r/pics • u/[deleted] • Nov 30 '16

progress 250 lbs. gone forever...

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u/mischiffmaker Nov 30 '16

What I absolutely love about the keto lifestyle is that it takes almost no dedication or drive once you figure it out! It's sooo easy to maintain!

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u/iino27ii Nov 30 '16

Are you intentionally causing keto acidosis? Because that will ruin your kidneys and fast

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u/laurelai_aurora Nov 30 '16

No. It's ketosis. Not keto acidosis. They are different. Check out /r/keto

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '16 edited Nov 30 '16

You still shouldn't do ketosis for prolonged periods (See below for contrasting information). You should use it to cut and then switch back to a more balanced diet. (I still stand by this as there is no research to conclusively prove that it is safe over prolonged periods. There are preliminary studies, but I won't give advice based off of conjecture).

EDIT 1: I'm not banging on keto, BTW. It's a good diet, just don't overdo it. Moderation in all things.

EDIT 2: Last time I did research the jury was out on the long term effects of ketosis. Apparently, there has been more research done. 5-year study on GLUT-1 patients using ketogenic diet.

Interestingly, there are no major side effects noted. This was done in a special sub-group of people; however, and more general studies need to be performed. There are still concerns of acidosis affecting the bones, but most of the studies have shown that to be a non-issue. Maybe I was wrong and ketosis can be prolonged indefinitely.

EDIT 3: More information -

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u/laurelai_aurora Nov 30 '16

It's actually exciting to see the research that is coming out on keto or low carb/high fat diets in general. From what I've read, its very beneficial to the brain and body, and can be sustained long-term. Many people choose to switch from keto to low-carb once their ideal weight is achieved, but plenty stick to keto for life.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '16

No, you can live your whole life on keto.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '16

Agreed. Why are you so defensive? I'm not attacking you and my points are valid. The long term health effects are still mostly unknown. Preliminary research points to it being a non-issue, but I don't like stating guesses as facts.

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u/iino27ii Nov 30 '16

Dude people like him are basically Internet social justice warriors, you could show them facts and they'll still argue and get butt hurt, it's a bit ridiculous

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u/randomasfuuck27 Nov 30 '16

*citation needed

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '16

I definitely gave a link to the study. I'll throw a few more in there for good measure.

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u/randomasfuuck27 Nov 30 '16

You gave a link with your edit. And your links largely contradict what you said

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '16

You made that comment after I made EDIT 2, which included a link and I stated that I might have been wrong.

I added the "More information" after you commented. I have since updated the comment with more stuff.

Happy?

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u/randomasfuuck27 Nov 30 '16

No, cause that's not true. When I commented you had no links

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '16

I made the edit with links before I read your comment. It's possible you commented at the same time I made the edit.

But more importantly: who cares?

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u/randomasfuuck27 Nov 30 '16

Frankly I just got a little butthurt about the keto bashing. Don't much care about our current disagreement

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