What's the benefits of drinking ketones

(Hoteski) #1

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So I got these from a friend and I wanted to know what are the advantages or disadvantages of having this as a drink. I’m fat adapted , been on keto since December 17 and loosing weight at a steady pace. I haven’t tested my ketones but I know I eat less than 10g of carbs most days. Eat one meal a day most days and it’s going pretty well. 32lp lost so far in 4 months.
Seen as I got about five packets of this stuff and it didn’t cost me anything I thought I’ve got nothing to loose by having it but I wanted to know before I have it as to what your own experience has been when you drink stuff like this on keto.

(Ken) #2

Virtually none. Merely expensive calories.

Lipolysis drives ketosis. Eating ketones does not drive lipolysis.

(Donna ) #3

No benefit to you.

Only benefit is to the people who sell them.

Glad yours were free. But, I wouldn’t use them.

#4

Unless they expire I would not bother using them now if everything is going well. When you hit a stall you may want to try them.

Disclosure I have never tried them

#5

They claim that it will make your body get into ketosis faster and quicker after you fell off your wagon (aka cheating). But as you said you’re already fat-adapted, exogenous ketones will be useless.
Save your money.

(Ethan) #6

My understanding is that the claim is based on measuring ketones in the blood. In other words, they say that if you are not in ketosis, but eat exogenous ketones, you will measure ketones in your blood and therefore be in ketosis. As we know, ketones in the blood don’t mean you are using them; moreover, being in ketosis involves producing ketones. At best, this would be equivalent to eating fat.

(Hoteski) #7

Thanks guys … I’m aleady fat adapted so I figured it would be a waste of my time. I’m quite content with how things are going and I see so many improvements to my health body and mind. Just wondered seen as these where given to me if it would help with weight loss but I’ll carry on ketoing on. I know that if I want carbs I’ll have them but my god they have to be worth it… So far the only thing I can think of is my boyfriend’s mum’s home made sponge cake that is to die for but that only for special occasions so no bother… The rest im very content in not having .

I know is if I went on Google and looked up this stuff it would be useless information hence asking here is far more valuable.

Xxx

#8

Who claims that? Specifically?

#9

Have either one of you guys ever used them?

(Donna ) #10

Refer to this thread:

#11

I’ve read all those arguments, but that thread doesn’t answer my question on whether you’ve taken them or not. If not, than you shouldn’t tell people they have no benefit other than to the people that sell them as that’s factually incorrect. Many people supplement with them and have great results, I’m one of them. As far as the people who have no clue what they do, or what their purpose is OR the completely uninformed who think that you can suck down exogenous ketones and it’s some miracle liquid liposuction, or that its a pass for cheating on keto, that’s just them being misinformed and a completely difference discussion.

#12

I drank exogenous ketones every morning for 3 months. They tasted horrible and didn’t give me an energy boost. I’ve been off the stuff for a month or two now and my weight loss progress and ketone levels have been virtually the same. I do take mct oil softgels every day and mct oil supposedly promotes ketone production, so I just stick to that. It’s way cheaper too.

#13

As somebody that actually uses them, I’m a big fan for a couple reasons. They’re AWESOME for energy, great as a pre workout, I use them when I drag my face out of bed at 3AM and I’m not really feeling going to the gym. I’ll boost up the energy with x-tones and coffee of course. They give many people that enhanced “mental clarity” that many only have during fasting or when your new to keto. For me, it’s mostly used as a pre workout when I decide I need a boost, when I know I’ve got a REALLY long day ahead of me, etc. You still get that benefit being adapted as I’ve been keto for years. They’re real big with the runners as well. Mostly, athletic performance is where they shine.

What they do NOT do, is what uninformed people claim like “putting you into ketosis” after you eat a loaf of bread, or allowing you to bounce back and forth when doing CKD, or the myth that forcing your ketone levels high make you loose weight faster as all of that is nonsense. Most of the opinions floating around on exogenous ketones (sadly) is people bashing them that have no real life experience with them which is just irresponsible AFAIK.

(Donna ) #14

Please DO read Richard’s post #19 in this thread:

#15

I’ve read it before, but I’ll take a second look at it, I also remember that podcast when Richard went into it, and I’m also a big fan of Ben Bikman and have heard his theory on it but in the end you can successfully argue for or against ANY supplement if that’s what your going for! So far we’re running on opinion and simply stating there is no benefit is an assumption. The Thalidomide comparison is going a little overboard. There’s also plenty of very well respected people in our circles like Dom D’Agostino who are all about them. Being against them when so far they have shown many benefits and as far as I know haven’t hurt anybody is premature. Especially for a group of people that routinely ignore mainstream health advise based on us seeing proof that their advise is BS.

(Donna ) #16

I hope you do re-read Richard’s thoughts on the matter.

Wishing you abundant health.

(Ken) #17

There’s a little confusion here. The body produces ketones as an aspect of being in lipolysis. Eating ketones will not put you into lipolysis.

Eating ketones would provide you with an energy source. If you want to consume them for that aspect, go for it. In terms of training, I highly doubt they’re any better than Dextrose, which is also often eaten for a pre training boost.

#18

Everybodys different, but having experimented for doing TKD and doing the ol’ Dextrose spike I can say the as far as energy bursts in the gym I’m more wired on ketones than I am Dextrose, what I will give Dextrose is that it gives you the post workout pump better.

(Jean Taylor) #19

My husband got some after reading they would help with keto flu. I don’t know if they work for that or not really because I never had it, but since then he’ll take them some on days he needs extra energy.

I took a 1/2 a serving once in the morning and then couldn’t sleep that night. My mind just wouldnt shut off. No idea why since i think they should have wore off by then, but I didn’t want to try them again I have enough trouble sleeping with out that crap lol

(Hoteski) #20

That’s helpful to know so if I do decide to give it a try I will know to have it in the morning not evening