As far as I can tell, ketogenic diets solve the problem of fat loss. I know, anecdotes are not data, but it’s worked wonders for everyone I know who’s tried it (myself included).
If I may ask, what was your starting weight; what is your current weight; and how long have you been at your current weight?
when I started keeping track 479 days ago I was 270, right now I am at 228. This isn’t pure keto, because at first I was doing slow carbs, and then when I switched to no carbs I kept the tim feriss style cheat day. I’ve also cheated on various trips and so on I’ve taken, but in general I have 6 days on 1 day off diet. I’ve gone down something like 4 pants sizes. Right now I’m trying to transition to fewer cheat days or none at all because I feel like I’m plateauing, but it’s rough.
A little? I tend to feel really heavy and bleh at the end of cheat nights and kinda weird the next day but it’s not really what I would call “keto flu”
lost some progress, up to 238.6 as of this morning, which is down from getting back up over 240. I stopped tracking regularly for a while, and now I am again and I don’t know why but tracking on a daily basis seems to have some sort of causal effect making me lose weight again.
I haven’t been keeping the closest track, so this isn’t even a good anecdote. I was a 165 lb and 5′10 man going out of high school seven years ago, and went up to 220 as of a year ago. It wasn’t all fat (I’m significantly stronger now than I was then), but I did go from wearing 34 waist jeans to a 38.
So I started at 220 and a 38 waist, and I’ve gone down to 180 and I think size 34 jeans (I haven’t gotten around yet to buying more jeans, but my size 36′s need a belt now). Exercise involved hasn’t been too extensive—mostly just walking and housework. I’m still work-in-progress, but I haven’t had a history of my weight yo-yoing on diets, and I intend to stay on keto for the foreseeable future.
I haven’t been keeping the closest track, so this isn’t even a good anecdote. I was a 165 lb and 5′10 man going out of high school seven years ago, and went up to 220 as of a year ago. It wasn’t all fat (I’m significantly stronger now than I was then), but I did go from wearing 34 waist jeans to a 38.
So I started at 220 and a 38 waist, and I’ve gone down to 180 and I think size 34 jeans (I haven’t gotten around yet to buying more jeans, but my size 36′s need a belt now). Exercise involved hasn’t been too extensive—mostly just walking and housework. I’m still work-in-progress, but I haven’t had a history of my weight yo-yoing on diets, and I intend to stay on keto for the foreseeable future.
Thank you for your response. Will you agree to update this response in a year or two?
Great, thanks. I have been doing informal research on diet and weight loss for a while now and I think there is value in following up with people a year or two down the road.
Update: I’m at pretty much the same place now as I was then. Dropped the keto diet since I was happy with where I was. Still fairly active but not hardcore about it.
If I may ask, what was your starting weight; what is your current weight; and how long have you been at your current weight?
when I started keeping track 479 days ago I was 270, right now I am at 228. This isn’t pure keto, because at first I was doing slow carbs, and then when I switched to no carbs I kept the tim feriss style cheat day. I’ve also cheated on various trips and so on I’ve taken, but in general I have 6 days on 1 day off diet. I’ve gone down something like 4 pants sizes. Right now I’m trying to transition to fewer cheat days or none at all because I feel like I’m plateauing, but it’s rough.
Do you get keto flu type hangovers after your cheat days?
A little? I tend to feel really heavy and bleh at the end of cheat nights and kinda weird the next day but it’s not really what I would call “keto flu”
Thank you for sharing. Are you willing to follow up in a year or two to let me know where you are?
if you want to ask again in a year sure. Email me or something in a year. Drethelin@gmail.com
follow up plz?
lost some progress, up to 238.6 as of this morning, which is down from getting back up over 240. I stopped tracking regularly for a while, and now I am again and I don’t know why but tracking on a daily basis seems to have some sort of causal effect making me lose weight again.
I haven’t been keeping the closest track, so this isn’t even a good anecdote. I was a 165 lb and 5′10 man going out of high school seven years ago, and went up to 220 as of a year ago. It wasn’t all fat (I’m significantly stronger now than I was then), but I did go from wearing 34 waist jeans to a 38.
So I started at 220 and a 38 waist, and I’ve gone down to 180 and I think size 34 jeans (I haven’t gotten around yet to buying more jeans, but my size 36′s need a belt now). Exercise involved hasn’t been too extensive—mostly just walking and housework. I’m still work-in-progress, but I haven’t had a history of my weight yo-yoing on diets, and I intend to stay on keto for the foreseeable future.
Thank you for your response. Will you agree to update this response in a year or two?
Yeah, I can do that.
Great, thanks. I have been doing informal research on diet and weight loss for a while now and I think there is value in following up with people a year or two down the road.
Update: I’m at pretty much the same place now as I was then. Dropped the keto diet since I was happy with where I was. Still fairly active but not hardcore about it.
thank you