New to KETO

Jmcross418

Hey everyone,

Looking for friends on here and any extra tips for the KETO diet. I have PCOS and am giving this a try to help with my symptoms. I'm 30 and it's seeming to get worse and more wearing on my body.

maryde8427

Just sent you a friend request. I'm on low carb.

dm5859

Have you looked at the websites, ruled.me.com or KetoDiet app.com? I started keto about a month ago and I love it. I discovered ruled.me by accident and since then have been making the recipes on there every week. It was hard letting go of that "fat is bad" mentality, but I'm glad I did. Eat that fat to lose the fat. I be sure to keep your sodium, potassium and magnesium levels up. Another good resource is the LCHF group here. Invaluable information. Good luck and stick with it. I know you will see great results.

DonnaAnn64

I'm new to Keto too, I am currently eating low carb, and am not quite sure what the difference between the two woe is.. following

CheekieM0nkey

Hey! I follow a low cawb/keto diet. Always looking for new friends to help motivate each other. Would love to be friends! Hope you don't mind my requesting you.

tiffaninghs

steer clear of those starches and you'll lose weight and cure that pcos!!!

laurafam

Hi everyone my name is laura and started keto a month ago. So far no weight loss even though I'm following my macros and calories needed. I do find that I'm still hungry after eating my 1400 calories. Should I abstain from eating more or eat? Some people say while I keto you eat till you are satisfied. I'm confused

eminah84

I'm fairly new to keto, I started on August 1st and I'm down 15.2 lbs already. I have 45 more to go.

eminah84

laurafam wrote: »

Hi everyone my name is laura and started keto a month ago. So far no weight loss even though I'm following my macros and calories needed. I do find that I'm still hungry after eating my 1400 calories. Should I abstain from eating more or eat? Some people say while I keto you eat till you are satisfied. I'm confused

What are your macros? I weigh 196 and I'm 5'7" and i eat 1370 calories per day split up into 5% carbs, 25% protein and 70% fat. I was really hungry the first week or so but now I have to force myself to eat. What do you eat usually?

lbjourneytobeauty

I'm also finding that I'm still hungry & haven't lost any granted it's only been a week but I've heard ppl say they lost 8 lbs in a week obviously water weight but still .. I feel like keto may not be as good I almost wanna go back to regular healthy eating .

nvdonna

I started low carb on July 5th. I wasn't tracking but was only eating meat , cheese, eggs and veggies so I thought I was doing good. I went online and ordered special low carb bread and baking mix. I was checking labels and only eating foods with low net carbs like powdered peanut butter. Well after a month I weighed exactly the same and I was not in ketosis. I never got that big drop that so many others experience in the first couple weeks. I stuck with it but started gaining. I started doing more research and found the ruled me website. I calculated my macros and started tracking. I cut out alcohol and the low carb bread products. I realized I was eating too many calories and too much protein and not enough fat. I was still in the fat is bad thinking and buying the lean ground turkey instead of ground beef. So I've been tracking for 3 days now and drinking bulletproof coffee and I'm finally in ketosis and starting to lose a few pounds. Started at 185... gained to 188.... this morning I was 181.4. I am 5'4 and 57 years old. I really like my fitness pal for making recipes. I am cooking all the time now but now I am measuring and weighing everything and tracking tracking tracking! I would love to connect on here for support!!

RenaPink11

I've always wondered about Keto, but I'll admit such a high fat content concerns me. Anyone else concerned with it? Heart disease? There's so much information it's confusing.

nvdonna

I think high fat is only bad if you are still eating high carbs as well. Your body uses the carbs for fuel and stores the fat. If you're eating very low carb and you're in ketosis then you're burning the fat and it isn't hurting you. That is my basic understanding.

MamaEagleBoo

I follow a Keto group on FB that is high fat (however the fat on your body is taken into consideration) under 20 carbs, moderate protein and enough fat to keep you from being hungry. It's a science. I was doing low carb but really stalled out, this woe seems to work better for me.

NitrogenB

Been Keto since 7/8/17 and down 22lbs. Feel so good. Let mw know if you have any questions.

NitrogenB

laurafam wrote: »

Hi everyone my name is laura and started keto a month ago. So far no weight loss even though I'm following my macros and calories needed. I do find that I'm still hungry after eating my 1400 calories. Should I abstain from eating more or eat? Some people say while I keto you eat till you are satisfied. I'm confused

Sounds like you might not be getting enoufh fat.

KetoPhillip

I love this new way of living 23lbs 16 days. Hope everyone great results

meganbayramoff12

Fellow PCOS sufferer here. I just started keto and would love some friends! Feel free anyone to add me

jelizabeth713

Hypothyroid here. 3.5 months into keto and 20 lbs down, I've hit my goal weight. Add me!

RenaPink11

nvdonna wrote: »

I think high fat is only bad if you are still eating high carbs as well. Your body uses the carbs for fuel and stores the fat. If you're eating very low carb and you're in ketosis then you're burning the fat and it isn't hurting you. That is my basic understanding.

Thank you for the clarification

belleflop

I've been low carb/keto for awhile now. Feel free to add me. I enjoy sharing low carb recipes and keeping others motivated. My diary is open to the public always.

ladipoet

Hello and welcome! I suggest you check out the following main low carber daily forum group here in MFP. It's where most of Ketophiles tend to hang out:

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/discussions/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group