On the Keto train

Hi, I'm starting back on the Keto diet...first try wasn't as successful but I am determined to try. I started 1 January and will exercise 5 days a week monday through friday walking 5 miles a goal I have set for.myself. I am stationed on Oahu. I am a part of the FB group "Push for your better" you can get plenty of tips from there and testimonials from people who have been in your same situation.

I've been doing keto about 15 months for migraine control - it's amazingly easy to follow (for me).

I'm still working on perfecting my keto cheesecake, but almond flour makes and amazingly delicious crust. I just don't like the aftertaste of sucralose, so I'm going to try the next one with stevia and see if that's better.

For the beginners, make sure you keep your salt intake up to keep away the "keto flu", no one needs to suffer through that, and good luck!!!

Hello everyone! I've been doing keto/low carb since October 1. I am down 24 pounds with no exercise and no gimmicky shakes and other items that allow you to cheat on this way of eating. I only use MCT oil and collagen peptides for supplements and track my net carbs. I'm down 24 pounds and have about 60 more to go, but this has been doable. I lost the puffiness almost immediately and ultimately feel so much better. I love seeing the weight drop day by day.

I'm not super strict, but am definitely being more conscious about what I'm eating. My kryptonite is pasta, rice, breads, sweets. I've been working at finding some keto friendly substitutes. But ultimately I still want to eat them all so it's just best if I just stay away from those items.

I enjoy not starving between meals. I've tried low fat dieting before and was always hungry. I find keto/low carb is much easier to maintain for me. I'm hopeful once I reach my goal weight I can switch to a maintenance level and maintain my weight loss.

The hardest thing for me is to get enough water in. There are some days where I feel just parched if I don't get almost 12 cups in. Yesterday I managed a full gallon. They say half your body weight in water and that was basically it. I want to start adding in some light exercise when I can find the time. Would love to get back into yoga. Plan to do more hiking this summer and get out in nature more.

Again hello - here's to the new year and new us!

I did Keto years ago and lost but had a hard time adjusting my diet after I lost the weight. I went on vacation and ate things I shouldn't have and gained it all back within months. This has to be a life style change in the long run. Once you get off of your sugar and carb addictions then find that balance where you are able to maintain while slowly introducing modest amounts of only a few things back into your diet. I really messed it up back then and have learned my lesson.

I am now 49 and have been diagnosed with Hypothyroidism and Hashimotos. (Basically, Hashimotos disease is where your body is attacking your thyroid gland and trying to kill it. In the process, your metabolism slows down so much that it's an incredible struggle to even lose a pound. Your thyroid plays a huge part in regulating your metabolism. Oh the frustration!) Because of this condition, I now weigh 171 and should weigh no more than 120 for my stature. This has also created a pre-diabetic condition. I am in a fight to get myself back together and healthy again.

I am exercising twice a week for one hour in a class called, "Refit". It is much like Zumba and kicks my butt! This is the first week that I have started the Keto diet again. I've tried eating under 1,000 calories per day and I've only lost 5 pounds in two and a half months. My very young doctor (who looks 12) suggested the intermittant fasting diet. Eating once a day just doesn't cut it for me. I felt starved and my blood sugar bottomed out. Nope, not an option. I know Keto does work. I am looking for ideas of foods that are easy to grab or put together that fit this diet. I need easy at the moment (we just ripped our kitchen literally out and are replacing it.)

ICanDoThisIn2019 wrote: »

I am exercising twice a week for one hour in a class called, "Refit". It is much like Zumba and kicks my butt! This is the first week that I have started the Keto diet again. I've tried eating under 1,000 calories per day and I've only lost 5 pounds in two and a half months. My very young doctor (who looks 12) suggested the intermittent fasting diet. Eating once a day just doesn't cut it for me. I felt starved and my blood sugar bottomed out. Nope, not an option. I know Keto does work. I am looking for ideas of foods that are easy to grab or put together that fit this diet. I need easy at the moment (we just ripped our kitchen literally out and are replacing it.)

@ICanDoThisIn2019 I'm not big on intermittent fasting either. The closest I get is only a bulletproof coffee for breakfast and nothing else. There have been evenings where I just wasn't hungry so I didn't eat anything until the next morning, but that's pretty rare. I usually eat something for lunch and supper and maybe an additional snack. But I make it all fit into my carb macros. I know they say don't count your calories, just eat enough fat until you're full, but I like to stay around 1200 cals minimum. Part of this is the mindset that your metabolism will slow down if too few calories.

Since your kitchen is tore apart, what are your capabilities for cooking? Do you have a oven, microwave, instant pot, crock pot? I do lots of omelets or meat/veggie saute.

techyrn808 wrote: »

I wonder if my metabolism is suffering from my caloric intake. 🤔. Going to have to reexamine my daily logs to see why I'm not losing weight on Keto alone. I do know I need to get up and moving though. Feeling old and ugly.

I wonder if you're eating too little. I know for me when I ate too little I was stalled in my loss.

I've been keto for 2 years. My first 10 mos of keto I lost doing extreme calorie restriction. At max I would eat 1200 calories a day. I was also losing energy, muscle and hair. I increased my calories up to 1500 minimum and as high as 2000 depending on what I was doing in the gym and I'm back to losing weight and have tons of energy and muscle. The last 6 mos I've been stalled however it's due to a medication I was on. I'm no longer on that medication and back to losing again.

Also something to keep in mind...keto is healing your body and before you see a loss on the scale your body really needs time to adjust and heal. The scale should be the last measurement of success.

Keep going you've got this.

I weighed today and I'm down 2.2 lbs. I just needed to trust the process.

Hello everyone. My partner, her husband and I have recently started Keto/low carb. She's doing the best of us, having lost over 15lbs already. I've lost 9lbs so far. I'm struggling because I get hungry between meals and am having a hard time finding myself low carb snacks. I miss my potatoes and chocolate.