Ketogenic Diet

I've been doing keto for 5.5 months (started January 20th of this year) and it's going great. I've lost 60 lbs. in that time, improved a lot of my blood work, gone off some medication, and I have people ask about my skin/hair routine all the time because my skin and hair look so much better and healthier. Feel free to add me as a friend

I'm also on it. Lost about 50 lbs at my max, but I'm frequently travelling which makes it hard to stay in keto. When I'm home I'm keto though! I do a 10/60/30 ratio so I'm a bit less strict with carbs.

Diary is open.

I am really hoping for the mental part of this as well! We can do it together!

AT GOAL WEIGHT...
5'4" 128 Lbs. at GOAL Weight.. FINALLY....Been High Carb Low Calorie for 10 years.. lost 30 lbs. .. started at 150..and got stuck with a low calorie high carb yo yo starving all the time horrible situation.. 1 month ago I switched to PALEO.... I am not hungry anymore and i eat more calories and lost like 7 lbs... super happy with my 128.... Recently i read about KETO.. love it even more then paleo since i heard it has many benefits including even more hunger control and health.... which is my goal since i want to go to gym everyday again and being HIGH CARB in the past would make me overeat on gym days....... I go on vacation on Wednesday..

MY QUESTION IS. once you are at your goal.. will KETO strict help you lose an extra 3 lbs in 3 days .. or is that just crazy.. like if i do a 1000 calorie 10% carb 30% protien and 60%fat.. i know i might have some alcohol on my trip and maybe a few bites of dessert and dont feel like stressing over BLOW up weight since i will be in a bathing suit.. so like i want a 3 lbs. cushion.

Hubby and I are starting keto this week. Would love to keep up with you all. I need some accountability. Soon to be 40 (next week, ack!) mom of an almost 3 yo daughter and almost 2 yo son, working full time outside of the home so it's been way too easy to use the 'too busy' excuse in the past. Yes, life is chaotic right now but I NEED to make this a priority.

If i would just always login and put what i eat, i would probably NEVER gain weight... i just underestimate hidden calories or carbs or whatever.... its so hard at this age to maintain any type of weight loss....

I just started Ketogenic diet about two weeks ago. I am down about 6 lbs and have about 52 lbs to get to my goal. I am looking for those that want share ideas and support. Let's do this together.

Hi Everyone,
Are any of you doing the Ketogenic Diet? If so how is it going, how long have you been doing it, and let's provide support and recipes.
Thanks

IVe been doing it since november i havent lost as much weight as you but i have lost 4 inches....I dont know what counts Ive been really bad lately since 5th of july we had nonstop company since the 20th and now today ive been very good will see i hope i didnt mess it up

Been keto-ing for.....I think a year now? I started at 165 lbs. I got down to 135 and have been gaining and losing the same 5 lbs for MONTHS now. I think what might be the culprit is sugar-free candies that I get from the dollar store, gum and snacking on a tablespoon or two of peanut butter during the day.....ugh. I need to really buckle down. I want to be 120 lbs by Halloween or at least before that, which is my first wedding anniversary. I want to be a hot zombie this year!

if you read paleo blogs you will see that the SUGAR free stuff actually does not work how we think... since its not natural, i think it like does something where it raises your blood sugar making you more hungry... my husband stopped drinking diet coke like 15 years ago just because we read so much about it and lost like 10 lbs immediatly.. and it was ZERO calories..

I am. It's been going good. I started on September 19, 2013, and I don't know how much I weighed when I started but I was surely above 400 lbs. I wore a size 54 pants and a size 4xl shirt. Now, a size 46 pant is loose on me, I wear a 2xl, and I weigh 345 as of last Friday. Skin improved a lot. Totally clear now. I had rough dark flaky patches all over, but a month into the diet everything faded away. I feel better and have energy to go jogging almost every day (something I would've never imagined doing last year).

Hi there! I no longer do the Keto thing, I just couldn't keep it up - BUT I wanted to let you all know that if you go to groups and search " keto" here, you will find some really active groups with tons of members and info. I found them very helpful :happy:

A ketogenic diet is always my last resort, when I am not able to drop the pounds otherwise. I think I have an addiction problem with carbs. I cannot control my portions when I eat carbs and always seem to eat too much for my size and age.
The ketogenic diet works for me because I am not really a meat eater and after a few days on mostly protein and fat, I eat like chicken, eggs, turkey, shrimps and very little vegetables and salads and no fruits and no rice, pasta, bread or anything else with flour or starch in it., my hunger is gone and I even forget eating meals. I also do not look forward to eating, so the diet is pretty effective for me. Of course I cannot stay very long on it because I crave my fruits and nuts and yogurt etc. But I will stay on the strict ketogenic diet to drop my first 10 pounds and hopefully will be able to lose the remaining ten by exercising much more.

Is there a specific A ketogenic diet that everyone is fallowing? or amount of carbs that everyone is eating? I understand the concept of the diet but no idea how many carbs should I be limited too.

We are the same height, but I am much older. I only started to have weight problems after menopause and went on a ketogenic diet several times. I always drop weight easily and I am not hungry, but after a few days I start hating the food and only the weight loss keeps me going. The moment I add carbs I gain weight. What has been working for me in the past years was bike riding every day for hours. As I am retired I can do that. But if for some reason I cannot ride every day for hours I put on weight. It is a vicious cycle, because if I do not bike so much I eat more and the wrong stuff. So at the moment I have to get rid of twenty pounds, the result of eating too much bread, dessert and cakes. My goal weight is 116, this is where I feel the best and have the most energy, but it is hard to get there.

I've been living the keto lifestyle since October. Dropped 86 lbs.

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Thats amazing.. are you in maintenance yet.. how do you plan to maintain