Hello Everyone! My name is Kema. I started Keto August 5 but then went on vacation at an all inclusive resort for a week and fell off. I restarted Keto Aug 26. I am now on week 4. I am 5'1 .5 and weigh 129. I would like to change my body fat composition. Right now I am at 32% body fat. My goal is to lower down to 22%.

I look forward to learning from this group and adding new recipes to my menu.

Hi!
I'm Jess, I'm on day 3 of keto. I chose keto, because I need to lose over 200lbs, and I've tried every type of diet out there, all ended with me falling back into the same routines over and over, usually heavier than before the diet attempt. I'm married, with a daughter. The whole family is on this journey with me, unlike other diet attempts, what I cook is what they eat. It's going well, 3 days and the husband has already lost a pants size (possibly water weight), but very proud of him, and super excited that he is on this journey with me!

Hello everyone. My name is Tara and I am starting my 2 week on Keto diet. Staying around 20 carbs a day. I have lost 10 lbs. Looking to lose a lot more. It has gotten much easier for me as I am learning more about the low carb lifestyle.

Hi, I'm Gwen. Haven't started keto yet but today is day one eliminating added sugar. I'm 64 and have struggled with weight many times over the years. Several years ago I lost 50# on a 1200 calorie diet and have kept it off but am struggling to lose any more weight with low calorie. When I wondered what stopped working, I realized with the 50# loss I had also eliminated added sugar and flour. I realized every time I've done well at weight loss it's been with a low carb strategy. I have been told I was pre-diabetic which I think basically means insulin resistant. Thats why i think keto will be healthiest for me. I am a sweet fiend so giving that up is a difficult choice.

Hey, my name is Lainee! I tried keto once before about 5 years ago and had great success. I lost about 25 lbs in 3 weeks! However, at that point in my life, it wasn't possible to make it a permanent lifestyle change. Now, I'm back at it again! I'm on day 5 now. Before this, I'd been eating (mostly) clean and healthy for the past 11 months. I had lost a little over 40 lbs in that time, but hit a plateau about a month ago. I decided I needed to up my game and try keto again, as a permanent (or at least very long-term) change. I'm now at 50.4 lbs lost! So far I feel SO much better, and I've had very limited desire/cravings for high-carb foods. The hardest thing for me has been to find meals that both I and my non-keto husband can eat. We can't afford to cook separate dinners (though breakfast and lunch are separate since he works outside the home and I run a business from home). I'm honestly more sad to see some of my favorite fruits, vegetables, and Halo Top go than anything else, haha.

Not sure if l've already said Hello, so Hello xx

Greetings,
My name is Shay and I am on day 4 of Keto. I am excited to connect with others on the same journey.

gwendyprism wrote: »

Hi, I'm Gwen. Haven't started keto yet but today is day one eliminating added sugar. I'm 64 and have struggled with weight many times over the years. Several years ago I lost 50# on a 1200 calorie diet and have kept it off but am struggling to lose any more weight with low calorie. When I wondered what stopped working, I realized with the 50# loss I had also eliminated added sugar and flour. I realized every time I've done well at weight loss it's been with a low carb strategy. I have been told I was pre-diabetic which I think basically means insulin resistant. Thats why i think keto will be healthiest for me. I am a sweet fiend so giving that up is a difficult choice.

25 C is pretty low to start with. Have you considered starting with 50 C/day then working your way down? My sweet involves chocolate, so my Keto replacement has been 1/4 C ricotta cheese, 2 Tbsp cocoa powder and just enough stevia pdr to make it sweet. Spoonful of almond butter with a square of 90% dark chocolate is also a go to for me when I'm needing a fix. Good luck!

hi my name is mahdi im from morocco and i live in oman 28 years old i just started keto diet 3 days ago and id like some tips and help how to count carbs and whats the best keto food

Hi! I'm Becky. I've been eating keto this time around since 10/1. After having my second daughter, I went keto to lose the baby weight and then some. I upped my carbs a bit because I started distance running and kept the weight off until I got pregnant with my third. I ended up gaining over 70lbs with her 😬 and have only lost about 25 of it, even though she's 10mo now, 15 of it since starting keto. I want to lose another 100-120lbs.

Hi my name is Chandra, I have been doing Keto and IF 16/8 since 7/27/2018. Down 38 lbs. I started Keto because I new that carbs and wheat were a problem. I have 20 more lbs to lose before reaching my goal weight. I have lost 7 inches off of my stomach, but I seriously want to lose many more inches. I am going to the gym off and of but, really need to get serious about HIIT and weight lifting. Looking forward to connecting!!

Hello! I'm brand new to Keto, day 7. My name is Sharon I'm lucky cuz I have a good friend that hs been doing keto for about 6 months and is able to answer many of my questions. I am struggling though with trying to keep my carbs to 5%, seems everything has carbs.

Hi all,

My name is Caz and I started my Keto journey for the first time on January 2nd, 2019. Something of a New Years Resolution, if you like...

I stumbled across this diet through a guy at work who absolutely raves about it. Prior to this, I only knew one other person who lived their lives talking about ketones, but she started talking about it after she had various silent heart attacks and other health issues, so I just assumed it was a medical thing.

So after I had a brief conversation about Keto with this guy, I googled it. Then googled some more, and then unlocked a massive list of questions that I was planning on asking him next time I saw him. That was in September. We had a discussion about me going on it straight away, I said I needed to do a bit more research on it before I actually decided to go for it because it's so different to how I've been eating, plus I had some weekends away and Italian meals out planned over the coming two months, not to mention Christmas.

So 3 months later, loads of questions, masses of research, bloodwork (just in case I had any previous unknown issues), Christmas and New Year later, I am ready to begin.

Honestly, I'm still not sure I'm completely prepared, but I am very aware of the Keto Flu I will be experiencing and the water weight I will initially be losing (9.2lbs lost in my first week!) and pre-warned my other half that for a little while, we will not be eating out. I know I can eat out, but for now, I'm happy to keep this indoors.

It's great that there's a group on here full of like minded Ketoers, I definitely feel like I'll need the support for a while!

Longshore wrote: »

Hi smiler.
Yes any questions or concerns just ask away. I’ve been doing Keto for years so I’m a endless pit of knowledge.

Thanks Longshore, much appreciated!

Can we start with my (according to MFP) avocado is so high in carbs? I thought that was meant to be a good thing to be eating on Keto... Half a large avocado accounts for nearly half of my maximum carb intake for the day apparently! I'm aiming for no more than 18g per day of carbs and my daily half avocado in my lunch is 8.5g!

Thank you for your quick response with this, Longshore! Ah yes, I forgot about the 'net carb' thing, I thought inputting all my details on here would be so easy and I wouldn't have to work anything out, but alas, I still have some homework to do! It's a shame there isn't a 'net carb' option on the tabs...

Any other questions I may have, I'll ask outside of the 'introduce yourself' group. Apologies for this!