Thu, May-30-24, 14:14
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Senior Member
Posts: 4,091
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Plan: Very LC, Higher Protein
Stats: 227/186/185
BF:
Progress: 98%
Location: Herndon, VA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cotonpal
I do better on keto, avoiding all high carb foods, including fruit. This is the only way I can effectively control my appetite and my weight. I experimented adding higher carb, mostly fruit, and I found myself more hungry than when I keep carbs at 20 net carbs or lower. The weight I gained doing that is now falling off. We each need to find what works best for us.
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Same. It's not complex, and I never became confused about what would really work once I adopted low carb almost 15 years ago. Initially I realized that being consistent with my eating approach with no deviations was the only way I was going to increase my healthspan. I never succumbed to "cheats" or made low-carb equivalents of those unhealthy foods and meals in which I used to indulge. While I experienced a positive evolution learning how to produce endogenous ketones to improve my metabolism, doing this consistently enabled me to achieve a healthy weight within 6 months of starting low carb. Still learning about myself, I made course corrections over time, notably when I increased my consumption of nutrient-dense proteins without impacting my ketone production. I learned how my metabolism responded to what I put in my mouth. It's not hard when you realize your quality of life and longevity depends on it. Probably the best thing going for me is that I took the responsibility to do it myself with some valued feedback from this forum. I'm not good with "expert" advice, medical or pharmaceutical belief systems, and the services from third parties falling all over themselves to help us get to health for a fee that are nowhere close to being able to learn and do this for yourself.
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