New to the Keto diet

kalliegirl20
kalliegirl20 Posts: 3 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I am just starting on the Keto diet. What are some tips or suggestions you have for me? Also any good recipes that you love?
Thanks!!

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  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    If you don't get any answers here, join this group: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum

    Lots of info there.
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    The group mentioned above has great resources. There is also a Keto MFP subgroup that is very good.

    My tip is to increase sodium to at least 3000-5000 mg a day. If you don't you'll end up with an electrolyte imbalance (often called Keto flu) which is entirely preventable. There is 2300 mg of sodium in a tsp of salt, so you need roughly 2tsp of salt a day. People get that by liberally salting food and drinking salty broth, eating half a teaspoon of salt with water a coupl of times a day, making salty ketoade, or eating salt tablets.

    I also recommend keeping protein moderate to high to help with satiety and preventing lean tissue loss; about 25-35% while losing is best.

    Eat normal foods and don't add extra fats unless you have a very lean food. Fat calories add up quickly.

    Good luck.
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