New keto dieter on MFP

Hey all,

Just a new user intro here. I'm kind of a private person, so you won't see my photo or real name around - it's just how I've always rolled on the Internet. Heck, I debated even revealing I was female, but it just doesn't make sense to leave that out for some posts.

Uhh so I am middle-aged and female. My fiance and I are both on the keto diet. He's been on it for a while and lifts weights. He's had AMAZING results. A couple co-workers were also on the keto diet with great results, so here I am hopping on board.

I was a seafood vegetarian for 26 years because of taste/texture preferences.
I was dairy-free for 10 years because of adult-onset severe lactose intolerance.
I've been gluten-free for a few years as well - my father had coeliac's disease and for my mother, it's an asthma trigger. I won't discuss what happens to me when I have gluten/wheat products. It isn't pretty.
I've historically had issues with medically low potassium.
I turned all that on its head last October and started eating pork, chicken, and dairy again. Somehow, the dairy isn't causing an issue anymore. I'm still leaving the wheat out, though!

I take a few different OTC supplements and kind of tend to use food as medicine where possible. For example, I have Bigelow Lemon Ginger Probiotic tea instead of just taking some probiotic supplements. When I'm sick, I like to have tea or soup with fresh sage in it as a natural antibiotic.

I have joint problems and walk with a cane. When I started the new diet in October, I started exercising as well so I could get stronger. I still use the cane for balance, but now I can actually do squats! It's amazing. When I was in my early 20s, I remember squatting down to have a photo taken with my little girl...and I needed help getting back up again. I wasn't even that overweight back then. In fact, I started having trouble with my knees when I was 16 years old and weighed only 105 lbs (I was 5'5" but seem to have lost an inch along the way), so can't really blame it on the extra weight I've put on since then.

My Fitness Pal has been a really great resource when it comes to tracking what I eat and making sure I stay on track with my macros for the day. It's really easy to see on the website, for example, how much fat and protein I still need to have and how many calories I have left. The android app makes it easy to see a pie chart with my daily percentages to make sure I'm still close to 70% fat / 25% protein / 5% carbs for the keto diet to work.

Anyways. Uh, hi. Nice to meet you all.

-T.