[grvdrm]

Don't mean this as insult, but this can't make sense: "prosciutto or another cured meat"

Am I crazy or are you just substituting something (i.e. a carb) with something else (cured meat) that comes with a different set of problems?

I'm remain perplexed by keto diets. Yes, stabilizing glucose levels and removing spikes/crashes is important, but some of the alternatives don't make a ton of sense.

[commandlinefan]

This is the problem with trying to get healthy - no matter what you do, somebody somewhere will insist that you're wasting your time because you do this other unhealthy thing. The most important thing I learned about trying to eat/live healthy, a long time ago, is never tell anybody else what you're doing to improve your health.

[mmcdermott]

I've lost a fair amount of weight over the last year and what I've noticed is that a lot of it comes down to finding the details that work for you. To this end, I find it really useful to hear what other people are doing. It gives me ideas and especially things to look for when troubleshooting, but there is no silver bullet.

[wil421]

How else do you get energy? I need fat if I’m replacing carbs. It’s either coming from the EVOO in my dressing or fat in some kind of dried meat. I also dont think nitrates are as bad as some people make it out to be. Same with salt. Eating cured meats twice a week isn’t hurting anyone.

Too much protein will lead to more body fat (glucose) via gluconeogenesis. Carbs will spike your glucose and lead to more snacking and tiredness in the afternoon. Bodies should be burning fat for energy.

Edit: Just checked and the Coppa I have doesn’t even contain nitrates. The entire package is 85g and last me 2.5 meals. Prosciutto di Parma doesn’t even contain nitrates.

[grvdrm]

Fair enough. The way I thought through this was simply that you’d focus on the most basic version of the food: uncured pork (like tenderloin), chicken, beef, and some specialized variations like organs meats.

[wil421]

“Light” Keto, I don’t think full Keto is something you should do long term. You can still get your body to produce ketones without doing the full Keto style diet.

I’m almost done reading The Fatburn Fix by Dr. Catherine Shanahan.

[UncleMeat]

Yeah, cured meat everyday is also quite bad. Especially if you are getting a considerable portion of your calories from it (leafy greens have very few calories).