This past Friday I started on the keto diet (06-15-2018).
[disclaimer: this is a short article about my experience with the keto diet. If you don’t know what keto is, then check out this literature to get up to speed first: https://www.perfectketo.com/guide/the-ketogenic-diet/]
Opting for keto may seem like an unusual choice for a busy CEO — after all, carbs and sugars have been powering my brain for the past many years and got me here. But the reality is ketosis (the metabolic state that a keto diet brings a person into), though it’s dificult to adhere to, may be a more efficient way of delivering energy to the body and mind than carb-driven metabolic states. I’m keen to see if I can reap benefits of additional energy with keto.
Another common misconception for keto is that the food can seem too plain to be appetizing. But with the right cooking it’s pretty awesome — here’s my keto menu for this month: https://www.pinterest.com/0y8nzgm6wxbn25r/keto-menu/ Let me know what you think.
Lastly, lots of cryptocurrency folks are into the diet. Including Zooko Wilcox who founded ZCash. And Jeffrey Paul, aka sneak, who was the first person to give me a full download of its benefits. H/t, sneak. The popularity of keto among such a demographic could be a valuable indication.
I’ve never succeeded fully with sustaining keto but now I’m prepared to do it well for a few months.
What was your experience with keto?
— Ned
I’ve been on Keto for about a year. Lost 50 pounds. But my blood chem results are now as healthy as it can be. BMI has gone from 28 to 20..The early stage for me was constant dehydration. I must have drank gallons of water per day. If you get the Keto rash, drop out and try again. Orthostatic hypotension is common during adaptation ( dizziness when going from sitting to standing) so watch the electrolytes.
Dietdoctors.com had very good keto recipes. Keto Ice cream made with heavy whip cream and cacao is awesome. Stevia is the only sweetener for any Keto diet.
Good luck! We’ll soon see you much slimmer!
I too have had success with Keto. Salt intake is key to fight off many of the ill effects. I also agree that water intake is also key, but keep in mind that water will also deplete your body of salt.
You should give intermittent fasting a try, Its no diet but a lifestyle... especially for entrepreneurs :)
Agreed, I like intermittent fasting much better. I've tried keto and hate it. Plus I like pizza 🍕. Keto pizza is garbage.
Isn't Keto pizza basically just eating the meat and cheese toppings off of it, lol? I've seen people do that with forks while on that diet. Savages, I tell ya!
Cauliflower crust pizza constitutes as keto friendly pizza. Try it out, very light and tastes good.
wow just eat regular food lol, steemians in Africa could have eaten that cauliflower
Says the guy who eats candy and ice cream almost every day :P
Ah, I didn't even think of that! My fiancee was planning on getting some pizza from our local pizza joint that has that type of crust tomorrow. I'll try it out and see what it's like :)
Ooh, I still want to try alternative pizza crusts like the cauliflower one. I also want to use cauliflower as substitute for rice soon. Have you ever done that?
Check out Zucchini pasta - I'm not sure about rice substitutes.
There's also something called Carbquik that is like a carb-less dough. I tried making a pizza with that once ... it kinda worked. It's much more of a bisquit-y consistency though
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Yeah, you even had go hit the pizza place when we was on the las vegas strip haha
lol
I agree! Intermittent fasting is good but with the crypto crash I have practiced "Don't ever eat because you are the HODL champion of the world!"
You have seen the original before and after transformation.
https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmZaAcuHeggKtUf23bkdDqVWC1xDbviVv2sAyFX1fEg4D3
Here is my latest update pictures since crypto continues to get beat to hell. I'm the leanest I have ever been!
fasting is key. Drink pure water and avoid salt at all costs.
I like to put salt in my water jk 😂
I always have a little water with my salt!
bro is that Old Luke skywalker in ur avatar photo?
Yes it is you are the first one to notice.
hahah sorry just wanted to trigger you :)
Intermittent fasting and keto are perfectly to combine since fasting is the ultimate keto boost
No, he shouldn't. Why starve yourself when you can eat keto and get the same beneficial effects of intermittent fasting but without being hungry?
You don't starve yourself, before commenting... research what it is.
I hope you are aware of our newest competitor UUNIO. Their only aim is to be better than steemit by giving everyone an equal vote and by removing the 7 day payout period, to create life long payout possibilities for past efforts. Sounds scary if they achieve it the way they want to. The concept removes a lot of our problems instantly. But they are still in very early ICO stage and they don't have a big community, so you have time to improve steemit.
Yours was supposed to be the steemit but with bitcoin and I don't really hear much about it...I think steemit has been quiet for a while and is about to announce some major news in the coming weeks
We have been providing weekly updates through @steemitblog, the official blog for Steemit, Inc.
thank you for the link
Every decision our engineers make with respect to the blockchain is intentional and designed to ensure that Steem is sustainable and scalable. We have seen countless projects over the years that raise money through ICOs making bold claims but that fail to back them up with actual code. We welcome all competitors, but will not adjust our strategy or plans based on supposed claims made by people looking to piggyback off of our brand. If someone creates better code, we're happy to integrate it. Unfortunately, the competitors never seem to materialize. There are many reasons for the 7 day pay out. People dramatically overestimate the value of so-called "evergreen" content while dramatically underestimating the cost to the blockchain of infinite payouts. But we wish UUNIO all the luck in the world ... they're going to need it.
That response made my day! Thank you.
" bold claims but that fail to back them up with actual code. " Exactly what I was thinking. Right now they have nothing, just "we want to do this and that"
But the best thing about your response is, that you actually are aware of competitor strategies and seem to have discussed it in the developer team. That's great.
But: We all would appreciate more communication though. Weekly updates about what you are doing, planning and thinking would be greatly appreciated. I know you heard that a thousand times already, but the communication frequency sucks!
"If someone creates better code, we're happy to integrate it. " Thank you!
Removing the 7 day payout period is interesting. But equal vote, lol, there's no chance it will work.
Think about all the grub spammers we have here. They're a little annoying, but don't matter too much. People like that will quickly eat that eco system to nothing.
Combine it with a reputation system to filter out spammers, and it will be fine. Like with a bad rep, your vote only is 1/20 of everyone else and spammers won't be a problem. ( I realise that our current rep sytem will not work for that)
Hmm. I mean if they create a great reputation system that works in a meaningful way, then ya. Then that's the breakthrough, and it'll be bigger than even social media. Easier said than done. Is there reason to believe they have this? Like is that the point, they think they've figured out a way to do reputation and ratings?
I don't mean just spammers btw. I mean, that grubby motivation. The people who break UUNIO won't be spammers per se, they'll be a level up trying to pass off as normal users but actually just cybil attacking it.
The reputation system would have to be amazing and revolutionary for there to not be an easy angleshoot.
Check out StackExchange sites. They use a system that depends on a minimal number of users to work. Doesn't work for few users. (Hence they close sites betas when few questions or < 90% answer rates.)
There are many reputation systems that depend on percolation to work. An exciting subject with a lot of literature being published as we speak.
It's a really hard problem, I agree, to make a reputation system which works with even small numbers of users online at once and using the front end. My own belief is basically that separate actions requires separate reputations and that actions must be randomly reviewed. But is still a percolation based system at the moment. Can be gamed if few users are online, with a predictable recurrence of this.
Definitely an exciting subject. I followed you and am interested in the reputation system you're working on.
As far as StackExchange goes, I'm not familiar with it, but it doesn't look like you receive a token or money reward? So the incentive to game it is completely different, and you don't need as sophisticated of a reputation system in that case. Apples and oranges.
If UUNIO is giving out tokens for upvotes, any little imperfection will be gamed hard.
Thanks for subscribing.
My channel will be describing the details of what we're making.
And it will be open source.
Check out: https://Mathoverflow.net and https://StackOverflow.com.
And in general: https://stackexchange.com/
Correct: they don't give out tokens. But their reputation system is much more sophisticated.
And they reverse votes when it seems somebody as indicated by correlation upvotes or downvotes somebody regardless of what they post.
They have random review and thresholds for certain actions.
Reputation actually controls moderating power in that system. So people still desire upvotes; somewhat like tokens. And popular discussions get tens of thousands of views. People want that.
A team of eight including myself is planning on making an alternative reputation system for Steem: one which can also double for and be used in academic publishing and reviewing.
"Equal vote" to good to be true.
Removing the 7 day period is massive. Why would anyone in their right mind use dtube when YouTube pays out indefinitely into the future rather than stopping after a week. Passive income is the best.
Going keto + IF was one of the best decisions in my life. Well-being much better, I have a lot more energy. Brain fog practically does not happen. You can sleep less and sleep better. Man ceases to be a slave of food. There are a lot of benefits, it's difficult to name them all.
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If it helps you then awesome. If you ever had issues with it you might want to rethink it.
Very good share @teamsteem. It is good to get the facts out there. From experience and evidence, I believe vegan or plant-based diets are best for us.
@teamsteem thank you for being on top of this.
Wow good for you, I’ve heard good things about the keto diet and do believe our bodies aren’t designed to digest the processed carbs and sugars that are the norm in American Diets. I tend to try to make everything myself so I can control the ingredients and eat fresh as much as I can. But I also like to bake 😬... a strict keto diet could be tough stops editing the cheesecake photos for her future post
Good for you for putting your health first especially with such a busy schedule. Also, it’s nice to see this personal side of you on your blog!
For sure we aren't designed to eat anything processed. Cutting out processed carbs like bread and pasta might make sense (too delicious for meeez tho 😆😊). But we certainly aren't designed to eat another species' growth formula either lol. And afaik Ketos love their cheese and butter.
So I have a hard time believing Ketos have a real commitment to what our bodies are designed to handle.
I think it's just an improvement over the standard American diet in that it cuts out the processed foods, and still hits some of the same comforts. But hard to square the circle of where loading up on cheese and bacon can be healthy.
I'd rather just smash in healthy foods (fruits, veggies, grains, nuts) and not have to treat everything like a science experiment, of like when and how you do everything.
I feel like I'd want to go to the doctor like every week if I was on Keto, to make sure everything looks okay lol.
(Not hating, and curious how this works out for Ned, just sharing a perspective for whatever it's worth.. I just really don't think Keto is a good long-term thing.. it might be a good cleanse, I'd like to see Ned slide into High Carb / low fat / low processed / VEGAN after he decides this is cray cray 😄 .. no shortage of beautiful people posting delicious recipes here on Steemit to help)
Also doing this by intermittent fasting, my belly size decreased already.
IBS friendly?
If you are doing the KETO diet make sure you also do intermittent fasting....as a CEO I am sure it is hard enough to find time to eat...well try not eating for 16-20 hours and see how much better you feel
Wow, your keto menu looks way tastier than mine lol! Longest I've ever gone was 3 months but I'm trying to get back on it again. I'm convinced it's a superior fuel source for most people... best of luck!
I've done the atkins diet before. Which if you do it correctly. Has you using the keto sticks to measure ketosis. And Keto diet is all the rage in Silicone valley now.
The diet certainly does work. However fucking bread. And then you get tired of doing the diet.
If you are serious about radically altering your diet and will stick with it. Then fine. Many people, myself included, have stopped eating certain foods.
I no longer drink soda or coffee. I also stay away from sugary drinks like gatorade. I no longer eat foods/snacks with food coloring. I can taste the food coloring and it's just nasty. I stay away from fried foods. So no wings, french fries etc. Everything I eat is grilled, steamed or baked. I stay away from artificial sweeteners. And I also stay away from Vegetable Oil. Vegetable oil is bad for you. Causes an inflammatory response in your body. So stay away.
In any case. I wish you luck and hope you stick with it.
@ned I hope you know about the ketosis test strips - you can actually test to see if you're in that state.
intermediate fasting while in ketosis will super charge your progress. make sure for the first week to remain hydrated with electrolytes.
keto is also the perfect diet for someone who does not have time to cook or follow a diet, most of my meals include in them all my macro [and sometimes micro] nutrients.
if you are traveling or extra busy, keep a bag of salted macadamia nuts and an avocado with you, those two foods will fill you up and kick you back into ketosis.
one last thing, after the first six weeks, you will be able to enjoy carb ups while remaining in top shape.
best health wishes, boss!
Really liked your post. Personally I've been through keto diet. The first few days were horrible especially the keto flu. But once I got used to it, the results were amazing. I almost lost 22lbs. Currently I follow IF diet. That works well for my metabolism. Thanks for sharing . Resteem dear
Thanks for sharing this @ned. I've heard about keto diets and how they aid fat-loss. But if you don't mind me asking, just because I'm curious, do you have energy on a keto diet? I've always heard that if you cut carbs you lack energy or it's reduced.
I've been trying carb fasts recently to try to get rid of my glycogen and start burning other things. I start feeling like I have brain fog after about 4 hours but I actually have better coordination and better mental functioning when I am not running on glycogen. Glycogen makes you feel like you are alert but I think it actually slows down your functioning.
I haven’t done Keto per se, but I have done Alkaline such as the Dr. Sebi diet. Very hard to get used to but man I sure felt a whole lot better! Who knew that keeping your body’s acidity levels higher on the pH scale would result in better overall health and stamina.
-Ken
Alkaline is the one I want to try soon. I don't want to follow a really strict diet though, so I'll probably go back to how I did things before, which was basically a gradual switch to more Alkaline diet based foods while eating less of the 'bad' stuff. It's hard to get too strict when you have a partner who doesn't want to change his diet too much :-)
Keto diet is really popular in Nigeria. Most meals here are carbs and people are becoming health conscious!!!
It will definitely take you to a good space!
The good thing is that you started to think about your health! 👍
Since you live in an environment that is full of marketing and is a part of your life, then it's normal to get involved in a marketing based diet. If you eat only junk food then Keto Diet is the way to go.
When your health gets improved and you start to like the first results, I would suggest to read some books about health. Start to question yourself on what exactly do you want and why you want that.
Like, for example, you want to be healthy and live longer than others? Then it is not about some nice sounding diet plan but a change of your lifestyle. And in this case maybe it is worth to look at those who actually live 100 years and even 114 or maybe even longer, to see what do they do, how they live and what they eat.
Just in case you survive Keto Diet and want some real lifelong changes that last. A quote from goodreads.com website from a book The Longevity Plan.
It is American doctor that was looking for some answers about health and writing about his findings. Now he makes money on his findings. Just in case you prefer marketing based health improvement systems. 😂
Hey bro, eat the right things in the right way is important for our health but listen to me, drinking in the right way is maybe even more important!! Please take a look to my article "Water-Centric Daily Healthy Feed Habit" :)
Thanks for sharing your personal experiences and moments ...appreciate that !!
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Can we also get some insights into timelines for SMTs ?
Aha-a. Love it. xD
The body is wired to tell the brain what it needs. Food is a spiritual matter. Forcing it to partake of what it's not desirous of is an insult to the Spirit.
This is why people fail at 'diets', and end up gaining more than they lose.
Listen to what you're sparked to enjoy; and and feed the body accordingly. Of course, everything in moderation is key.
Yes, a slab of sauce-laden beef ribs with a slice of cake and vanilla shake may mean a few more minutes at the gym; but the yen is fed.
The worst thing a person can do is feed the body what it's not interested in.
Btw, I totally agree that meditation and fasting are crucial to not letting food be a god in life.
Peace.
It won't be a bad try, if the benefits are what you say they are, I think you should go ahead and grab those energies and the deity alike, sugars are good for energy but its negative effect can't be over emphasized. I think I should do it too. The benefits are great.
Let me introduce myself, I am @elfinarachmi, a medical doctor in nutrition specifically in Indonesia
Keto is here to stay. It has literally helped stave off family members that were in a pre-diabetic stage. It can easily become a fantastic lifestyle.. not a self depriving fad diet. I have never ate better and got to unleash my inner creative chef.
in my university time I was in weightlifting I was commonly sent to eat a diet very estrana in fat after I knew that the diet was called keto. The diet was based on the consumption of fat regulated with protein and calbohydrate. little difficult since I am not a lover of fat but because of my training as an athlete I had to do it.
Doing a diet is very difficult but not impossible
I have a good friend who's lost a lot by means of keto and lots of exercise. She told me about it last summer (when she started) and she really likes the lifestyle change.
Thanks @ned - glad I am following you because you've always got something good! :)
Try to induce autophagy by keeping intermittent fasting for 36 hrs. I do it now often. I feel more energetic now.
And I always post on Steemit whenever I do that
Link to my latest session
https://steemit.com/prameshtyagi/@prameshtyagi/36-hour-autophagy-session-3-completed-today
Good luck @Ned, it worked for me a few years ago. I lost 40 kilograms. Now I have started a ketolike diet called OMAD. Basically it is one meal a day. No carb counting just eat whatever you like in a 1 hour eating window and let everything digest in 23 hours. It frees my mind to not have to think about what I need to eat the whole day. And I drink water thee and coffee during the day.
It is a form of intermittent fasting like some mentioned before. Maybe it’s something to look into for you as well.
I don't think this diet is correct. But it's your choice. The doctor should monitor your health. I know of a case when people after low-carb diets received kidney disease for life and the taste of acetone in the mouth. And they had to become vegans. Please be careful to this! And good luck!Hello @ned
Make sure if you're doing Keto that you pay attention to your kidneys. If it's like the atkins diet (Which it sounds like it is pretty similar) where it's basically no carbs and high protein it could make you more susceptible to kidney stones which sucks pretty bad. Well, unless you're into that sort of thing.
I've been interested in trying out this diet for awhile. Not sure if I could stick with it for more than a month or so though with the kinds of stress I have to deal with. It's pretty hard to even have a home cooked meal half of the week anymore. Good luck to you though on sticking with it, man.
Low-carb diets tend to get rid of excess water from the body. Because they lower insulin levels, the kidneys start shedding excess sodium, leading to rapid weight loss in the first week or two. Have a good day @ned.
I believe all kinds of diet have more benefit to us, with very little disadvantages, if any. Ketosis is a good way of reserving glycogen and the need for that in our body is quite limitless.
Even a CEO needs to have his organs fueled up.
Go for it @ned. You have just motivated me to try it too. The power of a CEO. I guess 😄
I'm really sorry you got sucked into that keto BS, so yeah, I really think you should take a look at this: https://steemit.com/food/@kevinsarpei/how-to-become-superhuman
I never knew about this before. I have been believing that myth that eating too much fat makes someone fat. The article on the shared link really explained it.There is an alternative energy source for the body while the body save glucose. I will love to try this and most especially because of memory improvement and energy saving. This is definitely my next research
I love the keto state, good energy, clear mind, but the carb withdrawal can be brutal. Let us know how it goes!
I've never been able to sustain it, without getting graphic, it grinds my digestion to a halt.
Hey @whastup! Good to cross paths again today. Sorry to hear about your keto woes! I feel like I am at a space in life where I wanna ditch the fads and just be keen enough to know what my body needs and likely it's growing somewhere within walking distance-ish of where I steward land. But, i do think there's beauty in intermittent fasting, living within peaceful energy fields, Yoga, cardio, hiit LOL everyone is so uniquely composed!! Each person has a unique recipe to manifest the highest potential!
The first three days of carb withdrawal was a worthy challenge. Ha.
Fatty beef, and large quantities of butter, and then avocado, spinach, olives, some fatty tuna and salmon (no rice), solves the problem of carb withdrawal very nicely. Eating that all day. Tasty. @ned @whatsup
@ned WoW, the best investment is in yourself :) Best wishes to you always. :D
Maybe @melodyrussell can give you some insite into this!
You are going to have a rough few weeks on the keto flu, then a bunch of energy!
I'm doing intermittent fasting on the recommended 16h cycle. Took some time to get used to but at the end very efficient.
Well I never try it myself but my boyfriend try it and he eat a lot of fatty food and not much vegetables. But I have a look at your manu they are all look Yummy! make me very hungry and you have a lot of vegetables. Avocado one is my favourite. Anyway I saw that his body changing before he was vegan for 4 years and after Keto he is bigger probably because he got more protein. But he found it very difficult to digest and now he try fruitarian diet lol. For me I prefer go on the middle road just eat healthy and sometime eat something you enjoy to eat but not big quantities.
You are going to have a rough few weeks on the keto flu, then a bunch of energy!
i have never try keto but i have tried a lot of other diets. the key will always be balance and at the same time it's simple math. Your organism burns a x amount of calories per day so if you count what you eat there is no way not to lose weight. If you combined it with exercise it would be even better.
The reason why mostly everyone that follows a diet is gaining back the weight is that the initial diet wasn't for him, either he/she was missing the foods that liked, or portion were small etc etc The key again is balance. Find foods that you like, limit as much as you can food very high on fats and everything will be fine.
Otherwise keep eating! you only live once :P
Some of my friends are doing Keto, and they lose weight easily...
They do it to cure some diseases like cancer & diabetes...but after months of doing it, their diseases not yet cured...
So, i thought keto is best for those who want to lose weight rapidly...😀☕
Have a lovely day, dear friend @ned...☕❤
I'm 3 weeks in and feeling great.
Probably down around 5kg (I try to stay off the scales).
I've noticed my portion sizes have shrunk, too.
My stomach tells my head its full before I've had a chance to chew my way through all that protein.
Find a good chevapchichi and you'll never look back.
CEO himself. Thats good to know.
CEO himself. Thats good to know.
Diet keto, just do not diet crypto. Ha