Keto on My Fitness Pal

hunnymoons

I’m going keto to drop these last 20 lbs left, I’ve heard so many things about the keto diet and I’m curious if it’ll work.

I’m just not sure how to calculate net carbs from the nutrition data on My Fitness Pal?

I don’t have premium by the way😅

zeejane03

MFP is not set up to do keto, you'll need to figure out your numbers on your own/using different site's calculators etc.

janejellyroll

Net Carbohydrates are the carbohydrates minus the grams of fiber you've eaten.

NovusDies

You subtract your daily fiber from your daily carbs. MFP does not offer an option to do it for you.

Keep in mind that when you start a low carb program you may lose several pounds of water weight in the first week or so that you will regain once you start eating carbs again. I mention this because with 20 pounds to lose it could seem like you have made a lot of progress very quickly but it is not the progress you are looking for. Fat weight takes longer to lose no matter what method you choose.

Megan_smartiepants1970

there is a script called Greasemonkey that you download to get net carbs ...take a look at my diary if you want

lorrainequiche59

hunnymoons wrote: »

I’m going keto to drop these last 20 lbs left, I’ve heard so many things about the keto diet and I’m curious if it’ll work.

I’m just not sure how to calculate net carbs from the nutrition data on My Fitness Pal?

I don’t have premium by the way😅

Go to Carb Manager...it will calculate calories & macros required based on your individual needs and you can also log your food there...quite an extensive database of foods and net carbs are calculated for you.

Cahgetsfit

there is a competitor app that caters to keto diets - you choose "keto" in the options. it is a very good app, but I like the social aspect of MFP, which this other app doesn't have. it also has really good micronutrient breakdowns.

kshama2001

janejellyroll wrote: »

Net Carbohydrates are the carbohydrates minus the grams of fiber you've eaten.

Yes, OP you could just swap out something you don't need to track for Fiber, put Fiber next to Carbs, and do the math in your head.

You could prelog your day to see if you're on track.

nvmomketo

I just went with total carbs - much easier.

You could always set your carb goal a bit higher than your net carb would be and use a rough estimate