Posted: May 06, 2011 7:00 pm
I'm sitting at about 10% bodyfat just now. Which is pretty low for a dude. I will say from personal experience that it takes a hell of a lot of willpower to maintain the keto diet, even if you include refeed days. Unless you're really putting a ton of effort into cooking a variety of protein/fat only meals, 6 of them a day, you will get incredibly bored VERY fast. For me this leads to me eventually getting lazy and resorting to carrying a massive bag of peanuts everywhere I go, eating lots of straight egg whites with cheese on top and tuna out of the can. Over time I tend to eat less than I should be eating on the diets due to the boredom factor. I also tend to get headaches/nausea while exercising.
I really don't think it's a particular healthy diet but as far as I can tell it's far and away the most efficient fat burning tool. I don't even do cardio when I'm on it, just weight training. You can even buy urinalysis sticks to see if you're producing ketotes, but that's a little hardcore for my needs.
Another problem I found was after stopping the diet I did a lot of junkfood binging. Re-igniting my love of foods that are insanely shitty for me and prepackaged. :
The biggest problem, as I see it, is the lack of motivation for cooking healthy meals. I cannot wait until we have pill form meals with perfected macronutrient levels. Food is a pain in the ass.
I really don't think it's a particular healthy diet but as far as I can tell it's far and away the most efficient fat burning tool. I don't even do cardio when I'm on it, just weight training. You can even buy urinalysis sticks to see if you're producing ketotes, but that's a little hardcore for my needs.
Another problem I found was after stopping the diet I did a lot of junkfood binging. Re-igniting my love of foods that are insanely shitty for me and prepackaged. :
The biggest problem, as I see it, is the lack of motivation for cooking healthy meals. I cannot wait until we have pill form meals with perfected macronutrient levels. Food is a pain in the ass.