Keto Day 1
southern_star
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This is my first day fully Keto. It's not as bad as I'd expected. What about day 2?
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Welcome! I'm sure you will jut love it... my advice is to start supplementing your sodium, magnesium, and potassium right from Day 1 - it will help mitigate the "keto flu" symptoms that may come along later (headaches, loose stool, etc...)
I started keto one month ago today, and have lost 22.2 lbs without any extra exercise or effort. If you follow this way-of-eating correctly, it WILL work!
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Stay the course, you can do it! River_Goddess has great points to follow. As you move into keto give it a good month for your body to become really happy with this style of living.1
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I , too, am just starting the keto life style. This is my first day. Good luck on your journey.3
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What were you expecting to be bad?
Maybe we could share if we had those experiences or not and tips ???1 -
Sunny_Bunny_ wrote: »What were you expecting to be bad?
Maybe we could share if we had those experiences or not and tips ???
I get cranky without carbs. Really cranky. The past few days I've been easing off to see how it would effect me. Today I went for it. My carbs in my diary do not reflect net carbs, I was right at the 20g mark.
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Keto since January 1st. You'll get the hang of it.3
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southern_star wrote: »Sunny_Bunny_ wrote: »What were you expecting to be bad?
Maybe we could share if we had those experiences or not and tips ???
I get cranky without carbs. Really cranky. The past few days I've been easing off to see how it would effect me. Today I went for it. My carbs in my diary do not reflect net carbs, I was right at the 20g mark.
I could understand expecting that. I was surprised myself that I didn't feel cranky. I was also able to avoid what people call "keto flu" because I had luckily learned that it's caused by low sodium and I supplemented with salt starting the first day.1 -
Congrats on your first day! I'm only 10 days in but was low carb for a while before. I thought the hardest part would be not having sugar because I'm a total sweets addict but it's been surprisingly easy. I would have started sooner had I known how the cravings would go away. Also didn't get the keto flu though I had to modify my workouts a bit as I lost steam sooner, but that's balancing out now too.2
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I find that the worse off I was with sugar addiction and cravings, the better off my body felt when I dropped them. It was like my body was thanking me for finally listening, and taking the deepest breath and releasing an epic sigh of relief...4
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I'm 1 week in, and day 2 was horrible for me. I had a headache all day, felt light headed, and very fatigued. Watch your electrolytes, that's what helped me. But, I've been fine since day 3... even have a lot more energy! Good luck to you!4
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New to keto here, too -- started about a week ago. Still trying to figure out labeling, etc. I switched to keto from Weight Watchers, which means now little to no fruit (which I love), at least for awhile. I'm pairing keto with an intense circuit training class 4X/week, plus walking. So, many changes. Fingers crossed I have the stamina; I've never worked out this hard, and never have been a heavy meat-eater, so this is different. But, a necessary change. Nice to have discovered this group!
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Be careful of the "keto flu". You'll feel nauseas, fatigued, headaches, and low energy. I've been counting macros for about 6 years now and on low carb high fat and get these symptoms every now and then. It's common when I cycle up and down with higher carbs. Good luck, its the best change ever! Drink chicken broth with salted butter if you feel these symptoms.
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Also, remember that your muscles will have to build new mitochondria, @luvguini ... So in weeks 1-4 or 6, you'll probably have some stamina issues, but after your body builds the new pathways and adapts, your stamina might seem nearly endless!
And definitely sodium up before workouts...and after as needed...3
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