The Keto Chronicals - How I Dropped 15.4 Pounds (246.4 ounces) in 4 Weeks...

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Nice, keto worked for a friend of mine that lost a lot of weight and I believe he did a 1800 deficit that whole time too. If you choose to keep doing keto I hope it goes great for you.

Thanks bioscrolls

I am planning to do keto diet for another 5 months, until the beginning of July. I'm also off all sugar, caffeine and alcohol until then :)

Go Raj!! Congratulations!
I've read that one should stay on Keto only a short time. Maybe the 12-, 14- or 16-hour fast would work. It's the only way I finally shed 15 pounds in four months. I've gained back 3 but we won't speak of that. To lose the next ten pounds, I will have to give up corn tortilla chips, popcorn, sugar... and step up the exercise program. If you keep away from dairy and grains, you'll probably conquer all your health issues. Keep us posted. :)

Hi Carol, thanks for congrat :)

I'm glad to hear you've shed some unwanted pounds and are eating more healthy. It really does make a difference.

I've read that one should stay on Keto only a short time. Maybe the 12-, 14- or 16-hour fast would work.

To be honest, all the usual advice goes out of the window when you have a chronic illness that no doctors, or even specialists, can help you with... you just have to try and help yourself. although this diet is extreme - extreme problems demand extreme solutions.

I've already tried pretty much every fast, including a 5 day water fast which was hardcore. My bloating went away, but the minute I started to eat again it came back. I've already given up sugar, caffeine and alcohol when I took up this keto diet, and I'm committed to sticking to it (and the no sugar/caffeine/alcohol thing) until the end of June unless I exhibit symptoms of kidney problems which is the only serious side effect thing keto can possibly cause.

If you're interested in the levels of research, and thought I've put into this my first post is the one to read:

https://steemit.com/hive-120078/@raj808/healing-holistically-lets-get-ketogenic

Hope you're well :)

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Experiencing nausea and the rest of them seems like a downside to this keto process, truth is the fact that it comes with a lot of detail is even what makes me fear the diet process. In short I seem to like the endgame of the diet because for an anaemic person sometimes I eat and consume a lot of shit Just to stay healthy and it's really stressful looking at these details already. But I'm glad you're actually doing well the dietary. I'm happy you're coming well nicely with the diet

In short I seem to like the endgame of the diet because for an anaemic person sometimes I eat and consume a lot of shit Just to stay healthy and it's really stressful looking at these details already.

Yeah, it is stressful for sure, and I wouldn't recommend it for someone with anemia as I'm not sure how it would effect your system.

The thing is that I was sick before this diet a lot worse than I make out on steem. Believe it or not, I try to keep it bright and breezy, and upbeat on here lol

Believe it or not, I try to keep it bright and breezy, and upbeat on here lol

Exactly, it isn't all that rosey but we just have to maintain the cool really

What worries me about the keto diet is doing it as a vegetarian/vegan... I just can't imagine those restrictions. I am glad it's working for you... didn't realise you had fatty liver disease too. I cant think in stone... what's that in kilos? Hopefully you start feeling great again this year mate.

I've lost 1.1 stone in a month, which is 6.985 kilograms 🙂

Yeah, keto is hard even as a pescatarian. The bulk of what I eat is eggs, also nuts, fish, spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, bell peppers, small quantities of tomatos are ok too. Also, tones of dairy like cream, cheese, butter + half an avacado every day and lots of healthy oils like olive and coconut.

It's not the most interesting diet + I couldn't do it vegan... I expect it would be possible but expensive.

Hopefully you start feeling great again this year mate.

I hope so. Hopefully just in time for the next steem moon

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These days I just gotta focus on my posting. I burned myself out big time in 2017/18

I really didn't know that much about the keto diet to be honest, the flu thing sounds full on, but to be expected really as you are detoxing all the other foods out of your system. I guess you got to give yourself time on this diet. Glad to hear you lost weight and that you got some energy back too. Sending you healing and positive energy my friend xx

Yep, It's a detox of the highest level I think. I literally haven't done any type of detoxification process in my life... and there has been many years of unhealthy eating, living and 'cough cough' dubious choices about substances I ingested.

I shouldn't be surprised that the illness lasts a little longer. I'm staying positive and thinking that way :)

Sending you healing and positive energy my friend xx

Thank you. Right back at ya Aishlinn xx :)

Good for you, my friend. Onwards and upwards!

May I ask how tall you are? I am 1.84 ( six foot one ) and only weigh about 70kilo ( 154 lbs ) so I don't feel tempted to do this, whether it would make me feel healthier or not.

It sure feels like a hell of a ride but I guess at times a short stay in hell is worth it ;>)

Yeah, I'm 6.1 as well m8.

So 17.1 stone (108.59 kilos) was definitely overweight. I was 15 stone for most of my life before I developed the chronic gut illness. I dropped to 14 stone once when I trained for an Olympic length triathlon, but generally I think 15 stone (95.2 kilos) is my healthy weight.

I think you are right, there is no point in doing the keto diet unless you're over weight or have cognitive
and or energy problems.

It sure feels like a hell of a ride but I guess at times a short stay in hell is worth it ;>)

thats my thinking. Honestly, after the various treatments I've undergone in the last 5 years this isn't any worse that them. Just gotta stay strong!

Thanks for the support and encouragement :)

You're welcome!

I think you are right, there is no point in doing the keto diet unless you're over weight or have cognitive
and or energy problems.

Isn't this the case for most of us? ;>)

If 15 stone is your healthy weight, you must have pretty heavy bones or loads of muscle, or both. For me, it would be very difficult to ever reach that weight unless I become a body builder. I burn my calories way too fast.

Anything over a stone in a month is great going, especially with no exercise.

I have a very good grasp on calories and so I know how little 1800 a day is, that alone is grim enough, let alone with those awful symptoms.

Sounds like you have to give up on normal sleep hours and just get it in while you can.

Hopefully you're over the worst of it now and you'll have the desire to get out and exercise a bit more... it's lighter now too which should help.

Great effort and progress! I don't blame you for not keeping scales in the house!

Cheers m8.

Yeah, I do feel proud of myself. And to be honest, I'm wondering if some of these symptoms might be intensified by the daily caloric limits I've set myself. It's important to me to drop down to 15 stone, but there is no rush and at this rate I'll be 14 stone by march lol

When I get to exercising more, I'm gonna increase the calories to 2000/day at least I think.

Dieting definitely limits your energy levels.

Slow and steady is definitely the way to go. Maintaining that for weeks on end is the hard part, without a binge.

Personally I find the weekly beer session the hardest to give up when I'm controlling weight loss/ gain (like I am ATM) - one session coupled with the crisps, and the junk food the following day pretty much eradicates 4-5 days of decent eating!

I also strongly believe from experience that you simply have to feel hungry at some point in the day if you're going to lose weight, only for a few hours a day, but i think it's necessary: there comes a point when celery and carrots don't work anymore!

Giving up the beers is not so much of a problem for me as I was getting all sorts of crazy effects from drinking because of the dicky liver. I do miss social drinking though. The convo's at the pub, and there is a little community of drinkers in my area that I get on with

Not yet ready to go and drink warter at the pub and watch everyone else get drunk lol

I also strongly believe from experience that you simply have to feel hungry at some point in the day if you're going to lose weight, only for a few hours a day, but i think it's necessary: there comes a point when celery and carrots don't work anymore!

Yeah, spot on! I feel hungry around three four times a day. But it's not as bad as you'd think on keto as the way your system changes to digest fat actually means less hunger as you're metabolizing all kinds of stored fat as well as the large amount you take on at meal times.

M8, I can't eat carrots as too much carbs. Celery dipped in homemade garlic cream cheese dip has become a regular snack though :)

Water in the pub, I'm reminded of a certain Young Ones pub scene!

Worse would be those J2Os - I understand why I pay £4 for a pint of beer, a lot of it is tax, but £3 for a 400 ml of flavoured sugar water, no thanks!

Have a virtual beer anyway, and some of the other good stuff too!

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I'm sure there aren't that many carbs in carrots? I know there's none in celery, but you need to lay off those dips, they're exactly the kind of thing that blow your calorie limit.

Cheers for the token m8.

I'll save my beer until July when I'm gonna be having a liver scan and - hopefully - be able to enjoy a drink again ;-)

but you need to lay off those dips, they're exactly the kind of thing that blow your calorie limit.

You're right in normal circumstances, but funnily enough it's the opossite whjen it comes to keto. Fat is what you want to be eating! I know it is strange to the conventional outlook on dieting, but I actually struggle to achieve the 75% of my diet that has to be fat to make adapting to ketosis easier.

Lol, I've been rocking the butter, cheese and mascarpone pretty hard ;-)



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I always feel hungry!

Blimey, that's a dramatic month! Hope things are beginning to stabilise for you now, though. The weight loss is fab, what a bonus! Good idea to keep a diary, I try to have a varied diet but I lose track sometimes and it'll be weeks before
I have any fish.

Hi @shanibeer

I remember your comment on my first keto post about doing dirty keto lol

If you're interested in counting calories and expanding the amount of things you eat this website and tool has been a life saver for me:

https://www.fatsecret.com/

where you can keep a dairy and track carb/fat/protein macros easily. You have to sign up with an email, but it's free to use once you sign up. Here's what the dairy looks like :)

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