100% new to Low Carb

JessikaJacobs87

I am giving it a go now. I am already over my cabs, but it is far less than it was yesterday. But I am making a lunch that is high in fat and protein and low in carbs. Meat is the key, I see that now.

KnitOrMiss

And add fatty sauces and things to everything!! Plus BACON.

KarlaYP

I love making Alfredo sauce (butter, hwc and some parmesan cheese) to put over my meat. So easy and lots of fat! You will forget about snacking between meals and may not be hungry at all. Some days I have to make myself eat to meet my macros and keep this fat burning machine running. That is something I've never had to do before!

Another tip I heard on this forum was to put hwc in the meat drippings to make a yummy sauce to put on your meat.

KnitOrMiss

Karlottap wrote: »

I love making Alfredo sauce (butter, hwc and some parmesan cheese) to put over my meat. So easy and lots of fat! You will forget about snacking between meals and may not be hungry at all. Some days I have to make myself eat to meet my macros and keep this fat burning machine running. That is something I've never had to do before!

Another tip I heard on this forum was to put hwc in the meat drippings to make a yummy sauce to put on your meat.

I can't do that with everything. Last night I made burgers, but couldn't make myself make a sauce with the JAR WORTH OF FAT from them and my burger butter and bacon drippings I started with! LOL But the alfredo, I'm so there. I could eat it with a spoon!

wheatlessgirl66

I recently cooked ground beef for the first time (apart from burgers) since beginning keto. It felt so weird to not drain the fat off before adding my homemade taco seasoning. But it sure tasted better than before!

Love the sauce ideas!

KaysKidz

FIT_Goat wrote: »

or fried chicken breast (which we "bread" with crushed pork rinds instead of bread crumbs).

Oh do tell. Fried chicken is one thing I've been craving.

JessikaJacobs87

Thanks for the tips and for the food options. Tomorrow will be better since I found all of this out after I ate my breakfast, lol. But! yesterday I ate almost 80 carbs and today I have only had 20. Thats a big improvement. And my lunch was so good and I am still full. It's great. Now, if only I could get this headache to go away I would pretty much be winning all day long. Lol

KnitOrMiss

KaysKidz wrote: »

FIT_Goat wrote: »

or fried chicken breast (which we "bread" with crushed pork rinds instead of bread crumbs).

Oh do tell. Fried chicken is one thing I've been craving.

You have to do it like oven fried chicken if you use pork rinds. They stay crispy that way. Otherwise, they turn liquid when frying. Coconut or almond flours might work here though for real frying. Google "Keto Fried Chicken" or "Keto Oven Fried Chicken" for recipes. It's a more easily recognized term for LCHF recipes... Feel free to adapt back to how you know is good for your way of eating.

KnitOrMiss

JessikaJacobs87 wrote: »

Thanks for the tips and for the food options. Tomorrow will be better since I found all of this out after I ate my breakfast, lol. But! yesterday I ate almost 80 carbs and today I have only had 20. Thats a big improvement. And my lunch was so good and I am still full. It's great. Now, if only I could get this headache to go away I would pretty much be winning all day long. Lol

Add extra sodium, potassium, and magnesium. Those headaches are from electrolyte imbalances. Extra fats help, too.

Teneko

Re-posted to hopefully help:
Here is a pic of my last grocery shopping trip. I realized it was pretty typical keto dieter. Haha!



Eggs, cheese, bacon, meat. Yes, those are a tray of bacon wrapped jalapeno poppers.
Not pictured are the things I get from another store:
Heavy cream
Cream cheese
Kerrygold butter
Coffee
Cacao butter
Macadamia nut oil

I already have frozen broccoli and spinach at home in the freezer, and a shelf stable box of chicken broth in the pantry.

I hope this gives you some ideas.

-T.

JessikaJacobs87

Thank you for this! Also, do we go for Net calories or total?

kirkor

Net usually, but some people find they need to go by total if they're having issues.

JessikaJacobs87

Lol, then I have a problem! I burn a lot of calories during the day and have a hard time meeting a net calorie of even 1k most days. Even without being low carb I had this problem.

KnitOrMiss

I think that was supposed to be net carbs...not calories... But you don't want to have too much of a deficit. You need to find out what your body burns truly...and go from there. But also, high density foods will help you achieve a greater calorie consumption, if you don't fill up too much. And remember that unless you're wearing an HRM, the calorie burns assigned by MFP are generally exaggerated. Most people I know bur 65-75% of the calories MFP says they do.

JessikaJacobs87

oh, im aware how exaggerated they are, I wear an HRM so i put in the real amount displayed. today I managed a little over 200 deficit. better than the last few days. And I am excited to go food shopping for more variety in my diet. also, what are some snack items that people eat? Nuts? Yogurt? What can we have thats good for us, not too many carbs, and tasty. Sometimes I just want want a small snack and I dont know what to eat, so I eat nothing. Suggestions?

glossbones

I like macadamia nuts or slices of deli meat. And pork rinds but iirc you said you don't eat those.

FitnFierceJamie

Snacks: dill pickles wrapped in cheese and turkey slices dipped in mayo, green olives and cream cheese, cream cheese clouds, tuna salad, egg salad, pepperoni chips, cheese chips, fat bombs

DittoDan

JessikaJacobs87 wrote: »

Bacon, for one. And another that stuck out was cream cheese, which I love.

Did I hear you like bacon and cream cheese? Well....check this out:

Bacon Wrapped Baked Stuffed Jalepenos
An Alternative to Batch Cooking
Cream Cheese, Bacon & Chicken

Have fun!
I hope this helps,

Dan the Man from Michigan
It's Ketogenic or Bariatric! How I Found the Ketogenic Diet
Blog #10 Keto: Abbreviations, Acronyms & Terminology Used on the LCD & Keto Discussion Groups
Blog #13 DittoDan's Milestone's, First's And Good Changes Since Starting the Ketogenic Diet

golfgirl99

Avocado on and with everything is a great way for me to get in fats! I am lucky I live in California and have open access to them though! I have never felt better and have never in my 34 years not spent most of my day thinking about food....not untill I started LCHF a month ago! It's been amazing and so have the results! Welcome!

erikgoya

Loads of good info from previous commenters.

Check out the keto FAQ on reddit too if you want (google it), its a nice overview of keto and whatnot.

If you like coffee, check out bulletproof coffee or a variation of it. Its what I use to boost my fat intake in the morning along with my caffeine fix.

Do you have a Pinterest? There are loads of recipes you can find on there that are keto friendly.
Check out caveman keto, and ruledme as well for recipes.

JessikaJacobs87

Thanks everyone! I just went out shopping today and spent 131 dollars on food for my house, with excellent deals on ribeye steaks, pork, fish, and ground beef. I am doing pretty good so far, I am normally under 20g of carbs, never over calories, and I am learning how to read those labels on the back of food to see how much of the calories come from fat. And I have to say that this change is for sure working. I am almost down 10lbs and I have lost a few inches here and there. Some of my friends say they can see the change, which is great inspiration. Others, however, basically yelled at me for choosing Keto because of how little carbs I am eating, since they dont understand how it works. But, as I learn I post articles on my Fb for friends and family to read so they are just as informed, mostly, as I am.