80 Day Obsession Timed Nutrition While on Keto Way of Eating
Let me start off by saying I am not a Beach Body Coach at the time of writing this post, ( As of April 2018 yes I am, half way through 80DO I decided to take the plunge ) I am not a licensed nutritionist & you should always talk with your doctor about anything. This is my journey and how I plan on attacking the timed nutritional that is highly recommended to go along with the new 80 Day Obsession by Beach Body. 80 days of intense workouts, 80 days of a specific eating plan all while sticking to my macros on the Keto Way of Eating. This is my way of tackling the 80 Day Obsession Timed Nutrition While on Keto Way of Eating. If you have no idea what i am talking about, no hard feelings if you move onto the next post. If you do know of this program & are curious or have some info to add please keep reading and feel free to comment below.
I signed up for Beach Body on Demand which offers a whole lot of workout videos at such an inexpensive cost that I couldn’t resist. So while it is -20 and the ground is covered in snow I can workout from home. I have completed the #21dayfix and saw 4 inches drop off my waist so my next challenge is going to be the intense, new program 80 Day Obsession. I really like how the programs are outlined, they provide how to eat, what to eat, when to eat along with the workouts. Everything you need to get that body ready in 12 weeks. So looking over the nutrition package a lot, I mean A LOT of the foods, are not keto friendly. So what to do. Well…. this is what I plan on doing.
80 Day Obsession Timed Nutrition While on Keto Way of Eating
The key to a lean, ripped, muscle body is not just in the workouts you do but also the nutrition you fuel your body with. You deal more with calories, but with Keto you count macros. So this is my plan.
Beach Body has this really neat portion control guide to help with how much you eat. colored containers of different sizes and each color represents one of the following food groups:
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- Vegetables
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- Fruits
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- Carbs
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- Proteins
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- Healthy fats
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- Seeds 7 dressing
- Oils & nut butters
They give you a way to calculate how many calories you want to eat to either maintain, grow or lose weight and then tell you how many of each container to eat in a 24 hour period. With 80 Day Obsession, the package not only tells you how many of each container to eat in a day but also when to eat it in relation to when you do your workout. It really is simple to follow this outline. But eating Keto – mmhhh. The struggle is real. So….
80 Day Obsession Timed Nutrition While on Keto Way of Eating
I did the calculations to find out what plan of eating I need to be on based on my weight & goal to lose weight. In their language I am on eating plan B. So the free downloadable guide you get with the workout tells me when, what and where in my day to eat. So I don’t have the containers, I don’t need the portion control as being on Keto for 9 months already I am ok with that. I will be using My Fitness Pal to keep track of my macros ( carbs, fats & proteins ) and will put keto friendly foods into each segment when I eat it. All while sticking to my macros. What is nice is the list that Beach Body gives to what foods are in what category there are many foods that are keto friendly on that list.
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- Vegetables will be keto friendly ones, spinach, broccoli, cauliflower
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- Fruits will be more berries then fruit as they are lower in carb count
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- Carbs – this one will be the hard one, but it will be very low doses of healthy, clean carbs as these guys work as fuel for intense workouts
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- Proteins – bacon baby!! – not just bacon but any meats
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- Healthy fats – not a problem as most of keto is healthy fats
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- Seeds & dressing – vinegar and small handfuls of peanuts, almonds
- Oils & nut butters – olive oil, almond anything
So eating won’t be an issue, the amount of eating may be, but I will update this post as I get going into the program. I plan on following the guide for optimal results, while maintaining my keto macros.
During what Beach Body calls the workout block they suggest drinking an energize drink, a hydrate one & recover shake. Now as a good business model they offer these products for sale. However I had to do some research on the macro count to ensure they fit into my goals for the day.
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- Energize is a pre- work out shake to down to do just what it says – energize.
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- During your workout it’s suggested to drink a hydrate shake that fills back the electrolytes you are losing during. Now I can’t drink anything during a workout, it sloshes around in my stomach and makes me feel ill. If I need anything during, its usually a mouthful of water to wet my mouth & keep going. So this step I will be be skipping.
- Now after your work out it’s suggest to drink a shake called Recover post workout formula. And When you consume proteins is important so consuming this supplement right after a workout is ok as my body is going to use it before it can store it.
80 Day Obsession Timed Nutrition While on Keto Way of Eating
So at first glance, I don’t see this being an issue. The timing of when to eat, yes that I can see will be a struggle at first, but I have 80 days to get into this groove and work on the best version of me I can do.
Follow along with me on Instagram, for this journey in real time. I will also post updates in this post as the 80 days go along. But you can do anything you put your mind to, and that includes eating clean & healthy. And yes, encouragement from you will help me out too!
This post created on Feb. 20, 2018
I am finding the whole nutrition is putting me over calorie intake & way above my macro count. So the modification is I am sticking with the work out block nutrition and if I am still hungry and have macros left then I will eat at a listed interval. But one thing to note is when you are in full ketosis and fully fat adapted your body uses fuel differently & get’s the fuel from different sources so what I put into my body will differ then someone not on Keto. Please talk with your doctor if you are struggling to meet macros or adjust your body to them.
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Very interested in how your Journey is going eating Keto & 80 day obsession fitness. I was eating low carb before and sort have been adding more carbs with this NEW fitness regimen. But not 100% sure that I like all the carbs (brown rice & pasta). Trying to find ways to still eat low carb and keep myself fueled properly.
With adding more carbs, stick with the most clean ones, from veggies. They won’t upset your system as much. The “timed nutrition” is great for non keto eaters, but i use the timing of the meals but make sure what I eat is keto approved and I am almost done phase 1 with some great results. 🙂
How do you work in the carbs? Do you just eat keto-approved veggies at that time? Or are you upping your carb intake with slightly higher carb foods?
Any carbs I do eat are always Keto approved and come from clean healthy sources like dark green veggies, & always within my daily macro limit. The difference between a person training while in ketosis is you are using fat for fuel not glucose therefore carbs are not necessary when you are in ketosis.
I am just starting the 80 Day Obsession program and incorporating Keto — would love to know about your results and additional tips and tricks to make the most of this journey.
I have been KETO since spring of 2017 so my body is already using Fat for fuel & not glucose. The timed nutrition of 80DO tells you what to eat & when IF you are using glucose for fuel. If you are just starting KETO – the results will not be dramatic in 80DO as your body hasnt switched its fuel source over. If you are using glucose for fuel then follow the timed nutrition to a tee and you will see amazing results fast. Since I am in ketosis already, I use the when to eat on the timed nutrition for optimal results, I dont follow the what to eat. Make sure to follow along on instagram @heathersrunningdiary as I post my daily routine and results of 80DO there. 🙂
I just did 80 day Obsession and didn’t do timed nutrition and just stuck to keto. I found it too confusing to figure out how to be keto and do the timed nutrition. Any tips are welcomed as we are starting our second round next Monday!
What worked for me is just doing the workout block that comes with the timed nutrition using Keto approved foods. So a pre work out meal, supplements IF you need them & then the post workout meal. Just stick with your macro & calorie count every day and you will see amazing results!
Hi! I am just staring Keto today and staring 80 Day Obsesion on Monday (doing A Little Obsessed this week for prep). In your reply to the comment above you say that if you are just starting Keto, your results in 80 Day Obsesson won’t be drastic, but I thought just doing Keto alone would render drastic results. I feel like if I’m keeping my calories down and my macros in check, shouldn’t any strength training get good results? If I were just eating low calories in general with glucose for fuel I would imagine getting good results so I don’t know how just starting Keto would be different. I hope I don’t get discouraged! Thank you!
Hey Emma, the next 4-6 weeks are going to be “hell” for you. Just starting keto you will experience: keto flu; possibly a rash; electrolyte imbalance, major constipation, and you will be the most hangry person you have ever met just to name a few of the side effects of going keto. Welcome to keto! But once your body is gone through the withdrawals and made the switch from glucose fueled to fat fueled you will love it! But stating both programs back to back is a bad idea. 80DO is INTENSE and the stress of Keto on your body already then add in that intensity. YIKES! My advice is spend the next 4-6 weeks getting keto under control then jump into 80do – find a lighter workout program to do during this transition so your body begins to get that strength training in at a level it can handle. That way you get the results in 80do that everybody is bragging about. Don’t put your body under that level of stress, that is not good. I have been on keto 11 months ( strictly) and am on day 40 in 80DO to give it a time line. I wish you all the best!! Keep me posted – follow on IG so I can follow you back and cheer you on!
Hi, I’ve tried going keto but I always seem to gain weight instead of lose weight. I love the way I feel when I get keto, I actually feel skinner.
I love doing beach body workouts. Any advice?
Hey Kelly, send me an email at heathersrunningdiary@gmail.com and we can chat … you should not be gaining weight on keto, so i have many questions to help narrow down why. I will watch for your email 🙂
hey heather! I have been looking into starting 80 day obsession. I just finished my second round of liift4! I want to begin another workout program but eat keto as I have been but have fallen off the track a bit since quarantine. any recommendations when completing a BB workout while also eating keto and trying to lose weight?! I’m a teacher, pretty active, 5’6”, 158 lbs
Hey there.. I replied to your IG message 🙂