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Old 06-15-17 | 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Yendor72
I do low carb, not true Keto, stay under 100g of carbs daily. With that being said, I did <30 net grams daily and tried to ride. Did a 20 mile ride and bonked hard enough to rethink what I was doing. On <100 net grams a day I have plenty to go on that 20 mile ride and for longer rides we pack some GU. I find that we need to have one after every 25ish miles. YMMV

I say try it, you can definitely lose weight on a Keto diet. Be prepared, have some GU or something to get you past a bonk, as you more than likely will have one on a longer effort.
Um, yeah, you have to build up to it. It is a path with some suffering. But totally worth it.
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