Anyone here lose a significant amount of weight?

[Zayv]

I hear the Keto diet is the way to go.
Its very trendy to do Keto in Silicon Valley.

You can eats lots of bacon, butter , avocado, eggs etc but avoid the carbs

Sounds very similar to the Atkins, no carbs diet a few years ago. Not eating any carbs however, can be dangerous after a while.

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/i...cement-shake-1

A diet that goes against conventional wisdom on healthy eating is gaining momentum among Silicon Valley tech workers. And it involves eating a lot of fat.

The ketogenic (or “keto”) diet — which first became popular in the 1920s as a treatment for epilepsy and diabetes — limits carbohydrates to no more than 50 grams a day, which is the rough equivalent of a plain bagel or a cup of white rice. By comparison, dietary guidelines laid out by the USDA recommend consuming between 225 and 325 grams of carbs a day.

On the keto diet, the body goes into starvation mode and taps its own fat stores for fuel. Studies suggest the low-carb, high-fat diet may promote weight loss, dull hunger, and stave off age-related diseases. More research is needed on its long-term effects, especially in healthy people.

The ketogenic debate has brought up some very important points regarding weight loss. Before I post my criticism of Keto, those points would be:

1) The law of thermodynamics holds true
2) Diet compliance is vital to see results
3) What works for you may not work for others, for reasons both within and outside the bounds of energy balance, macronutrient intake,personal preference, and goals.

Silicon Valley does lend itself to doing what's trendy However we now have several studies that have shown Keto to have no advantage over non-low-carb diets in terms of fat loss. In some of the studies, people even lost less on Ketogenic diets.

The best research to follow would be the metabolic ward studies, where calories were equated:

https://www.medpagetoday.com/cardiol...evention/59018

Other studies showed similar results even with confounding factors such as self-reported caloric intake. Likewise in these self-reporting studies - you can find a few that show keto to be more beneficial for fat loss:

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/res...h-review.html/

http://www.lookgreatnaked.com/blog/l...bate-rages-on/

tl;dr
- Pick a diet you can stick to
- Diets have similar results in terms of weight loss when calories are equated
- Some diets are better for certain goals (i.e. eating 2,000 calories in chicken and veggies > 2,000 calories in donuts if, say, you're an athlete and obviously for health)

[Jangu]

I'm on the keto diet. My Type 2 diabetic symptoms are gone.

[Zayv]

^keto has been shown to be beneficial to people with cancer or poor insulin sensitivity.

Just in the context of losing weight, it doesn't appear to have any advantage when calories are equated.

[Lavey]

My weights aren't your typical numbers but at 6'5, the numbers aren't to bad. But went from a 210 athlete (at 18yrs old) to 235lb done with college athletics (at 21) then to 365lb fat slob (at 25) got into MMA/BJJ trained down to 245lb (at 26), got on some TRT grew to 300lb cutting to 265lb during a camp (at 30), now walk around at 245-280 (at 35) depending on the season. Will say get your blood work done and see if you have any hormonal imbalances, if that's the case, get on some therapy if you need it, work hard and eat right.

[Deleted]

44lbs in 3 months. Needed new clothes. Did it with a bit of dieting. Cutting out all alcohol. Lifting heavy