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I tried keto and intermittent fasting this year for a little over 2 months and didn't like my results. I tried it to lose some stubborn belly fat but instead just lost water weight and some muscle. admittedly, the muscle loss might have been improper macro ratios on the protein side and probably should have upped to 1g to lb of body weight to maintain. Notes: was eating at caloric maintenance/deficit range, usually 2 meals a day but sometimes 3. felt weak and had difficulty with strength training - probably never fully fat-adapted. I could not get a full 8hrs of sleep. always woke after 5-6hrs. I ate a giant low-carb (10-15g) pizza every day for one of my meals and lost ~2-3lbs a week. kept my daily carbs less than or around 20g.
this is a great diet/lifestyle choice for those who are fat/overweight and/or with slow metabolisms, but I'm not convinced it's a good choice for other slimmer body types or those who are strictly trying to lose visceral fat only. of course, this is just my experience - maybe yours will be different.
- Did you exercise and stuff during that time too? I changed my diet part but still sedentary. But don't feel sluggish-like nowadays at leastSquiddy
- I attempted to. I could perform cardio but I couldn't push myself on the strength training end - which again might have meant I wasn't fully 'fat adapted'.SteveJobs
- I can't speak to sluggishness as, for me, haven't really dealt with that ever - except for short-term effects due to carbs & insulin response which keto avoids.SteveJobs
- I'd ditch the keto, and keep up with the IF. Intermittent fasting will put you in a ketogenic state while you're fasted. Both may be overkill.section_014
- @section_014 - could you elaborate on ditching keto. I thought keto was basically a way to reduce carbs (which prevents ketosisis). honestly i dont know.Squiddy
- ^ keto isn't so much about reducing carbs as it is anti-carbs. Severe carb depletion requires your body to burn off fat rather than sugar (ketosis) and...MrAbominable
- there are a number of benefits to that. 1 is water weightloss. Decreased hunger. I've been keto for 1.5yrs. It's not the best diet because it's insanely...MrAbominable
- difficult. I do it for endruance sports reasons. I wouldn't do it for just weight loss. Plenty of easier low-carb diets to follow.MrAbominable
- "endurance"MrAbominable