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Hi LCHFers,
New user here. An intro - I was obese 4'ish years back (102kg), slimmed down to 68kg 2 years later, with a combination of heavy lifting and eating at a deficit (no proper nutrition plan tho)
I knew of keto and had tried atkins (half-assedly though) back in 2004. With my "experience" with atkins and that I was losing weight (despite eating pratas), I thought keto was full of crap!
2 years later, I gained alot of weight back. Wasn't eating at deficit anymore and worst, rarely hit the gym!
So before I hit my original weight back, decided to "lift heavy and eat at a deficit" again that worked for me before.
This time it didn't go as planned. I was hitting 1600-1700kcals a day (My TDEE is supposedly be 2000ish) but there were little progress. Also it was so demotivating to start with zero weights again on the oly bar in the gym.
I can't remember how, but I watched a youtube talk by Dr Robert Lustig whom gave me an "ahah!" moment with sugar and carbs. Researched further and watched "Fat Head" and "Cereal Killer" as well. This is when I decide to try keto.
Went for it for a full month, lowering my carbs to 80g at first, then down to 30-40g.
It was great! No sleepy spells in the afternoon, food high in healthy fats are DELICIOUS and finally, I felt progress, both on the scale, appearance and how loose my clothes were.
Also I don't crave sweet or carbs much anymore, 90% dark chocolate actually doesn't taste so bitter and I am gaining results without calories counting as well.
I am convinced keto is the way to go. This is a lifestyle change that I enjoy and can commit a lifetime to.
My apologies for the long post! I hope to be part of HWZ's LCHF community and learn more from the seniors here!
New user here. An intro - I was obese 4'ish years back (102kg), slimmed down to 68kg 2 years later, with a combination of heavy lifting and eating at a deficit (no proper nutrition plan tho)
I knew of keto and had tried atkins (half-assedly though) back in 2004. With my "experience" with atkins and that I was losing weight (despite eating pratas), I thought keto was full of crap!
2 years later, I gained alot of weight back. Wasn't eating at deficit anymore and worst, rarely hit the gym!
So before I hit my original weight back, decided to "lift heavy and eat at a deficit" again that worked for me before.
This time it didn't go as planned. I was hitting 1600-1700kcals a day (My TDEE is supposedly be 2000ish) but there were little progress. Also it was so demotivating to start with zero weights again on the oly bar in the gym.
I can't remember how, but I watched a youtube talk by Dr Robert Lustig whom gave me an "ahah!" moment with sugar and carbs. Researched further and watched "Fat Head" and "Cereal Killer" as well. This is when I decide to try keto.
Went for it for a full month, lowering my carbs to 80g at first, then down to 30-40g.
It was great! No sleepy spells in the afternoon, food high in healthy fats are DELICIOUS and finally, I felt progress, both on the scale, appearance and how loose my clothes were.
Also I don't crave sweet or carbs much anymore, 90% dark chocolate actually doesn't taste so bitter and I am gaining results without calories counting as well.
I am convinced keto is the way to go. This is a lifestyle change that I enjoy and can commit a lifetime to.
My apologies for the long post! I hope to be part of HWZ's LCHF community and learn more from the seniors here!
