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Low Carb/Keto Friends?
meltingshelly
Posts: 8 Member
Hello there! Any low carb or keto goers here?! If so, add me! I am motivating and I could use the motivation too.
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Hello Melting Shelly, I started Paleo just over two weeks and actually love it. I'm not familiar with Keto, but regardless would love the add, motivation and support.
Peace~3 -
Hey starting keto and would love the help and motivation!7
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Love to have some keto friends! Add me up!7
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I'm a failing attempt at keto ... but if love any new friends !3
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Hello and welcome! I suggest you check out the following main low carber daily forum group here in MFP. It's where most of us Ketophiles (low carbers) tend to hang out:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/discussions/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group8 -
New keto person over here! Convincing my parents that full fat food is better for me than 0% fat foods is a struggle of mine, add me up for motivation7
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Keto 4 weeks been awesome so far. Testing with blood and glucose meter. 15 lbs so far11
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Been low carbing for about 3 weeks now...scales say I'm losing about 5 pounds a week so far...feel free to add me as well, could use the insights from those more experienced.9
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Here's a stupid question...has anyone found that after cutting their carbs significantly, that they have become sleepy nearly all of the time? I know their is the "carb flu", but this is something different...if I sit for more than a couple of minutes, I become so sleepy I can't stand it. Took a nearly 3 hour nap last night, then went to bed, slept for nearly 6 hours, and after sitting still for a couple of minutes, I'm sleepy again...1
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I have had that same issue lately2
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Classic electrolyte imbalance symptoms. Salt, salt, salt STAT!! It's one of THE MOST COMMON MISTAKES newbies make...they always underestimate the amount of sodium/potassium their bodies need when they try Keto. Your body will require between 3000-5000mg every day. Some individuals (like me, for example) find that their bodies require even more than than (my body likes between 6000-8000mg every day). Eat pickles or olives, Drink pickle juice. Salt your food as heavily as you can tolerate it. Dissolve a bouillon cube in the appropriate amount of water and drink 2 cubes per day (this is usually the easiest method).10
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I'd like to have more friends too!2
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Classic electrolyte imbalance symptoms. Salt, salt, salt STAT!! It's one of THE MOST COMMON MISTAKES newbies make...they always underestimate the amount of sodium/potassium their bodies need when they try Keto. Your body will require between 3000-5000mg every day. Some individuals (like me, for example) find that their bodies require even more than than (my body likes between 6000-8000mg every day). Eat pickles or olives, Drink pickle juice. Salt your food as heavily as you can tolerate it. Dissolve a bouillon cube in the appropriate amount of water and drink 2 cubes per day (this is usually the easiest method).
Who would have thought that salt would be causing me to be so sleepy? LOL3 -
I need keto friends3
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What qualifies as low carb?0
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Classic electrolyte imbalance symptoms. Salt, salt, salt STAT!! It's one of THE MOST COMMON MISTAKES newbies make...they always underestimate the amount of sodium/potassium their bodies need when they try Keto. Your body will require between 3000-5000mg every day. Some individuals (like me, for example) find that their bodies require even more than than (my body likes between 6000-8000mg every day). Eat pickles or olives, Drink pickle juice. Salt your food as heavily as you can tolerate it. Dissolve a bouillon cube in the appropriate amount of water and drink 2 cubes per day (this is usually the easiest method).
Thank for this! I've been having exactly the same issue.3 -
I'm just starting out with Keto... would love some new friends for motivation and inspiration2
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Hello and welcome! I suggest you check out the following main low carber daily forum group here in MFP. It's where most of us Ketophiles (low carbers) tend to hang out:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/discussions/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group
Hi ladipoet I have requested to join your group I hope I can join need help and motivation! Thank you xx
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@helenwest39750 ...it's not "my" group in the sense you mean it, but I am a member of that group and I'm sure one of the group moderators will approve your request to join. See you on the LCHF boards soon.2
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MrsBeccaM5 wrote: »What qualifies as low carb?
@MrsBeccaM5 ...there is quite a range to what low carb is. Generally speaking, eating 150g/carbs or less per day is considerd "low carb." Eating 20-50/g carbs per day is considered eating Keto low carb levels. Eating very low carb (VLC) is the equivalent of eating 5-10g/carbs per day or less (think carnivore Keto). Hope this info is helpful.4 -
Hello there! I'm also keto/low carb. Trying to get back on track. Feel free to add me as a friend if you want
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Hi, I'm newer to keto. Welcome to add me too :-)1
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MrsBeccaM5 wrote: »What qualifies as low carb?
@MrsBeccaM5 ...there is quite a range to what low carb is. Generally speaking, eating 150g/carbs or less per day is considerd "low carb." Eating 20-50/g carbs per day is considered eating Keto low carb levels. Eating very low carb (VLC) is the equivalent of eating 5-10g/carbs per day or less (think carnivore Keto). Hope this info is helpful.
I try to eat under 100g of carbs a day, but I'm definitely not keto. I'm usually around 80g on average.1 -
I'm back on low carb again myself, feel free to add me!1
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Here's a stupid question...has anyone found that after cutting their carbs significantly, that they have become sleepy nearly all of the time? I know their is the "carb flu", but this is something different...if I sit for more than a couple of minutes, I become so sleepy I can't stand it. Took a nearly 3 hour nap last night, then went to bed, slept for nearly 6 hours, and after sitting still for a couple of minutes, I'm sleepy again...
I've been struggling with doing this for the last three months and I just NOW realized that I might be so exhausted all day because I don't have enough carbs. I'm painfully tired when I wake up, even if I go to sleep at 8 or 9 (super early for me). I thought maybe because I've been working so much lately that was the only reason. I don't know why I didn't even connect the two before.0 -
annax3belle wrote: »Here's a stupid question...has anyone found that after cutting their carbs significantly, that they have become sleepy nearly all of the time? I know their is the "carb flu", but this is something different...if I sit for more than a couple of minutes, I become so sleepy I can't stand it. Took a nearly 3 hour nap last night, then went to bed, slept for nearly 6 hours, and after sitting still for a couple of minutes, I'm sleepy again...
I've been struggling with doing this for the last three months and I just NOW realized that I might be so exhausted all day because I don't have enough carbs. I'm painfully tired when I wake up, even if I go to sleep at 8 or 9 (super early for me). I thought maybe because I've been working so much lately that was the only reason. I don't know why I didn't even connect the two before.
Maybe it is the other way... I was feeling more energetic then I had in quite a while when I was on my 3rd and 4th weeks of Keto, but I slipped up and have had some carbs slipping in and my fat intake dropped a bit and I have been dragging since. Need to keep the fat burning engine fueled!3 -
Been doing keto for 2 months and I'm 30 lbs down! I'd love to have more keto/LC friends. 3
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Just starting g low crab/keto...any tips?2
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Hey guys! Just saw all of the replies to this! You are all awesome and feel free to add me!1
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