Starting keto

Awesome! I practice keto/IF...not 100% committed, my food diary reflects that..hehehe! My advice, do your research, lots of great info, and not so great info. If you get what I mean... know your goal, why you are choosing keto, benefits/cons..etc..just like doing homework..you can ask on here, lots of informative peeps, and there are groups you can join.. but be prepared for the "know it all's" and the "adding my 2 cents peeps"!! Best of luck!!

I’ve been on keto for 8 months. Feel great, look great. It works!! Track strictly in the beginning and what I found worked for me was to start every day with 2tbsp coconut oil in coffee. That gets your days in the upper 90s right off the bat. Then eat your way down to 75-80% macro. Good luck, stick with it. Oh and if your hurting for a sandwich ... the low carb bread is nice. Oh and for me ... even though carbs and sugar are interchangeable ... bread carbs seem to take a higher toll on my being in keto than sugar. I’d love to share any of my experience so feel free to ask as many questions as you want

Suggestions based upon my experience:

1. Get Ketone Sticks to check and see if you are in Ketosis. I use these http://a.co/cKAcAN8. I check every day.
2. Watch potassium intake. It can be hard to get enough potassium on a Keto diet. I noticed pins and needles in my feet and increasing potassium made it go away. I get potassium from salmon (great for Keto diet), avocado and spinach. Plus I take a potassium supplement on some days. MyFitnessPal tracks potassium too.
3. Constipation might be a issue, it was for me. I eat a Fage Total full-fat plain yogurt each day, it's 8 carbs and almost half my daily carb allotment, but its worth it for me to keep digestion running smoothly. You can try a probiotic supplement too.
4. I found that my daily carbs were between 30-40 which was good enough to keep me in Ketosis. 20 or lower is really hard unless you skip almost all vegetables.
5. Drink lots of water, this is essential on a Keto diet. I use a gallon jug and work on it all day. It's easier to drink the whole gallon during the course of the day as opposed to remembering how may eight ounce glasses I had.

Once you are in Ketosis, tinker with things and find what works for you. That's why you want to check regularly with the Ketone sticks. Good luck!