Should I eat a keto diet or should I try to lose weight by eating a nutritious diet that covers all minerals and vitamins?

[jennifer_bloom]

Keto seems to be the faster way to lose weight, but it's more expensive than the traditional Chinese diet which has made many people thin and fit. I am eating out with my friend soon and I am undecided between a Middle Eastern restaurant, a Chinese buffet, or a European breakfast restaurant etc...

[Sonorous]

Keto is best for people who don't experience much natural adrenal stress & don't do much so there's no need for insane muscle performance or recovery.

Take me for instance. Keto would benefit me greatly if I wasn't so naturally high in cortisol & active. It's why I can't do it. I deplete around 25-75grams of glycogen everyday through high intensity movement alone. So in order to not be adrenal, I need around 130g glycogen per day as a baseline. Then I just add 25grams for basic everyday movements. Then I add 1-1.25grams per minute of zone 2-3 training.

On keto, the body only produces around 50-80g of sugar/ketones, so I'd be naturally more stressed & bloated from cortisol due to not having enough to blunt it. I'd also have more issues with preventing the feeding of certain harmful pathogens & yeast since they all love the simple ketones more than the fibrous low sugar carb sources that I eat. There are other issues as well but these along with the low energy for intense activity & recovery are among the highest for me.

[Sonorous]

130g carbs*

[Xawyx-2]

I believe that nutritious diet with all minerals and vitamins is a better choice for losing weight.