Keto and Intermittent Fasting

subnsxr

subnsxr

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chixwithtrix said:
It's the new year, let's talk about nutrition and health!

In the last 2.5 months I've gone down the nutrition rabbit hole looking for a solution for my increased lethargy in an increasingly stressful work environment. I was consuming 4000-5000 calories a day from stress eating. Granted, I work out and ride skis so I only gained about 10lbs over a month, but it was any food that I could get my hands on. While I can't stop the work stress, I've found my nutrition and exercise has helped my mindset a ton, enter the ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting.

I stumbled upon the ketogenic diet and managed to adopt it within a few weeks. Just so happens I love the healthy, high fat food. I started at 143lbs last month after reigning in my insatiable hunger, dropped to 134.5 over 2 weeks and have leveled up to 137.5 this last week from all the Holiday food festivities and sitting around the house being sick.

But that was the trial run to see if the keto/intermittent fasting lifestyle was achievable for my 10-14 hour work days. It totally is doable, and even preferable. I kick started the new year with a 72 hour fast which helps the body get into deeper ketosis faster. Why keto and intermittent fasting? Healthy body, healthy mind.

Google and various books can explain keto in more detail for you, but it is basically a high fat - low carb (20g a day and under) diet that boosts energy, works with insulin resistance (the common hangry low blood sugar, prediabetes and diabetes high blood sugar), promotes weight loss, appetite control and most importantly for ski/sports uses - increased physical and mental stamina. That is also why I've adopted intermittent fasting; mostly to control the voice in my head that tells me "ah, 1000 more calories won't matter, just work harder at the gym".

All that is doing is training bad habits, and if I want to achieve the results I want during this 2018 ski season and beyond I needed to find something that attached those issues on multiple levels. It has pulled my mindset out of the garbage and I continue to look for opportunities to learn. Nutrition is a fascinating thing and my performance on the track and in the gym is controlled more my my diet than all the hours I spend working out and cycling. Ketosis on a cellular level is truly amazing compared to how the body metabolizes glucose with the 'average American diet' these days.


Anyone here on the keto diet or interested in adopting the lifestyle? I mean c'mon...bacon and eggs are a staple!
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I started the Keto diet and now have Gout, couldn't ride for a month
 
bird

bird

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so one year later, are you ALL still KETO? I didn't eat anything this weekend until after 1pm. My body must know how to run on fat :)

I'm still sitting near my weight loss goal last year(195), shooting for another 10lbs by May.

1. Stop eating big lunches.
2. Stop buying beer at home.
3. maybe work out

should be easy
 
Midlake Crisis

Midlake Crisis

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Bakersfield, CA
Since this thread started I have modernized from old school low carb to Keto, I don't see ever looking back.
Don't really do the intermittent fasting thing other than skipping a meal now and again if I'm not hungry.
I have lost weight and have a good cholesterol ratio and excellent inflammation numbers. Still need to work on blood pressure and cardio fitness.
 
Quinc

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California
low/zero carb cant be beat for mental clarity. Loosing the bloat and excess weight is just a positive side effect for me. Having two very young kids that wake up 2-3 times a night; I am able to handle the lack of sleep significantly better when on keto. But damn when I do eat carbs, even just some chips and salsa it puts me to sleep.
 
I

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I cheated on Vacation, but down 14lbs pretty easy on not-so-strict Keto, really re-trains how you approach food. I usually am in light or moderate keto when I do the test strips. It is clear to me that all your body is asking for when you are hungry is protein. Your brain probably thinks corn and wheat carbs are just above tree bark in terms of nutritional value. I agree that the food supply can't handle too many people doing this unfortunately. Carbs are cheap.
 
Sanoman

Sanoman

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NE Tenn
Just eating well costs a bunch.l eat mostly veggies (*note,except at Daytona),organic with some chicken and fish.No dairy.The non dairy products are expensive too.But it works for me.
 
chixwithtrix

chixwithtrix

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Houston
Still keto...now at least

Stopped when I got the bad news I couldn't work out or ride anymore, need hip & pelvic surgery and will have to learn to walk again.

The depression eating carbs kicked my ass. Plus the inflammation and brain fog just add to my pain. Tired literally all the time. Said licorice it, move on, and make these issues my bitch. Back to keto.
 
surfjunkie

surfjunkie

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deland fl
Midlake Crisis said:
Since this thread started I have modernized from old school low carb to Keto, I don't see ever looking back.
Don't really do the intermittent fasting thing other than skipping a meal now and again if I'm not hungry.
I have lost weight and have a good cholesterol ratio and excellent inflammation numbers. Still need to work on blood pressure and cardio fitness.
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how do you check inflammation numbers?
 
chixwithtrix

chixwithtrix

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Houston
Quinc said:
The hell happened?! Can alays go back to drifting/race karts for a while?
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Raking leaves....
Have a torn labrum, bone spur, and congenital hip displasia. Need PAO surgery to fix displasia where they cut your pelvis in 3 places and screw it back together. Badass huge screws.
Here is the post I made, documenting the process like I always do
http://chixwithtrix.com/pain-fear-no-fks-given-a-pao-surgery-journey/

I ordered a coilover to fix my GTO, but will be months before I get to it. Bed sores are in my future. Actually focusing on my reptile business, life changes, I'll be good. Just....a shock.


surfjunkie said:
sorry to hear that! im going to stop complaining about my little knee scope coming up
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Had a few of those for both knees. Small surgery, still painful none the less! Best recovery to ya!
 
whitca

whitca

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Tri-Cities, WA
What do you guys recommend for test strips?

The wife and I started eating low carb/keto back in December, so far I'm down 30 lbs and she's down right around 15 lbs. I'm experimenting with intermittent fasting and have been using a squirt of mct oil in my coffee in the mornings to keep from getting too hangry. We haven't tested yet to really see what level of ketosis we may be in but we both feel pretty well fat adapted (and can especially feel the effects when we do splurge on carbs for special occasions). I should have bought stock in costco macadamia nuts.
 
chixwithtrix

chixwithtrix

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surfjunkie said:
read your blog post. youre a good writer! hope your surgery goes well and that you can get back into stand ups in the future.
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Thanks! Planning on doing a lot more writing while I'm immobile after the surgery. At least it is enjoyable!
 
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