KETO DIET

mramtz54

Any recommendations on the KETO diet, best practices? Things to avoid?

Diatonic12

Those are some loaded questions. There are some expert keto advocates here that can give you some good advice. If you hit the search button and ask these questions you will find almost all of your answers. May you find what you're looking for.

psuLemon

Do your research before you even start. If you don't have a solid grasp on the diet, than it will only cause you a lot of issues.


In general, keep carbs below 50g (could be higher if you are active). Most keep them between 20-50g. Keep protein moderately high, especially during dieting. In general, it should be around 1.5-2.2g/kg of bw or a good goal is .8 to 1g per lb of your goal weight. Third, sodium consumption should be 3500mg+. I generally like it when i am closer to 5000mg. And lastly, and I can't stress this, don't worry where fat falls out. So many people focus way too much on get more and more fat, that it can lead to over eating.

mramtz54

Thank you all

tayusuki

If you feel sluggish, it's not a guaranteed symptom of keto and people tap out.

Electrolytes are important and not enough will cause fatigue, headaches, body aches, etc. Keep up that sodium and supplement potassium and magnesium if you feel icky. (Look up keto-ade for an easy way to do so).

Roy1C

This app is very helpful in being able to track a diet with 75% fat, 20% protein and 5% carbs which is a Keto diet target. Logging everything you consume is a real eye opener. Best of luck!

ultra_violets

I can't recommend Dr. Ken Berry's channel on youtube highly enough. It was a valuable resource for me when I started keto five months ago, and still is. He's a real M.D. practicing in Tennessee who has done keto successfully himself, and his videos are entertaining and informative. If you can think of a question, he's got an answer!

https://www.youtube.com/user/KenDBerry

There's also lots of channels with great keto recipes, like Headbanger's Kitchen, Keto Connect and CJ's Keto Kitchen. Good luck!