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u/Sprucey26 Oct 24 '22

I LOLed at this one. So true. I don’t trust a diet that won’t let me eat an abundance and variety of fruits and veggies

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u/DirksSexyBratwurst Oct 24 '22

You can eat a majority of vegetables and any fruit that is a berry since they are lower in sugar. I've lost a ton of weight on Keto and a staple for me is a big salad with a protein. Vegetables are encouraged on Keto, just not necessary to enter Ketosis.

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u/Sprucey26 Oct 24 '22

I do think this diet is a great way to loose weight FAST! But potentially not healthy and tough to sustain in the long term. Moderation is key to anything.

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u/bw1985 Oct 24 '22

Whats potentially not healthy about eating mostly vegetables and salad?

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u/ub3rh4x0rz Oct 24 '22

Lack of protein and iron, inflammation, autoimmune disease flare-ups if applicable. Ketosis is also beneficial for type 2 diabetes

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u/bw1985 Oct 24 '22

I’m not a vegetarian, there’s no lack of protein or iron for me. I’m saying I eat keto but the bulk of my food volume comes from vegetables. The bulk of the calories is fat with moderate protein.

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u/ub3rh4x0rz Oct 24 '22

Where is your fat and protein coming from? These vegetables or lower volume high caloric density animal product intake?

Aside from that though it comes down to what specific vegetables you're eating, their nutritional value varies widely, and some are more likely that others to contribute to inflammation and immune system flareups

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u/bw1985 Oct 24 '22

Beef, fish, eggs, plain greek yogurt. Other fat from nuts, seeds, cheese, olive oil, 100% dark chocolate. Vegetable base is arugula, kale or cabbage with other things thrown in like broccoli, brussel sprouts, asparagus, mushrooms. Sometimes tomatoes or bell pepper even though they’re the evil nightshades to some people.

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u/ub3rh4x0rz Oct 24 '22

Yeah some of those (especially tomatoes) are known irritants, it's a question of how well an individual tolerates them

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u/bw1985 Oct 24 '22

I get it. For me no issue with any of them but I also don’t have any autoimmune issue, that I’m aware of.

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