Thu, Aug-01-19, 12:19
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Senior Member
Posts: 2,573
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Plan: Dr. Bernstein
Stats: 188/150/135
BF:
Progress: 72%
Location: NE WA
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Originally Posted by Zei
You've found something that works and that's great. My thought was of people (especially women in my experience) coming from a background of low-calorie-counting diets from magazines or websites, believing they have to white-knuckle their way through hunger to be on plan (until it forces them to quit). Keto shouldn't be this way. If anyone tries some keto plan but is hungry or feeling deficient in protein, etc., please don't just keep pushing your way through; adapt the amounts to your needs. On keto you shouldn't be going hungry from uncomfortably few calories in order to lose weight.
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Because I'm doing this to regulate my blood sugar as well as lose weight, I'm OK with dealing with some hunger. What I've discovered is that it's more the fat than anything else that helps with the hunger. When I feel really hungry, it's usually because I haven't had enough fat. Even tho my carbs were low (20g) in the past, I ate a ton of protein - mostly meat. I craved meat. But now that I'm eating between 60-70g of protein, I'm not craving the meat at all - it's wonderful! And both blood sugar & weight are going down. 
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