I need a keto mentor

Check out the low carb groups on the community. Personally I'd avoid Youtube as it's full of broscience and diet industry sales ploys.

Keto is just a way of eating that helps some people stick to a calorie deficit because they find the higher fat more satiating, so ideally you should be looking for a way of eating you can stick to long term.

By reducing carbs you do see a bigger drop at the beginning because your body loses a higher proportion of water weight compared to other ways of eating, however, over time the trend for weight lost is about the same as any other way of eating.

Keto Macro splits are typically:

60-75% Fat
15-30% Protein
5-10% Carbs

You don't need to monitor your ketone levels either, it's just another example of the diet industry being happy to take money from people who are willing to pay for it.

Here is a more unbiased article on Keto that might help https://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/the-beginners-guide-to-the-keto-diet-or-ketogenic-diet/

tinkerbellang83 wrote: »

Check out the low carb groups on the community. Personally I'd avoid Youtube as it's full of broscience and diet industry sales ploys.

Keto is just a way of eating that helps some people stick to a calorie deficit because they find the higher fat more satiating, so ideally you should be looking for a way of eating you can stick to long term.

By reducing carbs you do see a bigger drop at the beginning because your body loses a higher proportion of water weight compared to other ways of eating, however, over time the trend for weight lost is about the same as any other way of eating.

Keto Macro splits are typically:

60-75% Fat
15-30% Protein
5-10% Carbs

You don't need to monitor your ketone levels either, it's just another example of the diet industry being happy to take money from people who are willing to pay for it.

Here is a more unbiased article on Keto that might help https://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/the-beginners-guide-to-the-keto-diet-or-ketogenic-diet/

All of this!

biz_kid1 wrote: »

Please?

My husband and I tried (our interpreted version) of J-Lo & ARod's 10 Day Challenge. We took that to mean no sugar, no carbs, no dairy, no sugar substitutes, no processed anything. He lost 8 pounds and I lost 11. So, we decided that the challenge diet was close enough to keto we went to keto. But now that I research more about it, I don't know how feasible this is.

It looks like you're supposed to monitor your blood (ketone levels). How do I know what my nutrients are supposed to be every day (fat, carbs, calories, etc.)? I entered my info into MFP but is it accurate? Is keto for long-term (maintaining)? Looks like it's may just be meant to give you a good kick start to weight loss.

Any volunteers who can guide us through this?

Keto is low enough carbs to achieve ketosis, which is under 50g total for MOST, under 20g is probably a definite for everyone. That's it. You can tweak it to be higher fat, higher protein, no artificial stuff, or whatever, as it fits your personal beliefs or tastes, or depending on your fitness goals (weight loss or muscle building/fitness.) You tend to need more protein and less fat for weight loss and fitness. To maintain on it, you just increase fat and protein to hit maintenance calories.

I was keto for 1.5 straight years before a health crisis forced me to just go low-carb. Never measured a single ketone!

I used liquid sucralose every day while keto and still use it everyday in my coffee. It's fine.

Reddit Keto has a great FAQ. I highly suggest you read it. https://www.reddit.com/r/keto/wiki/faq
Join the Keto or Low Carber Daily Forum for support. I help mod both.

HTH.