Keto!

Oh yes sooooo hard !!

20 grams is if your doing intermittent fasting. They say do around 40 net carbs a day.

I took a step back recently (just bad moment) but back on the wagon again as I love it.
I net 20 g carbs and also do some IF.
Basically from 10pm -12am

I’ve been doing KETO since May 5, 2018. So just about 123 days now. It took some tweaking to get the macros right. I still have problems with making the calorie count. That said though I’ve shed 26 pounds with absolutely no exercise. I develop KETO recipes, log in everyday & support folks where I can. Add me anytime! ♥️♥️

I swear by Keto it has totally changed my life, my weight had gotten out of control and up to 267lbs, unable to exercise due to chronic pain I started Keto 2 years ago and have been on and off mostly on but have got my weight down too 180lbs just by diet alone and no exercise after that weight was off I felt like a new person I felt excited to start each day and had tons of energy and my chronic pain was almost completely gone no I have started light exercise still eating Keto and now down to 162lbs. Before and after pic attached. Almost totally happy with my body just a little more to go

I’m 21 days in on Keto and I find it hard to meet my daily Macro goals but I’ve been keeping it extremely low carbs. I guess I will understand my macros along the way.

I have been doing (strict) keto for about a month and a half, but in the last couple of days I decided to do lazy keto instead. I was stressing out way too much about having to keep up with macros for fat and protein, and I was making myself sick by being forced to keep up with calories (to appease the MFP log of 1000 calories or more) or meet the fat/protein max amount. Some days I would be hungry but not able to eat more because I maxed fat and/or protein out already. It was just too much. Now I just eat when I am hungry, stop when I am not, and hope for the best.

I have my carb limit at 20 g per day, but most often I will stay under 17 g. I have been getting hungry less and less and I am doing intermittent fasting every day as well, so I only eat small portions during my one meal of the day and I will eat snacks when I get hungry.

Feel free to add me if you would like.

I've been doing Keto off and on (mainly on during the week), but I really don't have any support at home from my family so it's really hard to stick to it. I have been trying several recipes and sticking with it this week and seem to be doing pretty good. I'm still learning about the macros. Anyone wanting to befriend a fellow Keto "dieter", I'd love to add you. Maybe we could help each other out.

Keto here too, happy to help support or join with others if they would like it I'm about 2 solid weeks into it so far and also learning and getting better at it.

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I see a lot of people here trying to limit carbs to an unreasonable number. 20g? 17? Not enough. Stressing about the macros is also unwise. On or about is good enough. Some days I don't hit my calorie allowance so of course MFP will not calculate the projected weight. That projection is wildly optimistic anyway.

Sending friends request.

Everyone has their own reality. Unless it's dangerous, to each their own. You don't hit your calorie allowance. So how is that more reasonable than someone doing 20 grams of carbs?

I know this is an older post, but for any newcomers - People need to be specific when they are listing/talking carbs. Are you talking total carbs or net carbs (Total carbs minus fiber)? Makes a big difference. 20g net carbs or less is the typical keto plan. This means your total carbs will be around 40-60g. <50g net carbs is a good low(er) carb plan. This is still a huge improvement over the standard American diet.

A single dinner roll can have as many as 38g total carbs (net ~ 36g). This is more than my entire day's worth of net carbs. I can enjoy so many more foods and be content with what I'm eating. I've been following keto/low carb since October 1, 2018 and have lost 24# with no added exercise. I'm planning to add in exercise eventually.

I have found I am much more content on the keto/low carb way of eating than I ever was on a low fat diet plan. I'm not starving between meals and am very content with what I do eat. I have fewer cravings and find it easy to just stay away from the chips, sweets, breads, pastas. Those are what got me to where I am anyway so they needed to go. Veggies and proteins are more than substantial.

@JenVB22 I started Keto using another app, but recently got a fitbit that only syncs to MFP, so I am back here logging more in order to make all the apps work in my favor. I focus on my %, not so much hitting my limits. I do try to ensure that I am getting at least 1200 cals/day. I am conscious of where my grams are per day, but I'm not super strict about it. I try to maintain <19g net carbs a day, and to have my fats be more than my proteins. "Fat is a lever and protein is a goal". Fat keeps you full. Find what works best for you. Some people like more fats, others need more proteins, so do better with a few more net carbs.

Thanks everyone for the tips! right now I'm focusing mostly on carbs, and keeping net at 20 or below. Still finding the right balance of fats over protien, they seem to go hand in hand! I know I will get it figured out and then it will be smooth sailing. Now, to get over this "keto flu"