Why I Don't Recommend Keto Diets

[@michaeldavis1291]

I was in a tough spot. I went on Keto and IF for 15 months . Did one meal a day and only Keto . Literally zero carbs except from veggies. I did lose a ton of weight and at the time I thought that was the only way to do it . I only watched Thomas Delaur and Dr Berg. Long story short I lost 100 lbs BUT then I wanted to go off it and When I started eating carbs again I gained a crap load of weight very quickly. Like 25lbs in 3 months. I then decided to simply restrict calories and eat whatever I wanted and I lost all of that 25lb back plus more. Now I am trying to figure out a way to add back calories to a healthy maintenance although I am afraid I screwed up my metabolism from all of these restricted diets. I'm gaining a lot of weight back now just because I'm not heavily restricting myself from calories anymore. It feels out of control and I don't know how to control this. One thing I know is that Keto is NOT the only way , or even a good way for most people to lose weight.

[@eddelp6807]

Hey Brother just thought I'd let you know I also went down to a hundred and fifty pounds but I came back up 20 lb or so because I do weight training and increased my carbs sometimes like on training days still eat ketogenic Style no sugar no flour very small amount of grains such as wild rice sprouted wheat bread occasionally and responsibly them staying at a nice size and wait personally if I were you I would get into a resistance training program if you can stay on the ketogenic way of eating maybe up to a hundred grams of carbs quality only in a day on training days includes some cardio it has worked well for me for a year-and-a-half and I am 61 just trying to help good luck

[@BoTri89]

I myself listened to Dr Berg and Thomas. I lost 30 lbs and gained all of it back plus an extra 10! Keto and IF work but it isn't sustainable and interferes with my daily lifestyle. I'm doing the slow and steady approach now by going in a caloric deficit. Good luck to you.

[@nachannachle2706]

Dude, just eat what you like and enjoy other aspects of your life. Diets are nonsensical unless it is a life and death situation.

[@annabeinglazy5580]

So First Off i would encourage you to steer away from diets. No Matter what you do, diets are Not sustainable in the longterm. Mainly because you Put you Body in a starvation mode and it will naturally try to make up for the deficit once you go off the diet. However, i wouldnt worry too much over metabolic damage. That Term is Generally misused outside of science. The weightgain youre seeing is more of an Automatic process youre Body does to Combat starvation, it is Not a sign of longlasting damage. Things you can do that might Help: If you have Access to healthcare, get your thyroid checked. Thyroid conditions can contribute to weight gain and weight loss. Apart from building muscle is your best friend. Muscle is heavier than fat, so you might See weightgain anyway, but getting stronger and Putting on muscle also means that your body Burns more energy. Apart from that, Just eat healthy, eat your greens, eat your complex carbs and try stay away from eating Out of boredom. Maybe find an accredited Fitness Trainer and/or nutritionists to Work with you, If you have the funds for that. What helped me was figuring Out which means make me feel full. Back then it was either high carb or low carb, but for me, neither Option works. Eventually i realized that i felt full and more satiated when my meals contained more fats. Theres no one size fits all solution. And yh, dont worry too much about metabolic damage. Unless you have an underlying health condition, that shouldnt be a thing

[@Diana-zl3ue]

how many calories were you on?

[@supimsatan]

I got lost in the desert with no food for 1 month, but i drank wine MO/W/VF and i did not lost a gram of weight.

[@stephaniesilvan3526]

Awesome, I think we unlocked the solution to world hunger!

[@naemanmalik6107]

I too wae influenced by Eric at one point but then soon realised that in his every video and i mean every single video, the cause is sugar intake and solution is keto diet followed by his branded supplements. Blocked his channel.

[@ElizabethUkeh]

I can relate lol

[@Faithandseekerofchrist]

I too was really heavily into his channel until I heard his son speak out about him and I actually believe his son because I went through a similar situation. The fact that he is a Scientologist is scary to me....

[@JaySchieder]

I loved the addition of the broccoli🥦 🤣🤣🤣

[@BenCarpenter]

Bloody sugar is everywhere, that sneaky little rascal 😂

[@JaySchieder]

@@BenCarpenter I know, the sneaky little bastard! 🤣

[@michaeldavis1291]

Yes that got me to laugh 😹

[@alfonso365]

That Berg guy never disappoints to entertain.

[@bradfry2259]

I've gone a bit more low carb but not for weight loss it helps manage my type one diabetes I got in recent years.

[@samsonrivera22]

Hello I’m new here, I started a low carb keto diet 4 months ago. Reversed my diabetes from a 6.8 to a 5.3 normal. Also cut my blood pressure pill in half and doctor will take me off completely soon. All inflammation left my body no pain in hands and feet. Apparently my seasonal allergies went away as well. I was 213 lbs now 175lbs my height 5ft 3” haven’t really incorporated any carbs. I just hope I don’t gain all that weight back, so much information who to believe.

[@savantfool7123]

you have diabetus. Any advice towards your food needs to come from a specialist and not the internet.

[@drrohanfonseca]

Thought i'd type something but i am lost for words for the esteemed dr.

[@dannychen1064]

When I was watching several of this "doctor's" videos on weight loss and fasting, I felt some sense of hope because he made everything so "scientific and easy", but more and more it sounds like a cult than a health channel...I never tried keto because it's to hard to sustain that diet style for me, but i did adopt the fasting method which was only eating from 11 a.m to 19 p.m. But recently I read about skipping breakfast may increase risks of getting diabetes or heart problems. Ben could you comment on this one? Should breakfast not be skipped?

[@davemessier3193]

Dude they watched Best MRI scan of a keto, I.F and 0MAD 43 yeard lld women and she was fit 100%. The doctor said she had a scan that looked like a 16 y/o olympian athelete. Keto and I.F is safe if you do it the proper way. This way is eat the right way. Get your potassium (vegetable). This ben guy is getting you guys on the rice and millet path with mayple syrup on oatmeal. There is no fucking potassium in these shit! Just go look what potassium is for. If you try keto and go drinking wine you throw your blood sugar level sky high and than you end up in a roller coaster of high that goes super low and you never adapt. I have been on this roller coaster, it is really a torture for the brain, you get low energy! Just make sure what has not too many carbs and how much caloriea you need in a day for the amout of exercise "you" do and that's it. Keto made me look good in the mirror, I love myself today. I eat super clean, there are tones of ways to cook meat. Duck, poultry, beef, lamb. Men you have got to quit thinking that quinoa will And adding mayple syrup to oatmeal is not

[@Blackandwhitecat-u9v]

Nobody skips breakfast, it’s literally impossible!

[@lmusima3275]

I haven’t eaten breakfast in years. Each and everyone’s experience is different. I don’t believe in filling my stomach with food every hour of the day. Since intermittent fasting, cutting off added sugar and processed carbs, I’m full of energy and less appetite for so much food. It’s not for everyone though

[@lmusima3275]

@@davemessier3193 I agree. Why are people defending consuming processed food and added sugar? These have no nutritional benefits at all. I don’t care what this guy says. I don’t need sugar in my food or drink. I don’t eat bread 🥖, potatoes or pastas or cakes 🎂 all make me fat or extra hungry

[@lmusima3275]

@@Blackandwhitecat-u9v i don’t consider it skipping. I don’t eat breakfast at all. I have no need for unnecessary unhealthy sugary processed packet food with milk or toasted processed bread with jam. That’s so unhealthy and fattening. It does nothing for me. I’ve discarded that trash a long time ago. Dietary scam

[@chrishellize]

Yesterday I quit three months on keto. I was in ketosis according to the testing strips yet I kept losing and gaining the same 2 kilos. All I can think to explain it is that I couldn't find the sweet spot between staying under 20g of carbohydrate, therefore eating lots of meat, eggs and fat whilst being in a calorie deficit and not being hungry all the time. I would often be so hungry I would eat a tablespoon of peanut butter instead of the banana right in front of me or a weetbix or two. It all just got to hard, to expensive and to time consuming. No doubt it works for a lot of people, but for whatever reason, not me.

[@lyntonblair9016]

there is much more to sensibly choosing foods to eat than just fat loss - for example health effects

[@typeon3g4t1v3]

LOL -man thanks for the laughs. This guy (Berg) always conflates fat burning and ketosis. Caloric balance is the key with all diets - keto can help some people feel less hungry and stick to a caloric deficit.

[@BenCarpenter]

If people actually stuck to the facts it wouldn’t even bother me. “Hey, I love keto because I find it easy to adhere to a calorie deficit”. Awesome, crack on. “Hey, even a gram of sugar stops your body losing body fat because insulin”, no, go fuck yourself. 😂

[@Kumulmeskis]

That is a very old video of Dr. Berg. He’s changed by now in every way 😃

[@BenCarpenter]

Yeah, the video is old but he posted snippets of it to Instagram within the past month so I am not sure he has evolved a lot since he first made it lol

[@michaeldavis1291]

that's part of the problem these keto guys keep changing their mind and putting out contradictory advice. Their excuse is that "science evolves" and so their guidance changes. Bunch of Brocoli! 😹

[@salottin]

We solved world hunger. Glass of wine 3 days a week

[@dontreadmyname4396]

can we replentish glycogen properly in a high fat diet? something like 40% fats 40% carbs 20% protein? asuming calorie maintenance or surplus

[@Voidrunner01]

Yes. On long-term ketogenic diets, muscle glycogen levels normalize. Past 4 weeks or so, off the top of my head.

[@Sarseespud]

Gabbi tuft is like you on giving the full information and talks about keto but with her it's not anally restrictive .. be interesting to see your opinion on her nutritional advice videos

[@kat-mm6fi]

Thank you for this video.

[@thomassmith4903]

I find that the restrictive nature of the Keto diet actually helps me with adherence. The restrictive nature of it prevents me from over eating and because it's quite regimented I can stay on track, tracking things and planning meals. Great video though, the benefits of the Keto diet are hugely over rated in terms of fat loss.

[@AlllSmiless]

I agree. But it didn't/ doesn't feel restrictive for me. Which is probably why I've been able to stick with it for so long. I'm not much of a dieter because I like doing what makes me happy, lol, which is eating ice cream every other day 😅. And in general, I quite like the way I look, I was blessed with good proportions, I carry weight well and work out regularly (military) I actually didn't expect to lose weight at all, it was just a side effect of trying it out. I also had no idea that keto would suppress my appetite. I didn't realize I had been shrinking till my family started commenting. At this rate I'm going to have to stop but it's always been my intention to get to the point where I'm carb cycling w/ healthy carbs (with occasional treats of course 😋) because I think it's the optimal way of eating that will work best for my body. If I were to continue doing keto, unless I was really intentional about making sure I'm getting higher calorie foods in, I would get way too small and would no longer be slim thic and that's not what I want. I'm already a US size 8 (I use to be 12 normally) and I don't want to become any smaller than a 6. So I might switch to carb cycling earlier than I thought

[@thomassmith4903]

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[@desolare3316]

I did keto on and off (I say on and off because I love beer and would never give it up so I'd break my 'ketosis' every couple of weeks) for 2 years. Honestly, it was great for me. Not on a weight loss basis, but it cleared my mind. I've never felt so good since, mentally. Physically...not a lot of difference.

[@janani-9185]

I can't handle this 😂😂😂😂

[@WiseGuyFTW]

I can't gain weigth, I want fat, I eat fat , I eat carbs and protein, I still don't put on weight. Infact, I am loosing weight due to intermittent fasting. Where is my cult diet plan that I can follow!????

[@ngrey5092]

Low-carb did not work for me... I was craving carbs like crazy. So I went zero carb, carnivore and that worked. So from your point of view low-carb is super restrictive, but for me, it was not restrictive enough to give me benefits. On carnivore, I do not have carb cravings, so it is easy for me to stay on it. I agree that rhetoric is wrong, a cup of wine every second day is "burned" in a few hours and should not impact weight lose, but doc was right, as long as I was taking any carbs I would be super hungry for more carbs and not lowing any weight.

[@AndyPresto75]

When he refers to himself as a doctor, he means a chiropractor, which is psuedo science and not a medical qualification. Completely unqualified yet has millions of followers.

[@benjamindonald87]

It's okay to be unqualified and have followers... Mr. Carpenter is just an influencer, just like James Smith, and together have millions of followers.

[@LoriSamples]

You’re severely uninformed. Do your research or STFU.

[@Wealth.is.Health]

​@@benjamindonald87Yes, however, it could be misleading to use the title 'Dr' when providing solely nutritional advice.

[@jorgecarrejo]

​@@Wealth.is.Healthwell if you study the topic of nutrition after becoming a chiropractor.. And help millions of people people with your advice... You're better than a medical doctor that got 2 hours of nutrition training..

[@thomassmith4903]

Hi Ben Carpenter. Happy New Year

[@peterbedford2610]

Dr Bergs son has a lot to say about dad

[@irenalovesart4064]

As I watch these videos I have come to believe that weight may be a symptom of disease. That by attacking excess weight you're possibly also treating whatever the disease or food intolerance or gut disbiosis was. Which is why some do great on vegan, some keto, some carnivore etc. For others with mild illness just a normal reduced calorie diet cuts out processed foods or baked goods etc and they're fine. This is obvs very surface comment about but I think there's truth for that when you look at aggregate of diet people & stuff online. I wonder if we can disconnect diet from true health, so focus on health first and weight loss way after? Or consider weightless a round about way of dealing with complex and possibly makes issues?? I'm thinking about it...

[@dylanfitch2997]

I haven't met any one that got close to sub 20 percent body fat on keto. They would lose weight then stall but not even equate calories. Lmao they didnt understand their 3500 cals of bacon and porkchops gained the same amount of body fat as 3500 cals of bread

[@lmusima3275]

The reason why ketogenic diet didn’t work is because they couldn’t overcome the initial symptoms and consumed cakes, biscuits 🍪 ice cream and bread 🍞

[@dylanfitch2997]

@L Musima I'm pretty sure it's because they consumed more calories than they burned in a day from week to week. It's easy to over eat cals when every gram of fat has 9 calories.

[@1796skate]

I do hear what you are saying, and ive been on keto for 2.5 years, not for weight loss but just because i enjoy this way of eating. To me this video seems more of a Dr.berg rebuttal though, because what he is saying is pretty stupid. In MY own personal opinion of what ive seen in groups, the fast majority of people dont think this way and are not that extreme and there are others who give alot better advice. I do see in groups what you are saying, the people who are super dogmatic about it but again it doesnt seem like the majority of people follow those guidelines.

[@BenCarpenter]

That’s very fair. I actually know quite a lot of sensible low carb folk, the popular spokespeople on the other hand, it’s difficult to find any that I think are consistently accurate, scientifically

[@lmusima3275]

Following low carbs as in eating smaller amounts of bread 🥖 pasta and rice 🍚 doesn’t work for me unfortunately. They’re aren’t filling enough. I’m always hungry and eating more often as processed carbs increase hunger and cause me weight gain

[@Voidrunner01]

@@BenCarpenter The same could frankly be said for a large number of "conventional" diet proponents. There's an awful lot of bad info out there, with immense amounts of cherry-picking on both sides of the proverbial fence.

[@Blackandwhitecat-u9v]

Good video, SUBSCRIBED!

[@BenCarpenter]

Welcome! :)

[@Deceneu66]

I recognized the person in your video and I just had to see it. For years I told my friends that his advices (Eric Berg) are wrong! He's not even a Dr.! I have 6 family members who are MD's, all of my life I talked with them about everything health related. I also work in a hospital and I have a BLS certification (basic life suport). All these things are not even related; that gives me the right to call myself a DR.? I don't think so! He's a chiropractor! Come on! And the shock to all of this? His channel has 11.2M subscribers, while an actual MD out there (one in particular that did a video on him confusing dietary cholesterol with serum cholesterol) only has 981k?? Also you for example. 48.3k? That's a damn shame.😢

[@whowouldwininafight3152]

Just found my new KZbin hero!!!

[@nayrika1207]

unfortunately i used to believe this nonsense

[@AlllSmiless]

Lol, high key, this video has the wrong title... 👀

[@mrandrew82]

I have family members who follow Eric Berg and do both Keto and intermittent fasting. They then become defensive if either become criticised.

[@Unbox747]

Duuuuuddde great vid

[@LoriSamples]

Your first mistake is referring to keto as a diet. Diets don’t work long term. Keto is clearly a lifestyle, simply changing the way you eat, low carb, no sugars, and incorporating intermittent fasting.

[@BenCarpenter]

Your first mistake is thinking I made a mistake by referring to keto as a “diet”. A diet does not just mean a temporary phase of eating, the word “diet” is used to indicate the entirety of someone’s food intake e.g. this is what my diet looks like. But typically speaking, keto diets *do* tend to be short term because in research literature most people do not adhere to them for the rest of their lives, so either definition is fine and not a mistake.

[@lmusima3275]

According to your logic are sugar and processed carbs nutritious and filling?

[@BenCarpenter]

@@lmusima3275 my lord, I clearly did not say that anywhere. Please work on your reading and listening comprehension

[@nachannachle2706]

Eating is overrated: I'll give you a prescription of one lollipop and you will be good to go for 7 days. #BSMadeinDrBerg.

[@amyaimster7787]

Loved this!! I cannot stand the anti carb shit!!!

[@haytamdami1565]

Why no one talks about ur skin,i'm asking for a friend

[@carvedwood1953]

Keto is for epilepsy.

[@polibm6510]

How to say you don't understand anything without saying that you don't understand anything? Make a video about keto diet...

[@BenCarpenter]

That comment isn’t very educational

[@polibm6510]

@BenCarpenter Nor the video.

[@BenCarpenter]

What didn’t you understand? Let me know and I can draw it with crayon

[@polibm6510]

@@BenCarpenter Just the opposite. I totally understand that you knows di*k about f*ck...

[@BenCarpenter]

@@polibm6510 your comment doesn't even make grammatical sense, now I understand why you couldn't grasp the video

[@lmusima3275]

Sorry Ben I disagree with you. Why not admit that keto isn’t for everyone and the side effects are difficult to overcome? You lost me with the F*** and blinding. In my case processed sugar and carbs would never be good for me. The food industry has brainwashed us into consuming non nutritional ingredients like added sugar and processed carbs making us feel that we can’t survive without them. There’s no nutritional benefit to consuming sugar at all. Look at all the health issues associated with consuming sugar

[@BenCarpenter]

You made a clear distinction in your post that was so subtle I am not sure you even knew you did it. “Like added sugar and processed carbs” But, not all sugar is added and not all carbs are processed. That’s like me saying I need to go on a low fat diet because highly refined oils are not good for me. Using highly refined as a prefix changes the conversation.

[@eddelp6807]

I didn't misinterpret anything brother instead of doing your own thing you're going after somebody else for whatever reason I just disagree with s*** like that take care

[@BenCarpenter]

You either misinterpreted my stance or used inaccurate wording to express your point. I don't think you are "stupid" for following a ketogenic diet. I have said multiple times on multiple platforms that they are very viable weight loss strategies. I even said that specifically in the description to this video. That does't mean every single thing he says is correct. A lot of is incorrect. It doesn't mean some of his advice doesn't work. :)

[@AmsNl2BcnEs]

Hmm. This doesn’t feel like a balanced presentation of facts or research.

[@rena2836]

Berg is scientologist, do that explain his all or nothing theories.

[@cameronaerobics398]

The doctor isn’t even ripped, for such an extreme diet he looks very average

[@fit_by_fifty]

He is not promoting himself as a shredded fitness guru. He promotes the keto diet and hardly talks about fitness in fact has posted one video about extreme exercise is not good for you. He mainly explains to people what harm certain foods can do. This is an older video of Eric Berg. He is quite skinny now, maybe too skinny but looks good for his age. His wife is a babe. Look at his most recent videos.

[@cameronaerobics398]

@@fit_by_fifty maybe we have different opinions on what skinny is, but I can’t find any videos of him other than where he just looks normal/average. He’s recommending the diet as a weight loss diet though?

[@fit_by_fifty]

@@cameronaerobics398 yeah keep looking and he is really skinny, gaunt in fact. An "average" skinny dude? All the best 🥩🧀🥓🥑💪

[@cameronaerobics398]

@@fit_by_fifty I’m 125lb and he is nowhere near as skinny as me. Lol

[@fit_by_fifty]

@@cameronaerobics398 are you a 125lb man????

[@fullheart5463]

Sadly…….anything this young has to say is completely destroyed by his rotten language.

[@beverlyandkissie8789]

You might find an actual doctor who works with very unhealthy diabetics, also, says whatever you personally want to eat is up to you. Dr. Erik Westman from Duke University. I lost 130 pounds following his keto diet, and what’s important to me is that I haven’t gained it back in over two years. Also, sir, you have a really bad mouth.

[@yair_refaeli]

First!

[@BenCarpenter]

+10 internet points

[@ciprianporumb693]

This Ben Carpenter is wrong! For me, Dr.Berg made me think and I changed my diet to low carb one a year ago. Long story short: now I am 20 lbs less, feel much better, not craving any junk food, for the moment cannot find any negative effects of low carb diet.

[@Sgtd-hk2sz]

I’ll challenge you to prove your concept on obese people. Name your terms.

[@Sgtd-hk2sz]

I can tell you with 100% accuracy. I lost 80lbs…was walking 10-12 miles a day, at the end cutting my calories to 500/day I would not/could not lose any weight after dropping 80 lbs.tell me how your ‘theory’ makes sense of that. Completely bought in to you lose weight no matter what until I couldn’t anymore. You are 100% wrong just like everyone else.

[@Blackandwhitecat-u9v]

You were eating way more than 500 calories a day .

[@paulfortone3049]

Name 1 essential carb for our body? I will wait

[@BenCarpenter]

If you think that’s a good question, I understand why you like keto diets. Carbs aren’t “essential” but neither is exercise. It doesn’t mean your health can’t improve by including them lol

[@paulfortone3049]

@@BenCarpenter You agree that carbs are not needed yet you recommend a high carb, lowfat diet? Please explain why you are telling people to eat like peasants?

[@BenCarpenter]

@@paulfortone3049when have I ever recommended that everyone eats a low fat high carb diet?

[@elliotpolanco159]

Preach brother!!!