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If you are staying at 20 or below just keep at it and the water weight will regulate over time. As for exercise, Chaka has me convinced to not do strenuous exercise when I’m full-blown Keto for weight loss. Lots of walking and water.
When you say strenuous, what are you talking about. Yesterday I just did an ellipetical for 45 mins at moderate level. I def could have pushed and gone harder.
@Chaka or @culdeus are better suited to answer your question but essentially moderate or high intensity exercise can sabotage your weight loss. You aren’t that heavy, unless you are really short, so it probably isn’t as big a deal for you. During round 1 of last years competition I maybe worked out 3 times - just walked and walked and walked.
Exercise on keto is somewhat controversial and not well understood. Saying that, I don't think you are going to get yourself into trouble with either of those.
I think the assumption was the OP of the other thread accidentally deleted it or maybe Joe finally figured out that fat people spend more time in front of their computers than skinny people and axed it.
Good call. I agree with @AAABatteries and @culdeus. Determining the threshold where you cross from light/moderate activities of daily motion to "strenuous" is different for everyone.
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I like to go the other way.
Also, from my experience, it's very important to be strict in the beginning. No cheat meals/days/weekends. Get your body totally used to burning fat. I feel like this helped me and now when I do go party on the weekend and drink and eat more loosely than normal, I snap back into ketosis very quickly.
It is frustrating not seeing the results on the scale. I felt like I lost much quicker on a regular caloric deficit diet. But I have not cheated one day since doing it and will stay with it. Im going to Iceland tomorrow but I imagine Ill find something with no carbs.
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Relax, this is not that hard.
Don't need to do math, just need to log food. Myfitnesspal app is perfect for this and has all the food pre-loaded so you don't need to look much up. Within a week you will know what kind of foods you need to be heavy on, and what kind of foods need to be taken in moderation, and what kind of foods to avoid. It might sound difficult, but it is no more difficult (I actually find it much easier) than straight calorie reduction/deficit.
Found an Android version called Carb Manager which does this as well. Has a pretty large coverage on food and carb in-take, especially for Keto.
Just be as clean as you can before and after. Nothing on those days will help if your'e cutting lose, so prep for it and be very strict as soon as you can after imo.
Thx. Guess I was more wondering healthwise if I should introduce some carbs here and there leading up to it to avoid feeling like crap once I start really eating.
Understood.
Not eating enough fat is a real issue for noobs. It can be really hard to break that mental block vs fat. Ultimately they end up binging on pizza. (Yes 2 slices is a binge)
It's versatile. While it does have a distinct flavor, I think it does a good job of blending in with whatever you are making. For instance, when we do "Chipotle Bowl's" at home, and use it in the cilantro lime "rice" it replaces the regular rice nicely. 
Im kind of with you and I have done it since January 2nd.
It's not and it really only takes you about a month to find your groove. I haven't measured or counted anything (other than just looking at a label) in 10 months.
This is me, minus the exercise more. With success.
Had this the week before
Basically starting again on Feb 10. Between moving this weekend, the Super Bowl, and a work trip to Florida next week, it is going to be easier to just take the next 10 days off. I'll try to make decent choices, but convenience plays a big factor.
After seeing the highest number on the scale I've seen in 6+ years, I finally jumped into the Keto pool this week. I'm an endurance runner (but not built like one, obviously), and the LCHF approach has worked well for a lot of ultramarathoners so it's something I've wanted to try.
