what is the best alternative to a keto diet?

Old_Memes_Never_Die · 2017-05-25T14:07:16+00:00

Why weren't you able to stay on it more than 3 days ?

You should push for keto imo, dropped 20kgs because of keto and it was the easiest thing to do for me.

You either do keto or count calories.

Keto is hard at the beginning but gets easier and easier as time goes on, after 3 months I was eating the same meals over and over and didn't care much about it, food became fuel instead of a pleasure source, Keto is also easier to implement just eat greens, meat/fish add oil and a bit of cheese and you don't have to worry about counting carbs.

Meanwhile counting calories is easier to do on paper (less restrictions) but I find it to be way less efficient than keto because it's very tedious to count things every day and remember what you ate, and there's an increased risk of cheating when you reach your daily calories but feel hungry then you will start to rationalize how that 100cal thing is not bad to eat ect...

Whereas on keto I was eating whenever I was hungry as much as I wanted, sometimes I'd eat tons of cheese with sausages on a night and feel like I "cheated" but the weight was still dropping anyway.

If you can't stick to keto, do it by steps, cut down on carbs each week (100g -> 75g -> 50g -> 25g) then in a month you'll be able to stick to it normally.

If you're feeling brave you could add intermitent fasting and drinking tons of water.

Also don't forget to lift.

EDIT : Would also like to say that you should definetely try keto if you're a fatty because it will change your relation with food, keto didn't just made me lose weight it also cured the constant binging on food I was doing before.

Guillz · 2017-05-25T14:05:14+00:00

Keto diets are hard to follow and dont allow for much fucking up. Plus the adaptation phase to get into keto diet makes you mentally unstable for a while with lack of energy, as your body and most importantly, your brain, properly starts using ketones for energy instead of sugars.

Your best bet is to go for a normal diet, high in protein, with a healthy amount of fats and cut down on the carbs.

Find out your Basal metabolic rate, from that, get an average calorie count for your activity index, and just use that number as your maintenance. From there, set up your macros along something like 40%carbs 30%protein 30%fat, and start a caloric deficit. Lets say you end up with a maintnance value of 2500cal, you can start at 2350cal, and see how fast you loose weight. if after a week or 2, no difference is found, increase the deficit by a bit, go down to say, 2250, and so forth until you have set a good pace to loosing weight

Remember to do cardio, HIIT is great.

If you are indeed clinically depressed, i recommend you first make a habit out of the gym. Just go there, every week, and get used to it, get into lifting, feel joy from it. Create a routine, and make it be a highlight of your day that you allways look forward to

Best of luck man

Profile_state2020 · 2017-05-25T14:26:57+00:00

Just a healthy one in general without too many carbs, and especially no refined carbs. Keep it high in protein and below your TDEE if fat loss is your goal.

GetHimSomeMilk · 2017-05-25T19:00:01+00:00

IF 16:18. Shit works

oldredder · 2017-05-26T01:59:00+00:00

There is no best alternative. Keto is easy to follow and if you like you can scale down carbs gradually to ease off any sugar addiction. Once you get better with recipes to ensure you get good flavour and the right kinds of fat you will also finally get over the convenience of how carb-heavy foods soak up flavours quickly, vs the time-consuming process of a marinade for meat to soak up a good new flavour prior to cooking

Title	what is the best alternative to a keto diet?
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