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Hi Everyone, my name is Nix and hubby and I are starting Keto for the first time today. We are excited and looking forward to it. I have tons of weight to lose and hubby only a small amount. We are not hooked on sugar so we think this diet will be good for us. However, I am a salt carb addict and will need to stem my cravings for snacks that are fried and salty. Any tips would be most welcomed. We have read alot about this diet on various sites and seems like they contradict each other alot. Guess we will have to just work it out ourselves based on what works for us. Happy to find kindred spirits to chat with. Please provide any tips you think important. Good luck everyone with your struggles.........
You don't have to give up your fried and salty... You actually need to increase your salt while you begin so you don't get the dreaded keto flu... Also you need 70 to 75% fat for this so choose your favorite healthy oil you can make cheese chips you can make any kind of chips just not with potatoes... There's many recipes that are keto friendly just Google keto chips recipes and I bet you you would find a lot... Welcome aboard and look forward to seeing your success0 -
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My name is Jen and I'm about to start the Keto Diet tomorrow. I have done a lot of research about it and heard and seen a lot of success stories about how the Keto diet help with weight loss, improve moods and lower graving. After much thought, I decided to do the Keto diet. I am still having trouble with my macros and adjusting the protein, fat, and carbohydrates around since on here and on another website, it gives me different numbers for it. I am hopeful that this diet helps me lose weight and control my cravings for sweets and salty foods.0 -
Hi all! I have been back and forth with keto for several weeks, but have yet to get into ketosis. I usually fall off the wagon by the weekend! But, I'm trying again this week with a different start, I fasted for day 1 only eating 500 calories for dinner. I hope this kicks me into ketosis a bit faster so I start to feel the burn! I am sadly the heaviest I have ever been and have a long weight loss journey ahead of me. Hoping this group will help motivate me!0
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Salutations, Everyone...I'm Teresa. I've been doing keto for two weeks (the first week was more of a learning process while I figured out calories, carbs, fat, protein, etc...the second week, I think I had a better handle on it). I've lost 10lbs, more importantly I've lost 1" from my hips, and 2" from my waist, so far! I am really excited by the progress already, though I know this will slow down as time wears on...
I never had trouble with my weight until I turned 35...my age combined with my profession (I'm a chef) was trouble...My weight creeped up until I reached my highest-ever weight. I quit my job, and found a new one with the regional food bank (so in love with my job, it ain't funny lol), and now have better work/life balance to focus a bit of time on myself and getting healthy (and thinner, dammit...!)
My goal is a comfortable size 8, as I am a very snug size 14 now...I don't care what my scale says once this is all said and done, provided my Levi's fit!
Keto has been a much easier eating plan to stick to, and enjoy -a life without bacon and butter just isn't worth living, lol! I have a doctor's appointment in mid-September, so I am looking forward to getting my labs drawn to make sure I am healthy on the inside, too. I've had fun playing with recipes, and experimenting with coconut flour, as well as learning about the science behind keto.
I'm looking forward to checking out the threads here to learn more about the ups and downs of keto, and learning how others cope with some of the struggles, and especially new recipes to try!0 -
I think keto will be a great fit for you. I always think of what a chef on TV said "fat equals flavor". I can have all the good fat, meat and with some limits veggies I want. Bread and potatoes are difficult to fit in any diet anyway.0
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Hi! My name is Marilee and I started Keto 16 days ago. So far so good minus a few days with a terrible headache. I Started keto for blood sugar reasons. I had them under control and was doing great the beginning of the year but from March to June I gained about 20 lbs... I started all my old habits again. Trying to not let that happen again this time, and the concept fits well into what the men in my life like to eat for dinner anyways. Btw- I have had perfect blood sugars every since day four!1
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elfkinbaby wrote: »Hi! My name is Marilee and I started Keto 16 days ago. So far so good minus a few days with a terrible headache. I Started keto for blood sugar reasons. I had them under control and was doing great the beginning of the year but from March to June I gained about 20 lbs... I started all my old habits again. Trying to not let that happen again this time, and the concept fits well into what the men in my life like to eat for dinner anyways. Btw- I have had perfect blood sugars every since day four!
It took me about a month to feel settled in on keto. I was struggling to run without frequent walk breaks. I was not sure if it was the change in diet or that I was just starting to run regularly again. My weight and beer gut are shrinking. This week I have been able to run 4.3 miles without walking so I feel like I am over the hump. Enjoying everything about keto at this point. Total loss since 7/10 is 15 pounds and I am enjoying not counting calories. I eat when I am hungry.1 -
I'm Jeremy.
I got serious about Keto at the end of June not to just lose weight but to help with inflammation and migraines as I've got several things ranging from metabolic issues, autoimmune issues, arthritis, and lifelong chronic pain and migraines.
June 28th I weighed an even 280. This morning I'm 241.6 so I'd say it's working so far. Migraines have eased up a bit and the inflammation especially in my hands has lessened a bit. Pain levels are about the same but perhaps that'll change eventually. I'm one of those invisible illness folks who appear healthy on the outside because I've spent my entire life hiding it from nearly everyone but it's bad enough now that I'm basically a recluse except on good days and those are few and far between nowadays.
Because I'm severely mobility limited most of the time I've always eaten a somewhat calorie restricted diet averaging somewhere around 1250 - 1500 calories most days before keto. I've cut it to around 1000 and some days it's even less with two or three days where I've gone over but never hitting my net carb limit. As I've previously had heart issues, kidney issues, heat stroke, etc when I was in my early 20s and a host of other things I've always stayed hydrated. I've never been binge eater and I seldom feel the need to grab a small snack so frankly this has been a cake walk so far. Plus, I'm never hungry now. I didn't even realize yesterday that I did a 24 hour fast until dinner last night.
Before Keto my go-to snacks were already things like pickles, chicharrón, and kimchi - yeah, I'm weird, too. Never been a sweets eater. Oh, and I love black coffee. I think the only things I'll miss are corn tortillas and fried rice. But I can still have my carnitas when I feel well enough to make a batch.
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Hello everyone! My name is LaToya and I am returning to MFP. I have been wanting to try the keto lifestyle and have several co-workers who are working the plan and it is going very well for them. I do have some hesitation because I do not do dairy or eggs (and a few other things). I look forward to learning and my husband is on-board and very supportive! I also have PCOS so if any of you ladies have PCOS and have been successful with keto - please share your story with me!!!!1
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Hello I’m Kaitlyn! I started keto back in January and lost 20 pounds the first two months. Unfortunately after that I fell off the keto diet. I started back up about a month ago, but sadly not seeing any results so any suggestions and tips would be great!1
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Hi My name is Monica and I am planning on starting Keto next week. My sister-in-law convinced me to try it. She lost over 100 lbs in one year and feels so much healthier. I have tried so many ways to lose weight but always steered away from Keto because I love bread and rice! But I am going to give it a try and hopefully it will become a way of life.3
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My wife and I are wanting to do Keto but I would like to learn more before starting it. I have been Intermittent Fasting for a couple weeks and been dieting or (Life Change) since June 10, 2018 and have lost 41 pounds so far. Keto sometimes seems easy and sometimes seems real difficult, lol. I would like to combine my Fasting with Keto when I figure out how to do this. I also have issues getting my Macros and Calories to match up as well.
In addition, I am diabetic 2, my blood sugars were through the roof before I started my life changing food habits. Blood sugars anywhere from 250 to 500, toes going numb and eye sight getting worse. Since I started my life change my sugars have gone down to about 130 to 157 and now with Intermittent Fasting My sugars have gone down during fasting= 90's and during eating= 120's. Life saving numbers for sure.2 -
Hi all hoping to get some help for my husband who has gone keto to help his diabetes. He hates cruciferous veg. I would be grateful for any help on how to hide the veges.
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Hello! Been on ketosis before, starting again this week, today. Fingers crossed I stay committed this time. 😬1
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Hello, my name is Sheila. I am, I guess you, could say pre-keto, I had read that there were things you should be aware of before starting so that is where I am at. I’m gathering tips, tricks, recipes and meal plans. I started being more mindful of my eating habits 6-8 mo this ago and have already increased water consumption and cut out a lot of carbs. From what I’ve read so far, I think moving into a keto diet will be “tweaking” my current eating habits as opposed to a radical change.
I have a large amount of weight to lose, total goal is 150+ lbs so I will definitely be incorporating exercise as well (I’m looking at the aqua fit programs). My first focus will be on diet though and I’m looking to have meals planned out for next week!1 -
Hi all
also a newbie. just finished the first week (lost 6.6lbs!) most likely water weight, but hey - a win is a win!
70lbs to go (SW 247 - GW 176)
It's taken quite a bit to try and balance the 5%, 75%, 25% ratios - particularly calories vs carbs (I'm aiming for 1600 calories per day) so I'm definitely open to some ideas. At the moment I'm filling in the gaps with fat bombs. I love them, but yeah - I dont plan on carrying them around for ever and would like to find real foods to fill those gaps.
So far I'm absolutely loving it and not finding it difficult at all. I'm just obsessed with logging everything and trying to find the perfect balance.
Nice to be in the group!
We have abt the same goal. You will do great!!2 -
traskinner wrote: »Hi, my name is Traci and I started Keto and Intermittent Fasting on June 18th of this year. To date, I am down 22 pounds and was just told by a friend about my fitness pal, so today is my first day here. I was searching for others who are on this path and so grateful to have found the group.
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Hello! My name is Carlee and I live in Queensland, Australia. I am originally from the US. I moved here in 2014 to join my LDR boyfriend who is now my husband.
I have been heavy pretty much all of my life. I remember my 7th grade PE teacher telling me at a class weigh in that I weighed 190 pounds. That was the first time I ever really paid attention when I was weighed. My weight over the years only climbed up. I didn't really seem to care what or how much I ate. If I wanted to eat it, I ate it.
In 2009 my first husband divorced me because after 5 years I still could not get pregnant. Not only was I morbidly obese but I had also been diagnosed with PCOS shortly after marriage. He decided having children was more important to him than being with me. That pretty much not only made me feel like I was worthless to any man, but also made me never want to have kids anyway because why should that be all I was good for?
I am now married to a wonderful man who not only knows all about my struggles and defeats, he also accepts the fact that we may never have children. We are in our 40s and pretty set in our quiet lifestyle. We do love children and will spoil our nieces and nephews but having our own just isn't plausible.
I went to the doctor at the end of April this year because I'd started to have severe pain in my back that just wasn't going away. I was taking ibuprofen like it was candy every day for weeks and I'd tried to talk to a few massage therapists because I figured I'd just pulled something when I'd been scrubbing the bathroom floors one day. None of them would touch me because I'd also mentioned a sensation of numbness near the location. They told me I should get it checked first. The doctor sent me off to have a CAT scan done of my back. She also wanted to get a sonogram of my tummy because I also happen to have a hernia caused by gall bladder removal surgery back in 2001. I was living in the US at the time of the gall bladder surgery and couldn't even afford it at the time let alone to go back later to have the hernia fixed. She also had my bloods checked for a few things.
When I went back to her a week later, she told me the cat scan found I have osteoarthritis in my lower back on the right side and that it's very pronounced between vertebrae sections 1 through 5. She sent in a referral to our local hospitals surgical unit for my hernia and she gave me my blood tests results. I have type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. She put me on 2000 mg metformin that also has 5 mg dapagliflozin for the diabetes, 4 mg perindopril for the blood pressure and 145 mg lipidil for the high cholesterol. I was also told that I am deficient in vitamins D and B12. I asked about my thyroid because it was a worry and she said that everything else seemed to check out fine. After she told me what prescriptions she was giving me, I asked her what was she going to give me for my back and she said there was nothing she could give. I asked her what should I do then and she told me that the only thing she could tell me was to lose weight. She also said she was going to refer me to a dietitian and a physio.
As soon as my husband and I left the doctors office, we went to the nearest chemist to fill the scripts. As they were ringing us up, I just stood there staring blankly. I was freaking out inside. My doctor had just put me on 2000 mgs of metformin and that seemed a bit excessive. It scared me to death thinking that if they didn't work, the next thing would have to be needles for the rest of my life. And my back was killing me and I was so tired of having to take pain meds several times a day just so I could sit comfortably or even sleep! A switch flipped in my head then.
I had no clue at all about keto at first. I just new that I needed to DRASTICALLY drop my carbs down, fast. I began tossing things out of my pantry and stopped buying chips, crackers, potatoes, rice, sweets, anything that I knew had a ton of carbs in it. 2 weeks later one of my sister in laws noticed what I was doing and she told me about keto. She and my brother in law had apparently been doing it for several months and they were looking wonderful! They hadn't needed to lose very much at all but she wanted to look and feel better so he joined her to support her and found he quite enjoyed how it made him feel as well. She sent me some information and added me to a FB group for Australians eating LCHF. My research and the groups I joined took off like a wild storm. I was so super excited by everything I was seeing and reading and just soaked up as much information as possible. Since I'd already pretty much limiting my carbs, limiting them even further was no problem. Figuring out the fats and proteins was a little tricky but think I have it down for the most part.
I officially started keto/LCHF on April 26, 2018. Since then I have lost 12 kilo (26.5 pounds) according to my weigh in on Wednesday morning. I weigh myself every Wednesday morning and then I post a weekly update on my FB wall. I do that to not only help keep myself accountable but also as my own personal journey journal of sorts. Apparently I am also inspiring a few of my friends to also look at their own wellness and make goals. I've had a few tell me I should start a blog. I am a bit shy about doing that though. It just seems crazy to me that I'd have anything that strangers would want to read on a weekly basis LOL!
So yeah, there's me. Sorry, I ramble sometimes and I love to write. So....yeah lol!
I also struggle with PCOS and other things but was able to get pregnant with metformin and clomid some fertility meds. It is possible. Another reason why i started keto other than loose weight is to get off the meds and have more kids naturally. I choose to believe that you will be able to have babies once your health will get better.0 -
Hi! My name is Trisha, I started Keto May 15th! I wanted to lose 25lbs for my wedding at the end of June. I was super strict and dropped 10lbs. I don’t work out but take walks for activity. I have continued to loose but not quickly. I’m down 13lbs now. I just decided to come in here to see if I should start counting my macros to see if that would get that last 10 lbs off. I love Keto as a sustainable way of eating but I’m feeling a little defeated.0
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Hi I'm Jo and been keto 4 years. I have lost 300lbs and loving my new life. Been on fittnesspal over a year but kept myself to myself really. Mainly has I was fed up of people telling me that Keto was bad for me lol. Have a fantastic day everyone xx I'm also Dyslexic so sorry if spelling or grammar gets messed up. 3
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HI, my name is Kristi and I have been doing lazy Keto since June. I have lost 17 pounds since April, but 14 since June when I started Keto style. Last week I didn't lose a pound, instead gained one and was super Keto lazy so I am looking for a group with some support. Open to any new friends. My starting weight was 194, today I am 178. I am 46 and fairly muscular so my goal weight right now is 150.1
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My name is Leslie and this is my second week on Keto. So far I am loving it. I do not feel deprived and I have lost 3.2lbs which I think is great considering I am not exercising and I am eating lots of bacon! Haha I love the Keto community (I have been lurking in the background learning and taking notes for a while now) and I have embraced it as a lifestyle change. after trying so many other diets and not being able to adapt to the lifestyle change I believe that this one will be the one I'll be able to stick to for the rest of my life. I am doing this for myself first and my family second. I truly believe that if you don't take care of yourself first it will be difficult to take care of others. I want to be able to do the things I used to do when I was fitter and healthier, as my child is getting older and I need to catch up with him soon. I'm looking forward to learning from all of you. Keto on!1 -
HI, I started my keto journey on July 16, 2018. I had quit smoking over a year ago and gained 30 lbs. I've done pretty well so far. I'm learning new things daily, most importantly is each of us loses at a different pace
I stick to the basics that's what has worked for me. Sw 172 Cw 147 #ketolife1 -
frankiem1207 wrote: »HI, I started my keto journey on July 16, 2018. I had quit smoking over a year ago and gained 30 lbs. I've done pretty well so far. I'm learning new things daily, most importantly is each of us loses at a different pace
I stick to the basics that's what has worked for me. Sw 172 Cw 147 #ketolife
LOL. Your avatar brought a huge grin. Go NC State and Hawkeyes. 0 -
I started keto today, after reading up on it for the past few weeks. I have had persistent back pain since January, which has forced me to stop my usual 3-4 day/week bootcamp classes. Needless to say, I have put on some weight and don't have the same level of energy as I once did. Hoping keto will put me back on track, while I work on fixing my back.1
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Hi, I'm Denise. I've been on keto for almost a month. I feel great and have lost about 8 pounds of water weight. I have autoimmune and I'm hoping the ketogenic diet will help with some of the symptoms that occur. This past week I have altered my macros and updated my weight ticker to zero so I can start fresh and see more results. While my body is becoming more keto-adapted, my skin has cleared up and I feel sharper and have more energy. I truly believe sugar has been such a poison in my body for so long and I didn't even know it. I'm so glad to be here with all of you and learning more about this journey.1
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Welcome new too third weigh in for me down 14.5, Feel much better too.1
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Hi!! New to Keto concept and believe a support group will be helpful in getting going.1
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Hey y'all I'm Laura. I've had real success on keto and I've also fallen off. I start back tomorrow. I am trying to drop about 45 lbs before new years!0
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Hello everyone! I'm Carol (or Faithy), I'm 34 and live in Wisconsin. I'm new to keto, only about a week in. (I started last Tuesday.) I started the keto diet after a friend of mine had been raving about how much it's improved his (and his wife's) lives, and then shortly after, my new doctor recommended it to me to help me with my weight. I had dieted and counted calories before using MFP, so I figured if I was going to buckle down and diet, I would return to this site and use it again to help me on this new journey. So far, so good. I lost 15 lbs already and feel amazing! Looking forward to hopefully more of the same!
I'm an open book, so anything you want to know, feel free to ask. 1
