Enzedandy wrote: »

Awesome. Nice achievement to date. Very inspiring. Can you give an idea of a typical meal you have once a day. Just curious.

Depends on my appetite. When I first started off and for the first couple months I ate a lot more calories. I was actually still losing weight eating a surplus of calories as I got used to eating just once a day but as time went on my caloric intake every day has dropped. I also had to start adding a protein shake to my meal every day to ensure I got enough protein to maintain my muscle as I continue to lose the fat. So I am eating between .4 to .7 grams of protein every day per pound of body weight. My macros are approx 60-65% fat, 30% protein and 5 to 10% carbs per day. Right now I'm finding it hard to eat a lot of calories cause my stomach on the inside is much less elastic cause it's gotten so used to not eating all the time. Our stomachs don't actually "shrink" but they do become smaller in the way that they aren't so stretched out of shape anymore. So I get full very quickly from eating a small amount. My calories lately have been between 1400 to 1600 per day. I have a lower back injury so my weight lifting and bike riding has slowed down lately too. 'm really never hungry. I even skip days of eating here and there cause I feel there's no need to eat sometimes. I love the flavors of food and I love to cook so most times when I am getting close to my eating window I start to think of certain flavors I would like to eat that day but not cause I feel hunger pain at all. All the hunger went away after about the first month to month and half of eating this way. I think Keto combined with a high ratio intermittent fasting such as 23 hrs every day is probably one of the most powerful fat loss tools there is. I have consistently lost between 3 to 5 lbs every single week with zero struggles. I make sure I get enough salt and potassium ever day with electrolyte powder and pink salt. When I was low on electrolytes at the beginning I did get some headaches and dizziness. That's how I knew I was low on electrolytes. Other than that I have never felt better. I eat Keto but some days here and there I let my carbs go a bit higher if I am really in the mood for a certain dish but I rarely go over 30 grams carbs a day and more days than not I am around 10 to 20 grams. But with my metabolism and intermittent fasting combined with keto I have found I stay in full ketosis even eating up to 50 grams carbs per day a couple times a week. But I did that to just see if my ketones stayed high. I test with a blood tester. I eat lot's of eggs, avocado, salads, veggies, tons of seafood cause I am a fisherman and live on the west coast of BC Canada so I catch a lot of seafood. And I eat beef, chicken and pork dishes with quite a bit of sausage dishes too. I love to cook so I go online and look up recipes that look good then tweek them to taste good to my likings adding or subtracting ingredients if needed. I also allow myself to have some white rice, black ancient rice, and potatoes once and a while as long as it doesn't put my carbs up too high. But eating just once a day this makes it much easier to do that. Even with say a Spanish Chirizo sausage dish with peppers, bit of onion, herbs, crushed stewed tomato and a little bit of noodle to go with it I can still stay at around 25 grams of carbs in that meal. I also keep a stock pile of home made "nutella type" fat bombs I make from scratch out of blended walnut, pecan, brazil and macadamia nuts, coconut oil, vanilla extract, cocoa powder, stevia etc so that I can boost my fat intake if I'm low for a meal. I also make burgers and just cut buns smaller to keep the carbs lower. A bun has around 32 grams of carbs give or take so I cut them thinner and take in only around 20 grams from a burger bun that way. Cause I love artisan breads etc too so even a bit of that with supper can really get you that flavor craving you may be having. I also eat a lot of Ghee (clarified butter), heavy cream, and MCT oil. I also love sushi/sashimi so I make that once or twice a week with salmon, albacore tuna, prawns, scallops etc.. all that I catch myself. A half cup of sushi rice cooked has around 30 grams of carbs so I make a couple rolls with that and then the rest I eat with no rice as sashimi, pickled ginger, light soy, avocado, mayo etc. So I can keep those meals to around 35 grams/day when treating myself to sushi nights. I think it's important to keep the flavors you love in your diet while doing this kind of eating/lifestyle in order to keep yourself feeling like your not suffering at all. I don't miss sugar, starch, desert type foods at all. Those cravings all went away after a month or so of eating this way. Mexican dishes can also be very flavor filled and still be keto. So I make that a lot with low carb wraps for things like Chicken Enchaladas, etc Love making new dishes and reading about recipes and new dishes I haven't tried yet. Thai dishes can also be super flavorful and really nutritious, filled with veggies and good fats and protein too. So I go online a lot on Youtube to get recipe inspirations like that then just tweek them to be more keto like. But they use a lot of coconut milk and cream and tons of good spices and herbs. Same with Caribbean food..tons of flavor and healthy and can be very low carb if eating that way too. And I love to make food for others to enjoy. If we have company over I love making flavor filled dishes for them so I can see their enjoyment from eating the dishes. I have gone on a lot of fishing trips for extended periods where I rent cabins with friends so I often bring a lot of pre prepped foods to cook for us when we are away from home on fishing trips. So I just keep reading a lot about different types of dishes from other countries around the world to get inspiration about new things to try. I recently got a mortar and pestle for crushing our own herbs/spices to make very fresh tasting dishes. It's amazing how much more flavor and smells come from fresh crushed herbs and spices than store bought jar ones. I just made a Jamaican curry spice mix the other day that is to die for. So aromatic and tasty. Made a coconut cream Jamaican curry fish chowder the other day when I was on a fishing trip. It was to die for. I was with a friend on a 5 day fishing trip so I prepped all the food at home before the trip and cooked every day for me and my buddy when we got back to the cabin after fishing. So I eat a large variety of foods influenced by a lot of different flavors from countries around the world while still adjusting them to be low carb meals.