The purpose of this isn't to explain a keto diet but there is a plethora of information out there for those that are interested. To give a quick summary it is basically what atkins diet was derived from. Mainly fats and protein, very few carbs (~20g a day net. Ymmv)
Your body may go through a crash period for a couple days a little ways into it where you feel sick and lethargic but after you break your reliance on carbs you feel great
Anyway i have done this off and on for a little over a year. The first time i lost 20 lbs and 4 percent body fat in a month with no working out, all while eating cheese and bacon. Even better was the fact that i had more energy than i have had since i was a kid and i didnt really get hungry ever.
Now, it is not usually recommended to do high intensity cardio on these diets for a few reasons. I wont get into it but rather will share my experience. Last year i did quite a bit of riding using strava and what i found was exactly what i thought. Most of the time on this diet i was faster. There were a few times that i was freakishly fast before but also days that i was a slug. Keto diet gave me consistency.
Meaning on my road rides instead of going from 16 on a crappy day, 17.5 average and 19 on a perfect day, i was between 17.5 and 18 every day. The only downside that i found was that my energy reserves were not quite as good for sprinting, climbing difficult hills etc. All in all it was a good tradeoff though. Also sometimes while eating normally i get almost violently hungry while i ride. Like i would fight someone for food. Not so on the diet
Anyway, the purpose of this thread was to see what others experiences were with this and maybe encourage a few others to research it and give it a shot. Im back on it and feel better than i ever did eating carbs.
Your body may go through a crash period for a couple days a little ways into it where you feel sick and lethargic but after you break your reliance on carbs you feel great
Anyway i have done this off and on for a little over a year. The first time i lost 20 lbs and 4 percent body fat in a month with no working out, all while eating cheese and bacon. Even better was the fact that i had more energy than i have had since i was a kid and i didnt really get hungry ever.
Now, it is not usually recommended to do high intensity cardio on these diets for a few reasons. I wont get into it but rather will share my experience. Last year i did quite a bit of riding using strava and what i found was exactly what i thought. Most of the time on this diet i was faster. There were a few times that i was freakishly fast before but also days that i was a slug. Keto diet gave me consistency.
Meaning on my road rides instead of going from 16 on a crappy day, 17.5 average and 19 on a perfect day, i was between 17.5 and 18 every day. The only downside that i found was that my energy reserves were not quite as good for sprinting, climbing difficult hills etc. All in all it was a good tradeoff though. Also sometimes while eating normally i get almost violently hungry while i ride. Like i would fight someone for food. Not so on the diet
Anyway, the purpose of this thread was to see what others experiences were with this and maybe encourage a few others to research it and give it a shot. Im back on it and feel better than i ever did eating carbs.