee_wsm said:
So started on the 14th and today I have lost a stone in total this way of eating sure does work. Eating way less cut out snacking not getting the same hunger pains and overeating. Shows the sugar in food has such a bad effect on the body.
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How’s it going
 
Faddy diets that are unsustainable are just a waste of time. As a former pie eating hero of bakers worldwide, I know what I am talking about.

It’s not a diet you need, it’s a new lifestyle for er, life. We get fat l, as we all know, because we eat and drink too fucking much and most are about as active as a dormant volcano.

The first thing to do it stop lying to ourselves about what we eat. Accept we get fat because we allow ourselves to. No **** is ramming food and drink down our throats. Buying chocolate, crisps and a hundred other things. We do. When I had a look in the mirror one day and my fat face looked back at me, I just laughed and said fuck this.

Cut down on all the sweets, chocs etc. Cut down on booze. I didn’t ban them. That’s failure made calories. I just cut right back. I still eat these things and drink, but not as I did. Hangovers now are so fucking awful, that even if I wanted to return to the three faces melted into one big one guy, I still would be wary of overdoing it. Now, don’t get me wrong, my sons and their families are over? I’m on it. But, I can enjoy a drink without being in a waking hell for four days.

Getting your arse off the sofa, wouldn’t be the worst idea ever. Go for a long walk. It not only makes you fitter, burns up calories. It helps your mental health. If you live near the countryside,go. If you don’t, go to a park.

I lost four stone, and if a greedy, drunken bellend like me can do it, any **** can. Lifestyle not Diets. Peace and love.
 
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TINY said:
How’s it going
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I fell off the wagon for three months but back on it now. The first time I didn’t research enough and wasting 2-5g of carbs and was over limiting myself. Now I eat much more variety found out I could eat coleslaw and certain chocolate. Doing much better this time
 
Magicpole said:
Faddy diets that are unsustainable are just a waste of time. As a former pie eating hero of bakers worldwide, I know what I am talking about.

It’s not a diet you need, it’s a new lifestyle for er, life. We get fat l, as we all know, because we eat and drink too fucking much and most are about as active as a dormant volcano.

The first thing to do it stop lying to ourselves about what we eat. Accept we get fat because we allow ourselves to. No **** is ramming food and drink down our throats. Buying chocolate, crisps and a hundred other things. We do. When I had a look in the mirror one day and my fat face looked back at me, I just laughed and said fuck this.

Cut down on all the sweets, chocs etc. Cut down on booze. I didn’t ban them. That’s failure made calories. I just cut right back. I still eat these things and drink, but not as I did. Hangovers now are so fucking awful, that even if I wanted to return to the three faces melted into one big one guy, I still would be wary of overdoing it. Now, don’t get me wrong, my sons and their families are over? I’m on it. But, I can enjoy a drink without being in a waking hell for four days.

Getting your arse off the sofa, wouldn’t be the worst idea ever. Go for a long walk. It not only makes you fitter, burns up calories. It helps your mental health. If you live near the countryside,go. If you don’t, go to a park.

I lost four stone, and if a greedy, drunken bellend like me can do it, any **** can. Lifestyle not Diets. Peace and love.
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Nice little post that pal....basic,layman's language.
Eat well,cut out the processed shite,and exercise....if able....its that easy.
I've been following that methodology for the past 20 years,and I look great.
 
lee_wsm said:
I fell off the wagon for three months but back on it now. The first time I didn’t research enough and wasting 2-5g of carbs and was over limiting myself. Now I eat much more variety found out I could eat coleslaw and certain chocolate. Doing much better this time
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Good news pal. Good luck.
 
Magicpole said:
Faddy diets that are unsustainable are just a waste of time. As a former pie eating hero of bakers worldwide, I know what I am talking about.

It’s not a diet you need, it’s a new lifestyle for er, life. We get fat l, as we all know, because we eat and drink too fucking much and most are about as active as a dormant volcano.

The first thing to do it stop lying to ourselves about what we eat. Accept we get fat because we allow ourselves to. No **** is ramming food and drink down our throats. Buying chocolate, crisps and a hundred other things. We do. When I had a look in the mirror one day and my fat face looked back at me, I just laughed and said fuck this.

Cut down on all the sweets, chocs etc. Cut down on booze. I didn’t ban them. That’s failure made calories. I just cut right back. I still eat these things and drink, but not as I did. Hangovers now are so fucking awful, that even if I wanted to return to the three faces melted into one big one guy, I still would be wary of overdoing it. Now, don’t get me wrong, my sons and their families are over? I’m on it. But, I can enjoy a drink without being in a waking hell for four days.

Getting your arse off the sofa, wouldn’t be the worst idea ever. Go for a long walk. It not only makes you fitter, burns up calories. It helps your mental health. If you live near the countryside,go. If you don’t, go to a park.

I lost four stone, and if a greedy, drunken bellend like me can do it, any **** can. Lifestyle not Diets. Peace and love.
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The advice of Ricky Gervais. And spot on.
 
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