My opinion is : stick to keto. You are not taking in enough fat.
You can easily add another 1000 calories to your diets. A salad with 3 TBLSPn's EVOO and a little vineger is easily 400 cals. Add heavy cream to your coffee, or drink it straight a small cup, like a starbucks espresso cup, about 3/4 full of heavy cream is easily another 300 cals or more.
Instead of cycling carbs PLAN on one cheat day a week or every other week. Unless you have incredible discipline cycling carbs is a gateway to blowing your keto diet altogether and in no time you will look and feel like shit
Biggest problem people have on keto is not trusting the chemistry and not taking in enough fat. Once you've been in ketosis for awhile and weight/fat is dropping it's easy to slow it down by adjusting your protein. Start taking in too much protein and you'll slow down the weight loss rapidly. But by adding carbs you're feeding cravings and it becomes difficult to maintain ketosis.
So: 1.add more fat
2. Adjust protein to speed up or slow down weight loss.
3. Get your carb fix on a pre-planned "cheat day" and don't be afraid to eat whatever the fuck you want on that day.
4. Then get right back on keto the very next day.
Thank you Doc. I'll definitely adjust the macros to include more fat. Because it's good for you and it fulfills my caloric needs. My main goal is to not lose muscle. I'm doing this 100% clean not even creatine (don't like the watery appearance but creatine definitely works of course) The goal is to get to 10%bf assess and decide what to do from there.
I'll increase cardio and add in a natural fat burner (rauwolscine) when I get closer and targeting the stubborn areas.low back, low abs, outer chest, inner thighs and glutes.
The only reason I'll eat carbs is cycling 'once bf is low enough, cheat meal or day and or to fulfill caloric needs. I'm not addicted like I was when I was younger. I love sweet potatoes and yams even plain so Iucked out there.
I'll heed your advice. Thanks again.
