Keto Question

skbkhey
skbkhey Posts: 12 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi All. I have fallen off my diet and lots motivation for a few months and gained additional weight. I am now trying to get my stuff together this time and am hopeful. I am starting the Keto diet but im having a hard time with my Fat intake. I don't eat fish, nuts or avocado. Does anyone havr any suggestions as to how I can meet my Fat intake or how else I could supplement my diet? Also I struggle with accountability and could use motivators to get my stuff together as well. If there is anyone who is on fitbit or would like to be friend on here. Thanks!

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  • HellYeahItsKriss
    HellYeahItsKriss Posts: 906 Member
    Weight loss would probably be less painful doing a lifestyle choice more suited to your eating habits and tastes. Keto has a limited restrictive diet enough but not liking some of the things on an already limited list just makes things harder..
  • FancyPantsFran
    FancyPantsFran Posts: 3,687 Member
    Make sure you are adding and cooking with good fats like coconut oil & olive oil.
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    Join the Low Carber Daily MFP group for more advice and help. They are a good group of people.

    If you are not hitting your fat macro, I would not worry about it. For keto you want to stay under your carb ceiling, usually between 20-50g. Protein is a goal you want to meet or exceed, usually moderate between 20-30% although some go higher. Fat just fills in the rest to saiety. If you are hungry then eat more, if not hungry eat less. If you prefer lean protein, eat that instead.

    For more fat, adding dairy is easy: cheese on veggies or meat, or a dab of butter on a steak or steam beans. Bacon or pepperoni is fatty, and eggs with the yolks. Salad with a full fat dressing or a few olives will increase your fats too.
  • DEBOO7
    DEBOO7 Posts: 245 Member
    Add butter and cheese to meals or coffee with a few teaspoons of cream.
  • Arleigh7
    Arleigh7 Posts: 150 Member
    IF you can afford it look into Jumpstart MD. They recommend the Keto diet and the weekly check in can plus the monthly body composition can be really helpful. But it can cost nearly $350 a month so it's not cheap.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    Your diet is just what you eat, so you can't fall off your diet. If a particular diet is not suitable for you, it's stupid. Don't go on stupid diet. If you eat in a way you like, it will be easier to stick to your calorie target, so you don't have to search for motivation or accountability and waste precious willpower on daily tasks like feeding yourself.
  • ManBehindTheMask
    ManBehindTheMask Posts: 615 Member
    I regularly add a tbsp olive oil to my whey shakes when I haven’t planned so well and my fat intake is looking low
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,426 MFP Moderator
    edited December 2017
    Honestly, the biggest thing I found in my journey was finding a diet that is suitable and aligned to the foods I eat. Trying to follow a prescribed plan that is restrictive and then adding additional restrictions is going to make it even harder to eat. So maybe start with low carb or a more moderate approach. There is no benefit of keto outside of personal adherence that can't be achieved by other diets.

    So the main question is, what foods do you enjoy? Have you tried picking a moderate deficit and incorporating foods you enjoy?
  • 54caligirl
    54caligirl Posts: 4 Member
    Has anyone tried converting ethnic dishes to make them Keto friendly I am just starting on this Ketogenic Lifestyle and I believe it is the best option for my family just havent gotten that far and am curious if anyone has expanded on there culinary adventures using the Keto guidelines.
  • 54caligirl
    54caligirl Posts: 4 Member
    I agree you can add healthy fats to the foods you enjoy to meet your needs and to satisfy yourself.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    54caligirl wrote: »
    Has anyone tried converting ethnic dishes to make them Keto friendly I am just starting on this Ketogenic Lifestyle and I believe it is the best option for my family just havent gotten that far and am curious if anyone has expanded on there culinary adventures using the Keto guidelines.

    What ethnicity? Many dishes that are based around rice or pasta can work if you use vegetables instead of rice or pasta. Something like Ethiopian (I don't think that's what you are talking about, but nice example) is pretty low carb friendly if you skip the injera and use a fork.

    I found it made more sense to me to NOT think about foods as replacements (low carb bread, fake rice, fake potatoes), but that doesn't mean you can't use other foods (like cauliflower) in place of a higher carb food -- I just wouldn't try to tell myself it is rice or potatoes or what not.

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