Hi guys. Just finished my first week on keto and I'd like to check in to see how I can improve things.

What I ate this week: https://imgur.com/a/osbQiGY

For reference, SW 228lbs, 1300 calories per day, and I have my macros set at 60/30/10, which MFP has set at 89/98/33. I'm being a little bit more lenient with my carbs and am not going all the way down to 20g because I am a T2 diabetic and currently take 2 medications that increase insulin production and I don't want to be constantly fighting off hypoglycemia and kicking myself out of ketosis. My next appointment is towards the end of September and so as long as I stick with this, hopefully I'll be able to reduce my medication and I can worry less about this.

I felt ... mostly good this week? I feel more clear headed. I feel like it's easier to do things (I shaved my legs and for the first time in forever that wasn't exhausting!). My energy levels are in a ... strange? place. The first 3 days I definitely did more because I felt better but on day 4 something changed and I'm having a harder time with getting myself to do things. I feel kind of exhausted but at the same time I feel like I could do things, I just don't. I think there's other things at play here (mostly mental health) so I don't think this is necessarily because of keto. My GI was absolutely wrecked this week though, especially the first few days. It did seem to improve a bit when I was more conscious of my fiber intake and came right back on Saturday when I had a fatty meal with almost no fiber. Could be a going into ketosis side effect (my ... output was less and less each time I was worshiping the porcelain gods) or my body cannot process bacon fat, since I ate bacon in at least 2 of the days that happened. Which would be sad, but if that's the way it is, then so be it.

Learned the hard way that I already cannot skip meals accidentally because I accidentally ended up skipping lunch Saturday from a nap that went too long and woke up having a hypoglycemic episode. That was fun.

Moving on to this week, how I think I want to refocus:

• Making sure I keep my fiber intake up as that does seem to help me and maybe make me feel less weird.
• Realign how much fat I think I should be eating. It may not look like it, but I'm struggling to hit my protein macro (although this was a struggle pre-keto too. My doctor's told me more than once I need to get more protein). Might also help with this weird sensation in my stomach of not feeling hungry but my stomach feeling empty so I want to eat.
• Try to mix up and get a better variety of veggies.
• Don't buy monster, almost Florida avocado sized hass avocados.
• Rely less on garbage meat, even if pepperoni is tasty.

I'll weigh myself when I wake up in the morning (I am currently up way past my bedtime. Caffeine mistakes, lol), but I took a peek mid-week because that's the kind of person I am and I definitely lost a large amount this week. I know it's mostly water weight and I definitely should not expect this every week but I can already see a difference in my face, legs, and belly.

I hope everyone's having a good day!