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In reply to the discussion: What Drives Obesity - Diets High in Fat? Carbohydrates? Actually, It's Everything - and Fructose Is at the Center [View all]exboyfil
(17,880 posts)Keto has worked for me. Down 153 pounds (most weight lost in about a 16 month period - now have been in a plateau around 200# for the last four months and bounced up 8 pounds from my low).
I combine with intermittent fasting. The September from Hell impacted my weight and exercise (two birthdays, a wedding, and my mom died).
In my prior attempts to lose weight I did the low fat approach eating lots of beans and brown rice. I found that I was crazy hungry all the time. With Keto this is not the case. I think you can get away with either a low fat or a low carb diet, but I find for me the low carb version works much better. In both cases you should be consuming a wide variety of low glycemic index vegetables. I also think a higher than recommended percentage of protein is very important especially if you are older and are doing resistance training to maintain muscle mass.
There is also no substitute to also being active. I walk 20-25K steps a day and attempt to resistance train 2-3 times/week along with some rowing. How much of the weight loss/maintenance is diet and how much is exercise? I don't know, but I know I need both.
Keto isn't just a lot of ribeyes. I find I seek out low fat options for much of my protein but supplement by cooking with Extra Virgin Olive Oil and butter. I also try to eat avocadoes frequently with my salads. I also try to eat smaller fish at least two times a week (usually in my omelets - I eat about 6 eggs/week). I eat a lot of vegetables including an entire heart of romaine lettuce in one sitting.
I bought McDonald's frequently for my mom, and I had absolutely no desire to eat the fries or burgers that I brought to her (she was terminal COPD so she ate what she wanted). I pull the skin off fried chicken. I will sometimes buy T-bones but I don't eat the strip of fat around them (my favorite steaks are sirloin on strip). I am finding that I prefer to order salads with steak in them instead of just the steak when in restaurants. I eat Jimmy John unwichs (lunch meat, cheese, all the veges and wrapped in lettuce) as my fast food option or Subway protein bowls. My pizza options are crustless pizzas from either Papa Johns or Marcos.
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