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Low-carb (ketogenic) eating and swimming

06KWC

The only required macronutrients to sustain life are protein and fats. There are NO essential carbohydrates. I adopted a ketogenic way of eating 12+ years ago. It has corrected multiple health issues, and it has enabled me to remain upright and active.

The basic formula: less than 15% carbs, 40% protein, and 45% fat. My formula is: 3% carbs, 34% protein and 63% fat. This gives me the nutrition I need to remain active and healthy without gaining weight. 

I have completed multiple swims using this ketogenic formula, including: an 8-mile reservoir swim, a 10K pool swim in a 50-meter pool, and, for my birthday, 50 100-yard swims on 15 seconds' rest. I plan to attempt 51 150-yard swims in 2025 for my 51st birthday.

While some people are able to consume carbohydrates, too many people consume more than their body should intake. We are designed to eat meat, from the acid level in our stomach to the size of our large intestines, we are meat eaters. Actually, our stomach acid level puts us in the same category as scavengers. Which is more acidic than a lion's stomach, they are carnivore. 

If you want to give it a try, give it 90-days. I true 90 days, don't lie to yourself and don't make excuses of why you can't complete the 90 days. If you need/want help holding yourself accountable, I'd love to help. Check out Twiggyfitnessisketo.com for more information.

  • 0 in reply to 06KWC

    Your dispute is pure $$$$ - and thats undisputed - and I would discourage people to listen to industry sponsored people trying to sell you things but lower your lifespan and health - its really sad....

    Keto's Popularity Is Fueled by Meat and Dairy Industry Marketing

    The meat and dairy industries have been quick to capitalize on the keto trend. They've successfully positioned their products as "keto-friendly" staples, which has led to increased consumption of animal-based foods.

    • Processed meats like bacon, sausage, and jerky are often marketed as "perfect for keto", even though these foods are highly processed and linked to cancer and heart disease.
    • The butter industry has seen a massive resurgence thanks to keto influencers promoting bulletproof coffee (coffee with butter and oil).

    Moneybag Marketing Impact:
    Grocery stores now feature "keto sections" packed with animal-based products, encouraging people to double down on meat and dairy consumption while skipping over healthier plant-based options.

  • 0 in reply to Erik Hochstein

    LOL and selling "plant-based" products isn't a marketing scheme? It totally is, and that can't be disputed. 

    All foods are processed, unless you just pick your veggies out of the ground and start eating it without cleaning it, its processed. Bacon is cured, and jerky is dehydrated. They are not highly processed. I know because I make my own. 

    If you are truly Ketogenic, you don't purchase ANY of the boxed, bagged labeled "keto" crap. You just eat meat. I don't do bulletproof coffee, because it's not necessary I would love to see who authored the article, they are typically vegetarian, if not vegan. 

    There is no causation link between red meat and cancer or heart disease. Actually, quite the contrary, I have listened to individuals telling their story about being cured of cancer by completing a 21-day water fast and then adopting a high-fat meat-based ketogenic diet. These people had stage 3 & 4 cancer. Also, if you look at the link between reduction in red meat consumption and the increase in diseases, its undeniable.  Many of the diseases we have today didn't exist 150 years ago when we were eating a meat heavy diet. The first recorded case of heart disease by autopsy was in 1912, thirty years later it is the leading cause of death in America. 

    Also, they are conducting studies now in regard to autism. Alzheimer's, and dementia; finding that children born to vegan/vegetarians are more likely to have autism and that people who consume animal fat are less likely to develop Alzheimer's or dementia. 

    So, while I do applaud you for being steadfast in your belief, you have not provided valid evidence that being vegan is "healthy". Yes, it's better than the Standard American Diet, but it doesn't Trump what we have been designed to eat, which is meat. 

    Please don't bring up the Game Changer "documentary" which was a propaganda plug for Beyond Meat sponsored by a vegetarian. Fascinating you won't see a carnivore trying to make meat taste like Broccoli, but vegans are always trying to make their veggies and beans taste like meat.