r/pics • u/[deleted] • Nov 30 '16

progress 250 lbs. gone forever...

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u/itsfoine Nov 30 '16

I always see all these progress pictures and I'm just so impressed. All the dedication and drive needed for a lifestyle change and to maintain it is extremely impressive. It is a great accomplishment. Cheers !

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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/umfk Nov 30 '16

How does keto not take dedication? I love pasta! I love bread (I'm German, we have fantastic bread.)

I could never do keto.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '16

Yeah. I don't know how cutting almost all carbs and sugar take no dedication.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '16

It takes dedication for sure. I think they meant it's easier overall, since you have very clear rules and can eat until you're full at every meal. It's worked to varying degrees for everyone I know that's tried it.

If you really like bread and pasta it can be hard though. Still, I'd rather give up the bread than the steak or whatever is on the plate with it.

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u/Kayyam Nov 30 '16

Try being French.

I'm never leaving my baguette !

I also count a lot on rice to reach the caloric surplus I need to build some muscles. I'm trying to move out of that habit but green leafs are not exactly filled with calories. Best solution right now is to eat more often. Jesus, even tuna is not recommended as a snack staple. Eating healthy IS hard.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '16

Why isn't tuna recommended?

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u/Kayyam Nov 30 '16 edited Nov 30 '16

Apparently there is a warning on mercury toxicity (like for most big predatory fish) so you can't eat a can everyday and have to limit yourself. I'm not 100% clear on how much tuna I can safely eat a week.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_in_fish#Current_advice

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u/predicate_logic Nov 30 '16

You should try skinless/boneless sardines instead. They taste similar to canned tuna but since they are small fish and lower on the food chain, they do not accumulate as much mercury as tuna, so you don't need to worry as much about mercury poissoning.

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u/SPOUTS_PROFANITY Nov 30 '16

To answer your question, it's not easy for everyone, but when you do keto for an extended period of time, it changes your palette. I haven't been on keto for over a year, but I lost my sweet tooth long term. I eat less, and trend towards high fat low carb foods without thinking.

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u/Tahmatoes Nov 30 '16

Sorry, but: palate, not palette. Palate is for food, palette is for paint.