Through time, my appetite has diminished and I actually forget to eat. How long have you been KETO?

SarasKeto4Life wrote: »

Through time, my appetite has diminished and I actually forget to eat. How long have you been KETO?

I think Sara's right. When I first started, I thought I wad going to starve myself. However, over about 2 months time, I realized that I would accidentally skip meals. This is counterintuitive coming from a guy that loved his carbs. I would be hungry every 2 hrs, starving after 3, and getting the shakes after 4. On carbs, I never forgot to eat. With keto, I only eat when I'm actually hungry - and sometimes that means intentionally skipping meals. I keep my caloric intake around 1450 a day.

tribal351 wrote: »

I've been checking out the food diaries of my friends, and I have one question... How do people survive? I'm eating eggs, cheese and sausage every day (a very honest 1400-1500 cals per day with about 10 net carbs) and most diaries that I've read have skipped meals and snacks that cause smaller meals.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing them. I'm just wondering how they eat so little and don't go nuts. I don't have the intestinal fortitude to diet like that.
After reading a few dairies I start thinking that I'm doing something wrong, lol.
Who thinks they have the craziest and least 'normal' food habits?

I think a lot of time ppl forget to log everything. I'm usually pretty faithful or else don't log at all, but when I'm cheating I won't log cheat meals. I eat about 1200-1400 cals a day (I make my goal 2000 so I don't calorie obsess), but I don't really care about them. My real goal is 20-40 carbs. I usually hit around 25 or 30.

I only eat when hungry. So there are days that I only eat one meal. I don't obsess about calories. Do what works for you.

krazyforyou wrote: »

I only eat when hungry. So there are days that I only eat one meal. I don't obsess about calories. Do what works for you.

I agree. I think I have NES (night eating syndrome, Marks Daily Apple has a good article on it). If I skip a meal, I will cheat. It might also have to do with my blood sugar tho, but the important thing is to find what works for you.

I log everything even when I break weak and cheat. It's a psychological thing for me. If I'm logging, I'm less likely to cheat. That's also why my food diary is private, if others are looking, I might lie about what I've eaten just to look good. Yeah ... I've got issues.

I try to eat only when hungry, but it's tough because of meal times for family, or scheduled time for lunch at work. My main focus is staying within my macros and I don't pay that much attention to calories. My meals however are nothing special, and I have a few preferred meals I rotate - it's easier to stay on track.

This is just for ME - I have to log everything or if I begin "forgetting" I will soon begin lying to myself & from past diets I know it is the beginning of the end for ME (other ppl are different) so sometimes I panic when I see my carbs are so much higher than everyone but I take a breath remember 1. I am losing 2. It is going to be a long haul I know that 3. If I lose moderately every week hopefully I won't have so much loose skin a year from now. I am not one of those "It is just food & sometimes you just eat" ppl and know I never will be - it has to be a taste experience each and every meal - I know my shortcomings. We all just have to do what works for us.

I set my target at 1500, but track my daily steps at work and end up eating those calories back too.
Some days I skip breakfast. Need lunch at work just to break up the day. Then supper when I get home.
Not losing much but at least I am not still gaining.
Afraid I will have to drop to 1000 per day and completely give up alcohol to lose the 50 I would like to get rid of.

tribal351 wrote: »

Ah, the fake food bit may be the reason why a couple looked strange. I'm thinking, "hey, I'll take a look at some friends diaries to get some good ideas on diet plans!". Breakfast- rutabagas, chocolate, 1/2 banana, ground cumin, 1/4 cup chitterlings. Nope. No good menu ideas here... Didn't guess that they were throwing food in there just to stop the nagging. Makes sense now, lol.

When I was losing I ate 1500 a day. Now that I'm maintaining I'm eating 1820. It's hard for me to come up with things to eat! Lol, but I kind of HAVE to hit maintenance right now so. Food...lots of food....

Some people don't track all their meals. For example I'll cook a meal that I will have for the next several days for lunch. In the morning I'll have BPC either by itself or with bacon and eggs or with greek yogurt and berries. Then dinner will either be another dinner I have prepped or I will determine when I get home based on the macros and calories I have left. So my diet is very copy/paste with a little variation deepening on what I do for breakfast. So occasionally I won't track a meal if I know it's the exact same as the day before.