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Keto Diet
arios952013
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Anyone here doing a keto diet? Im not seeing any groups on here so establishing this post...? Maybe share experiences, recipes and the like. I justcstarted about six weeks ago and have lost 13 pounds so far. Still have a while to go to get to normal BMI and my ideal weight, but Im making progress on Keto without killing myself in the gym.
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There is a low carb forum. A few. Use the search feature for groups. I’d link them but I am on my cell phone.4
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I’m doing OMAD with keto! I’m not really limiting myself to just 20g carbs a day though since I like to eat fruits that have some sugar in it. I’ve lost about 5lbs in 1 week (all water wéíght I’m sure but still feels good to see the #s go down!)9
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I've been doing keto for 6 weeks as well! Tons of success so far. Looking at 18lbs lost and about 13" so far. I'll send you a friend request!13
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New to Keto. Any tips for a newbie would be very welcomed!4
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Typing keto or low carb into the search bar would yield hundreds of similar threads from the last few weeks.7
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I have been doing keto for 3 months and I’m down 30 lbs and I have never felt better. I would of lost more but went on a two week vacation and ate like it. . Add me I don’t know how to add friends.5
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Been following the Keto Lifestyle for several months now and really enjoy it. I was able to avoid the Keto Flu at the beginning. Ask any questions that you might have. I will gladly try to answer. Glad to hear that there are several having success. There are also two groups....Low Carb is one and Keto is the other.
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I am on Keto for 2 months. Looking for friends and inspiration. I have lost 18 pounds. Pl feel free to add me.4
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Try the Low carber forum
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group
I've found it really useful since I started in October last year.4 -
I did Keto last year and lost 60 lbs. I've been back since 5/31 to lose the rest to get to my goal weight.
You aren't going to find a whole lot of Keto love on these main boards, so I'd highly recommend joining the Keto group on here https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1143-keto11 -
I am interested in it, but have just focused on lowering carbs instead. If I can’t have potatoes, I at least want sweet potatoes 🍠3
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RockinOilyMomma wrote: »I am interested in it, but have just focused on lowering carbs instead. If I can’t have potatoes, I at least want sweet potatoes 🍠
Sweet potatoes have more carbohydrates than regular potatoes do.12 -
RockinOilyMomma wrote: »I am interested in it, but have just focused on lowering carbs instead. If I can’t have potatoes, I at least want sweet potatoes 🍠
Why are you doing keto again if you want sweet potatoes?8 -
RockinOilyMomma wrote: »I am interested in it, but have just focused on lowering carbs instead. If I can’t have potatoes, I at least want sweet potatoes 🍠
Why are you doing keto again if you want sweet potatoes?
Who says you cannot eat sweet potatoes and eat a LCHF diet - not seen that one in the ‘rule book’!
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tennisdude2004 wrote: »RockinOilyMomma wrote: »I am interested in it, but have just focused on lowering carbs instead. If I can’t have potatoes, I at least want sweet potatoes 🍠
Why are you doing keto again if you want sweet potatoes?
Who says you cannot eat sweet potatoes and eat a LCHF diet - not seen that one in the ‘rule book’!
Techniqually you could if you didn't mind your entire carb allowance for the day being alloted to a sweet potato. While doable it is difficult to achieve.16 -
100g of carbs is about right for a LCHF diet, that about a 1lb of sweet potato. Now I like sweet potato but I’m not sure I would want that much!12
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tennisdude2004 wrote: »100g of carbs is about right for a LCHF diet, that about a 1lb of sweet potato. Now I like sweet potato but I’m not sure I would want that much!
Are you perhaps confusing a low-carb diet with a ketogenic diet? OP's question was specifically regarding a keto diet.12 -
tennisdude2004 wrote: »RockinOilyMomma wrote: »I am interested in it, but have just focused on lowering carbs instead. If I can’t have potatoes, I at least want sweet potatoes 🍠
Why are you doing keto again if you want sweet potatoes?
Who says you cannot eat sweet potatoes and eat a LCHF diet - not seen that one in the ‘rule book’!
The OP is doing keto, not LCHF6 -
Also, keep in mind that there are several versions of "Keto"!
There is the Strict Version! That is likely what most people think of when they hear "Keto"!
.....and then there is one which I was kinda sorta following when I was doing powerlifting and had not yet "converted" and was struggling. I would eat - of all things (funny how the world is sometimes) - a sweet potato about one hour before my training sessions (which were at lunch time for a good while - until the weight on the bar got up there enough to require a bit of a longer time frame between sets). I believe that is called the "Targeted" Keto. Not doing that any longer as I am not doing power lifting (for awhile....).
Anyway, here is a link: https://www.perfectketo.com/keto-diet-types/
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ANewCJ2018 wrote: »New to Keto. Any tips for a newbie would be very welcomed!
@ANewCJ2018 - not to sound creepy, but if you would like some tips just reply to this post and I will share with you some of the things that I have learned along the way...
One of them - and likely the biggest one - is that the "Keto Flu" is really a thing, but something that you can easily avoid. I did. The issue (aka, Keto Flu) is that when your body is changing energy sources from Glycogen to Ketones it undergoes some major changes. One of those changes includes flushing a lot of your "Electrolytes". Essentially, sodium (not necessarily table salt - which is sodium chloride -aka, four parts sodium, six parts chloride), magnesium and potassium. This wreaks havoc on your body. And all of that crappolla that you feel has been coined the "Keto Flu". Well, increase sodium intake and you will likely be good to go. How? Well, salt your food a little bit more. Invest in some Himalayan Pink Salt, for example. Or, try some bone broth.
I have heard lots and lots of people in here who try the Ketogenic Diet (I call it the Ketogenic Lifestyle) because "my Aunt Sally is doing it and has lost a ton of weight, so I will try it"....well, these folks did not do their home work (and Aunt Sally apparently did not give them any tips) and they find out all about the Keto Flu and it sucks. But, they are totally unaware of what is happening other than "I started doing this and five days later I felt like crap for days....so I quit!".
Don't be ignorant and quit something that *could* help you but you did not do your homework....
Anyway, the Keto Diet is not for everyone. But for those who can - and do - more props to you! I love it. But, I have a medical reason for doing this.5 -
@cloudsongs - I would gladly extend the same offer to you as I did ANewCJ!4
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I eat potato sometimes, just not very much because my carbs are under 20g or so. For an upper limit of 50g net, a potato is not that difficult to fit into a day if you want it.
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Keto and LCHF can be one and the same but LCHF can also apply to anyone eating less than 150 grams daily but that will not be Keto.6
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50g of sweet potato is between 1/4 and 1/8th of a sweet potato depending on size. Complete waste of time unless its a garnish on something else.11
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arios952013 wrote: »Anyone here doing a keto diet? Im not seeing any groups on here so establishing this post...? Maybe share experiences, recipes and the like. I justcstarted about six weeks ago and have lost 13 pounds so far. Still have a while to go to get to normal BMI and my ideal weight, but Im making progress on Keto without killing myself in the gym.
This is a good low carb group with lots of keto topics.
Low Carber Daily Forum....The LCD Group1 -
Hey folks - OP is looking for ideas for a keto diet. At no point did she request schooling regarding whether or not she can have sweet potatoes. This is NOT a debate thread. If you'd like to debate the merits of sweet potatoes on LCHF or keto, please... I beg you, start your own thread in the debate section. Further derailing of THIS thread with sweet potato/other debate will be met with warnings for trolling if they come to my attention (i.e. if I see a user report about it... If you don't know how to report and would like to learn, send me a PM).
I'm American. I was up late last night watching things explode and celebrating my freedom. As a consequence, I'm tired today, because I had to get up and go to work this morning... and now I'm grumpy, too. I'm sure you don't want to deal with me when I'm grumpy.
Anyway, more than a page of 'debate' posts were removed from this discussion during clean-up. Please follow community guidelines when posting. If you need a refresher, click this link: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/welcome/guidelines
Cheers,
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I'm doing Keto have been for about 5 months and I'm down about 45lbs (I don't weigh myself very often, I wait until I see my doctor I see him next week so I'll know then what I'm at.) . I try and stay under 20 carbs a day sometimes I go over but I try not to very often. I make sure not to go above 50 carbs a day (if I do have a day I go more than 20, but I try not to have very many of those days).5
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New to Keto... I’m struggling with what to eat ... I haven’t actually made it through a day with less than 20 net carbs... but I want to!
Any ideas for quick & easy food ?0 -
ready2d0th1s wrote: »New to Keto... I’m struggling with what to eat ... I haven’t actually made it through a day with less than 20 net carbs... but I want to!
Any ideas for quick & easy food ?
First set your carb goal to 49 grams daily.
For LCHF set it at 149 grams of carbs daily.
I have being doing LCHF/Keto for nearly four years without counting. Almonds, coconut flakes and chocolate bars make a lot of my carbs but I do not count them. Since Oct 2014 at the age of 63 the only simple thing that I do is I do not eat foods sweetened with sugars or that contain any form of any grain. Otherwise I eat all that I want when I want it.
It was like a year of reading and doing it before I realized that I did not have to understand anything but just keep doing what I had been doing for the prior year.
Best of success.9
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