Reduce fat intake after adapted?

(mark whittaker) #1

I heard Dr. Berg say that after 6-8 weeks you should reduce your fat intake since your body will burn it’s own fat. Bdoesnthis make sense to anyone here?

If so how should the macros change from 5/25/70?

(D) #2

I would just calculate your maintenance or deficit calories and use the same macro ratios for whichever you wish to use. In the deficit you will burn that 10 year old donut.

(E.O.) #3

Started eating the way Dr. Berg recommends about a month ago now. Personally, I am not changing anything until this stops working. If I slow or do not see any progress, then I’m going to switch it up again. Mostly it is finding what works best for each person. Best wishes in your process.

(mark whittaker) #4

Are you eating 10 cups of vegetables a day and staying in ketosis.

(E.O.) #5

I stared following Dr. Berg’s mini (3 youtube videos) keto video near the end of april. The first focus/change for me was to do everything I could to reduce stress and to sleep better. That has made the MOST change! Prior to hearing of Dr. Berg I was already introduced and doing Dr. Jason Fung’s IF plan of switching it up every day in terms of which meal(s) you fast thru. I eat Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner one day; fast until dinner the next day; eat lunch and dinner only the following day, etc. So I just added Dr. Berg to Fung’s IF and walla, notable success! I’m at the lowest weight I’ve been at in 2018 and lost a whole bunch of inches. Overnight, I felt more gone from my middle, but I haven’t had time to measure yet (but will do so soon). As an example, yesterday I fasted thru breakfast. I enjoyed a cup (1) of coffee with 1 non-gmo sweetleaf stevia and 1 TBS heavy whipping cream along with 2 soy-free eggs, beaten another TBSP of cream whipped into them before cooking them in several TBS of ghee/butter. I added chives and cheddar cheese to my omelet and cooked up 4 cups of asparagus with the obligatory butter to go with it. YUM! For dinner, I did 7 cups of Organic Spring Mix (central market) greens of various sorts, 6 Ode to Olives Texas Sized non stuffed wonders, olive oil, rosemary herb, 4 ounces of cooked turkey meat, 6-8 radishes, and a very small slice of red onion all cut up in the “chopped salad” fashion (with the bowl and dual chopper device). I also added a 2 TBS lemon juice, 2 TBS ACV, electrolyte powder, into a Zevia. I finished my meal with a bit of “dessert” which was 2 TBS natural nut butter, MCT, 1 package of non-gmo stevia, and 1 TBS coco powder. I didn’t eat any snacks yesterday. I was very satisfied. Woke up feeling a huge difference in my mid section. However, I believe that’s from the last week’s worth of efforts. It is working. I’m not switching anything until it doesn’t work any more and then I’ll add more to it. I continue to educate myself, including being introduced to this podcast and forum, as it helps me with the fasting stage–the more I know about what’s going on, chemistry/biology wise, the more it seems to be easy for me to meet my nutritional needs and do what I need to do. I am seeing a hugely lower consumption of meat, while still getting adequate protein, and seeing puffiness reducing (hands, eyes, ankles) so that now if I eat the amount of protein I used to (before starting this method) I am installing puffy all over (no thanks!).

(Alec) #6

No. An important principle of keto is eating fat to satiety. You don’t know how many calories you need. But your body does. It tells you via satiety signals.

If you are hungry at any time, you are stuck in CICO thinking that we know doesn’t work.

Trust your body