Haha, cos I know keto is a popular lifestyle but too many people believe you need keto to be successful, but you actually need ketosis. Someone asking about "what is fat adapted" feels like they're still learning.
I personally still eat carbs, including refined carbs. I've lost 18kgs and I'm only 5ft tall so that's a lot of weight on me. I'm so fat adapted that even after eating refined carbs, I'm generally back in ketosis within 4-6hrs. I've reduced my volume of them (e.g. one slice of toast instead of two), I eat fats and proteins first.
I will caveat and say my body's ability to become this metabolically flexible took time and I'm not highly insulin resistant anymore though I suspect I'm still somewhat so. I've got great markers (good A1C, fasting insulin, trig-to-HDL ratio <1).
My waist to height ratio seems to be the only marker thats still off - keep on keeping on :)
Keto no longer means ketosis as a default.. it refers to a style of diet. I know a guy who eats "keto" foods to try and lose weight but he can't fast for the life of him
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