Switching to LCHF from keto

[Loraine518]

Hi,

I have been following keto for over 3 months now, it took me a couple of months to work out what I was doing and let go of the idea of eating fat. With support and help from this forum I finally started to see results and have lost weight and feel a lot healthier, have more energy, etc.

I have been limiting my carbs to no more than 20 net carbs a day but I am not sure continuing is recommended.

I would like some advice on whether I should continue as I am or change to LCHF.

Also if I do change how would I go about it, do I gradually up my carbs each week?

I still have quite a lot of weight to lose and don't wan't to risk it going back on, so any advice would be great, thanks.

[TheAwfulToad Ambassador]

If you're getting sick of keto then you need to let your carbs rise (slowly, as you already realised). Otherwise you're likely to just fall off the wagon completely. Don't worry, your weight loss won't stop - it might slow down a bit, but it will continue until you reach a healthy weight.

Just start introducing a wider range of veg (eg., pumpkin) and see how you get on. Most people find that their appetite guides them to the 50-100g/day range.

Remember, LCHF=healthy eating. It's as simple as that. That's why you lose weight.

[Loraine518 in reply to TheAwfulToad]

Thank you I am generally ok with keto, just I have heard that you should gradually move to LCHF rather than staying on keto long term.

[TheAwfulToad Ambassador in reply to Loraine518]

I don't think there's any demonstrated problem with staying on keto for a while longer, although of course there are many ways to do keto and some might be better than others. It's just that it's very restrictive - unnecessarily so, in my personal view. So people tend to get bored with it.

Moving to LCHF also allows you occasional "lapses" (such as a night out eating/drinking) with a lot less guilt. These one-offs kick you out of keto for several days, and some people get a bit obsessive about that. I don't think that's a healthy mindset. Again, just my opinion.

[RaggedClown in reply to TheAwfulToad]

This has been my experience for sure. I avoid starchy vegetables but eat whatever I fancy when it comes to most others vegetables or high fat foods.

90% of the value of LCHF for me is that I'm never tempted to munch on stuff outside of meal times.

[Hidden]

Why do you want stop full keto? You say your doing ok with it?

[Loraine518 in reply to Hidden]

I had heard that staying in keto long term wasn't good for you and also difficult to sustain.

Also I find my body seems to stop responding every so often and either I stop losing weight or it just goes up and down even when I am eating the same things. With LCHF I can be a bit more flexible.

[Missdoubleyou]

If you are not bored with what you are eating, I’d carry on with what you are doing.