r/keto vs r/loseit

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Keto diet community vs method-agnostic weight loss

r/keto is for thoughts, ideas and experiences around a ketogenic, low-carbohydrate way of eating. r/loseit is for people of all sizes discussing healthy, sustainable weight loss by any method.

Both have SubMouse pages (keto about 4.0M, rank #241; loseit about 4.2M, rank #223). Samples are all text; loseit is far busier in our window (roughly 72 vs 11 posts per day).

Collected titles: keto asks members to read the FAQ first, stay on topic, avoid cheat posts and low effort, and bans giving or soliciting medical advice. loseit emphasizes civility and bans diet cash pools, self-promotion and surveys. Choose keto when you are following or researching a ketogenic diet; choose loseit when weight loss is the goal regardless of diet. Neither replaces medical advice. (loseit vs Fitness covers the training side.)

r/keto: ketogenic eating; FAQ first; no cheat posts; no medical advice (collected titles).
r/loseit: any sustainable weight-loss method; no cash pools or surveys (collected titles).
Both have full SubMouse community pages.

Written comparison based on public descriptions and rule titles · updated 2026-11-06.

r/keto

Keto: The Home for Ketogenic Diets

The Ketogenic Diet is a low carbohydrate method of eating. /r/keto is place to share thoughts, ideas, benefits, and experiences around eating within a Ketogenic lifestyle. Helping people with diabetes, epilepsy, autoimm…

Members: 4M
7-day growth: +417
Posts/day: 10.9
Directory rank: #241
Created: May 27, 2010
Submissions: Text posts

Sample mix: text posts 100%

Topics: Nutrition

Rule titles (short names we collected)

Read The FAQ Before Posting
Stay on Topic
No Cheat Posts
Be Respectful and Accurate
No Low Effort Posts
No Self Promotion/Spam
No Giving or Soliciting Medical Advice

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r/loseit

loseit - Lose the Fat

A place for people of all sizes to discuss healthy and sustainable methods of weight loss. Whether you need to lose 2 lbs or 400 lbs, you are welcome here!

Members: 4.2M
7-day growth: +1.4K
Posts/day: 72.1
Directory rank: #223
Created: Jul 29, 2010
Submissions: Text posts

Sample mix: text posts 100%

Topics: Weight Loss

Rule titles (short names we collected)

Use the Report Option
Be Good to One Another
Do Not Feed the Trolls
No Harassment / Don't Be a Creep
No Politics / Stay On Topic
No Promotion of Diet Cash Pools/Requests for Money
No Self Promotion
No Surveys
SV/NSV, Progress, Milestone Posts Need Details
No Promoting or Encouraging Unhealthy Weight Loss Methods
No Accountability Partner Posts
No Standalone Weight Loss Medication Posts

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Supported differences

Aspect	r/keto	r/loseit
Public focus (from each community’s public description)	The Ketogenic Diet is a low carbohydrate method of eating. /r/keto is place to share thoughts, ideas, benefits, and experiences around eating within a Ketogenic lifestyle. Helping people with diabetes, epilepsy, autoimm…	A place for people of all sizes to discuss healthy and sustainable methods of weight loss. Whether you need to lose 2 lbs or 400 lbs, you are welcome here!
Size r/loseit is larger in our directory.	4M members	4.2M members
Posting activity (our sample)	10.9/day	72.1/day
Common post types in our sample	text posts 100%	text posts 100%
Topic tags on SubMouse	Nutrition	Weight Loss
Selected rule titles (short names we collected)	Read The FAQ Before Posting; Stay on Topic; No Cheat Posts; Be Respectful and Accurate; No Low Effort Posts	Use the Report Option; Be Good to One Another; Do Not Feed the Trolls; No Harassment / Don't Be a Creep; No Politics / Stay On Topic

What they share

Our directory lists r/keto among related communities for r/loseit.

Rules and tone we can verify

keto: Read The FAQ Before Posting; Stay on Topic; No Cheat Posts; Be Respectful and Accurate; No Low Effort Posts; No Self Promotion/Spam; No Giving or Soliciting Medical Advice. loseit: use the report option; be good to one another; don’t feed trolls; no harassment; no politics/stay on topic; no diet cash pools; no self-promotion; no surveys.

Where this comparison comes from

Public descriptions, member counts and related links from SubMouse’s safe-for-work directory. Short rule titles and activity samples collected for both. Short titles only.

Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-02 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-10-26. Posts/day and post-type mixes appear when we have an activity sample. Rule lines are short titles, not the full sidebar. Directory rank is listing order — communities outside the current Top 100 open in the info tool instead of a full community page.