Is there anyone doing Keto?
The Standard Ketogenic Diet (SDK): The most common approach to keto, here 75% of your diet comes from fats, 20% from protein and 5% from carbohydrate.
The Targeted Ketogenic Diet (TKD): Used by athletes seeking a performance boost who are not as interested in fat loss. This is where you eat 20 to 50 grams of net carbs per day. Carb intake usually happens prior to exercise.
The Cyclical Ketogenic Diet (CKD): This diet is preferred by those who find it mentally challenging to completely forgo carbs for extended periods of time. Here, you follow SKD for a certain time period, followed by a period of eating more carbohydrates.
The High-Protein Ketogenic Diet: Designed for anyone lifting heavy and seeking to gain lean mass, the macros here follow 60% fats, 35% protein and 5% carbs
I am currently doing the Standard version, with no fats from corn or soy. I am working on keeping inflammation down because I have a vascular condition. I have been absolutely cheat free since starting 63 days ago. I have lost 11 pounds, with 79.4 to go LOL
I am seeing size differences on my body, parts are shrinking, its so weird to experience. I am just not getting the huge weigh loss many people experience when starting. Possibly due to the fact I was already a water drinker, no soda, and mostly ate at home already, very little processed foods. I am super lucky my husband is also eating this way, makes life a lot easier.
I did hit Keto flu om the 40th day in, it was pretty bad, I had been taking good supplements and thought I had everything covered but it seemed like when I switched over to fat burning my body freaked out, after 50 years of carbs my body hit the wall hard when it started burning fat. I have had some issues as I have no gallbladder, and am in peri-menopause, hot flashes are real and no joke! But I am staying on course, one keto group tells me "Weight loss in your body's way of rewarding you for getting healthy", I like that!