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04-01-2009, 07:25 PM #1
Official keto thread
I've received permission from the mods to make this thread a sticky. All questions or comments regarding keto diets are welcome. Myself, as well as a few others on this board, are well-versed on the subject matter, so fire away!
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04-01-2009, 07:39 PM #2
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Lets get it started.
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04-01-2009, 08:06 PM #3
So why do you think refeeds are more beneficial then a single cheat meal (which a few on here I think believe in, or that Dave suggests) when on a keto diet?
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04-01-2009, 08:47 PM #4
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I think once you're very lean this is an option. However I also think it depends on your body and your level of activity. It should be experimented with. If you're getting fantastic results with one cheat meal, WHY do more? I believe in using the least amount of carbs to get the job done, and if it's getting done, adding more is not beneficial IMO.
This is best left to personal experimentation, being patient and noting the results in a methodical way. Start with one carb meal if you're lean. Add in a second and do that for 2-3 weeks. Are your results better? No? Then go back to one meal. Yes? Great, 2 meals is now what you should use. Perhaps then as you progress try 3 meals, note results over the next few weeks. Improvement? Yes? Keep it. No? Go back to 2 meals, etc. If you start slowing fat loss then you've gone too far and you should go back to what you were doing previously. This is your "sweet spot" for now.
I'm very much against going from one cheat meal and then BAM doing an entire cheat day. Too much of a jump. What if a half day is better? You don't know. There's no process involved here to really find out the best way.
There's no way to say "this is definitely the amount you should do and it works for everyone." So this type of experimenting is important in learning what works for your body.
For fat guys, I highly recommend against more than a single meal per week.Last edited by Frosty; 04-01-2009 at 08:48 PM.
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04-01-2009, 08:52 PM #5
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04-01-2009, 08:58 PM #6
I can chime in on the meal. I used the one meal Dave allowed as an excuse to pig out. It didn't affect me the first few weeks, but I gained 4 lbs the last two weeks, and did not cheat any other time other than the cheat meal.
Dave advised me to cut the cheat meal down to a reasonable size meal, and I was up zero pounds the next morning (this past weekend).
I agree, the least amount of carbs needed to stoke the fire, the better. Hopefully this will get me back on track of losing a lb or two a week!
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04-01-2009, 09:09 PM #7
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what are some of the number thats people have lost in the first week or second week on the diet...or if you lost any.
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04-01-2009, 09:15 PM #8
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Is there a way to speed up getting into ketosis? I find that if I have my cheat on Saturday night I don't get into ketosis until Wednesday.
You guys with the huge sponsor ads in your signatures make reading the forums annoying.
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04-01-2009, 09:30 PM #9
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04-01-2009, 09:42 PM #11
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Hi Myth
Great to see you over here, i was just wanting to know what you recommend in regards to off season carb cycling? Such as how many carbs per lb and which meals.
Im currently taking in Meal1 PostWO1 and PostWO2 with carbs figured based on BW divided by 3 split between these meals
Do you recommend skiploading or smaller carb refeeds in the offseason?
Thanks in advance!
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04-01-2009, 09:43 PM #12
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04-01-2009, 09:45 PM #13
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04-01-2009, 11:31 PM #14
1 big yams for me it enough, sunday before bed, if i touch simple carbs i come crazy n wont stop so... Complex carbs with nothing else in moderate amount, full me up real good
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