Can you eat more when working out?


(Stephanie Black) #1

Hi I am new to the Keto diet and went online and out all my information in what I weigh, Work out etc, so it worked out what I can have. I have kept it to 75%fat 5%carbs and the rest protein. But on the days I do CrossFit I am so hungry however feel I shouldn’t eat more as it has already incorporated my training in original plan? Is this correct?

TIA


#2

When you’re starting out, eat until you’re full. Once you’re fat adapted, your hunger will go down. Most important is to keep carbs under 20g a day.


(Stephanie Black) #3

Yes I have been doing that just feel hungry sometimes and then one day I’m in ketosis (testing) next day it’s not as much so not sure what I’m doing wrong :frowning: been doing now for nearly 2 weeks, everyone seems to be eating loads and I feel I have minimal. Don’t want to get disheartened.
Thanks for reply


(Wendy) #4

Eat more. If your hungry, eat more. Keep your carbs at 20 or less net carbs and you will probably do fine with the rest. You’ve only just started. If this doesn’t work then you can change things a little later.


#5

Percentage macros are not something I agree with. Bottom line as others have said, keep your carbs under 20g (net or gross depending on how strict you want to be). Limit protein to .8 - 1.5 gram per kilo of lean body mass depending on how active you are. Then eat fat until you are satieted. Do not worry about tracking it, simply eat it until you are 80% full. If after 30 minutes you are still hungry, think about something fatty or protein based such as eggs. Could you still eat a plate of eggs (as opposed to a cake or other sweet treat). If you feel like you could still eat the eggs then you are still hungry and you should eat something with fat in it or a combination of fat and protein. There is no reason to be hungry or dissatisfied, you should not be hungry and if you are, then eat something


(Running from stupidity) #6

It’s easier to use grams (especially in Australia, as our labelling is much clearer). Under 20g (nett) carbs, then your protein amount (of which there are varying schools, to say the least) and then your fats. Eat if you’re hungry, stop when you’re not.


(Allie) #7

When you’re starting out just keep carbs below 20g, protein moderate (normally around 50/75g for women but some can use more if they’re very active), and enough for to stop you being hungry. It’s that simple. Hunger should NOT be an issue and if it is, you need to eat more, especially while your body is adapting to burning fat. After that, your appetite will naturally regulate itself so you can just continue to eat when hungry.


(Stephanie Black) #8

Thank so much change everyone I have been eating this each day Protein65g Carbs19g Fat 108g but could easily go over protein which I don’t know is it bad to also do that? Hopefully hunger pangs will stop soon :slight_smile:


(Allie) #9

Based on your above info, I suggest increasing both fat and protein, especially with the exercise you do. In the early stages it really is essential to give your body what it is asking for (with hunger) as without the fuel it needs, it cannot do what you’re asking of it.


(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #10

This is very important advice. Eat to satiety. In the beginning, you might be thinking, “This is far too much food,” but in a couple of weeks, you will probably find yourself spontaneously cutting back considerably, because you won’t be hungry. On my high-carb diet, I was always hungry, but after two or three weeks of eating keto, I suddenly found myself not hungry in the middle of a meal, and my appetite has been moderate ever since.


(Sheri Knauer) #11

I agree with increasing fat and protein. I would actually bump protein up to 85-100g, especially since you do cross fit. Eat fat to satiety. Also keep up with your electrolytes: salt, magnesium, potassium, etc.

How are you tracking your ketones? If you are using the urine strips, that is only useful in the first few weeks of keto to confirm that your body has started to produce ketones, but they are not able to use them efficiently yet so the excess gets excreted in the urine. Once you are fat adapted, those urine strips should no longer detect the ketones in your urine, which is good. It doesn’t mean your doing anything wrong, it means your body has become fat adapted and is now using those ketones as fuel. At this point you can get a blood/ketone meter and test for ketosis via finger prick.


(Stephanie Black) #12

Thanks for your help feeling a bit annoyed at the moment as using urine sticks and one day I am high and next day low so it’s really making me feel what the point now, I just feel trying to keep carbs down but everything I put in to my fitness pal bumps carbs up eg chixken, beef anything so I can’t eat more as then carbs go up past 20g which I don’t wont so feeling disheartened a bit at the mo as not sure how to get pat that :slight_smile:


(Running from stupidity) #13

Pee sticks aren’t much use, and MFP is worse, because the so-called data is massively all over the shop - I guess some of it has to be right, but a lot of it isn’t.


(Allie) #14

Throw them away and just keep carbs below 20g. The colour on a pee stick really isn’t important in the grand scheme of things.