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mindyraew
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Hi all! I am new to the Keto diet and am just finishing day 3! I am looking for friends on here to keep one another motivated with, bounce tips and recipes off each other.
P.s I am feeling the Keto flu for sure right now
P.s I am feeling the Keto flu for sure right now
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Hi there! I also want to lose weight with a ketogenic diet! Let's support one another on this journey!6
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Hiya, I'm also a Keto-Chick. It's the only way I can lose weight. I am always thinking up new recipes and stuff. How are you both doing so far?6
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Hi there.. I've just started keto too. But I'm still quite confuse about the calorie and carb calculations. So I'm just avoiding carbs al together. Can you guys help guide me with them?1
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yes, you dont want to avoid carbs all together, as we still need them for important brain function. But, you can set your macros in your "goals" tab . you want to keep your carbs at around 20g, Carbs 10-20% Fat 45-55%, 35%-40%.
It all depends on your total calorie goal for the day, but of you work on 20g carbs, 50g fat, 80g-100g protein you'll hit the keto goals. You just have to play around with your macro settings to set a good benchmark first.
Then , log ABSOLUTELY everything.
try and remain at 20g carbs or under for 8 weeks, then for 2-3 weeks - up your carbs up to 50g but no more, this will give your body time to catch up and repair.6 -
Keto here. Keto is low carb, mid protein, high fat. I have mine set to 10% carbs, 30% protein and 60% fat. Keto is usually 50g or less. Those with medically prescribed keto keep carbs at 20g or less. Protein is set to .6g to 1g times body weight.3
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Hi all! I am new to the Keto diet and am just finishing day 3! I am looking for friends on here to keep one another motivated with, bounce tips and recipes off each other.
P.s I am feeling the Keto flu for sure right now
Keto flu means your electrolytes are low, you need sodium, potassium, and magnesium. I personally use Morton Lite Salt and a magnesium supplement. I have read that chicken/beef broth helps too as it is high in sodium3 -
Hi all! I am new to the Keto diet and am just finishing day 3! I am looking for friends on here to keep one another motivated with, bounce tips and recipes off each other.
P.s I am feeling the Keto flu for sure right now
Keto flu means your electrolytes are low, you need sodium, potassium, and magnesium. I personally use Morton Lite Salt and a magnesium supplement. I have read that chicken/beef broth helps too as it is high in sodium
Thank you so much! I am going to check out the supplements today and get the upper hand on this!
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Hello I am on week 3 of Keto lifestyle. I am looking to add some friends for additional support. Please add/ friend me: JennaSmith2391. We can do this!!!1
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How can I add friends0
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journeyto69 wrote: »How can I add friends
You go to the persons profile. Then just under where is says their number of friends there is a button to click and add them as a friend.1 -
https://www.ruled.me/keto-calculator/#gender-age-height-and-weight
You can find a Keto Calculator here to help you.0 -
I aim for 20g but as long as im under 40g i know its kicking along.0
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Dont forget Keto isnt quite the same as low carb, they are similar but not quite the same. Keto involves getting into a state of Ketosis, either fasting ketosis or nutritional ketosis, whereas low carb does not.
Macros for standard keto would be 5% carbs, 20% protein, 75% fat. So protein is kept at a medium level only. You want 20-22g net carbs maximum to start with, but after you become fat adapted you might be able to increase it to 30g and maybe a bit more, depends on you individually. Protein should be between 20-25% max.
Oh and for carbs you are looking to eat plenty of leafy green vegetables as these contain essential vitamins and minerals to keep you healthy. Fats should be good quality like grass fed butter or ghee or coconut oil or extra virgin olive oil, not trans fats, hydrogenated fats or vegetable fats. You want more Omega 3 fats to balance out the excessive Omega 6 levels that most people tend to get.
For health purposes if you can get everything organic even better, as chemicals are not good. Also be careful with 'diet' soda pop as again they contain chemicals. The body doesn't like non-natural chemicals.
For low carb people usually go with high protein up to 30-35% and carbs usually around 10%, with fat 55-60%. But this is low carb not keto as you probably wont be in ketosis.
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To avoid keto flu take 1-2g of high quality salt per day like celtic sea salt, as these contain essential minerals. Do not use standard salt! Also make sure you get enough potassium and magnesium, preferably through your vegetable foods. These will keep your electrolytes in balance. This is necessary as you will lose water and that flushes out the above, therefore you need to replace them.1
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Maybe I'm a bit behind the curve, but I started Keto last Thursday. I'm trying to figure out how to calculate the protein and fat percentages. I've been really watching carbs and set myself up with 25g of carbs or less. I've noticed that I've already lost 4 pound but I think that's just water weight. I won't know more until later this week. Kinda difficult to pick your battles based on foods you want to eat. I've been staying away from sugars, fruits, breads of all kinds, pastas of all kinds. I got the Keto-flu I guess, just had achy feeling for a couple of days.2
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I also am fairly new to Keto, but really enjoying it. First time I tried to lose weight & not feeling like I'm starving all the time even when I don't eat for 16 hrs.1
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Hell yeah! I've been doing Keto for about 4 months. Dropped just over 25lbs so far. I'm a runner so I used to eat 300g carbs a day! Going down to 100g I felt a lot better. Then finally transitioning to 30g carbs a day feels so good. Here's my favorite recipe:
Keto Tendies
INGREDIENTS:
4 lbs chicken filets
Bag of pork rinds, 4+ oz
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
3 eggs
Optional: shredded cheese, lettuce, and ranch dressing
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 400.
Crush the pork rinds in a bag. Add the spices to it and mix well.
Put eggs in bowl and mix up.
Dip the chicken filets in the egg, then coat well with the pork rind mix.
Spread onto sprayed pan. Cook 30 minutes, flipping halfway through.
Best served 2-3 pieces of chicken, mixed with some cheese, lettuce, and ranch.
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Have you checked the groups? There is a keto and a low carb one.0
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I am a keto'er ...anyone is welcome to add me 3
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I started keto this past Tuesday and I’m kicking myself for not doing this sooner.
I’m absolutely loving it… especially once I started getting my electrolytes in.
I don’t know if it’s placebo effect or what, but I feel SO MUCH energy and my mood is vastly improved. Looking forward to see how it feels a few weeks in!
I think it’s great to have accountability buddies, I’ll shoot you a request if that’s cool2 -
Hi Iketty
I’ve been doing keto/low carb since September 2020 and have lost 52 lbs. I have another 30 lbs to go. I’ve been doing it with my sister but would love more people to connect with to bounce ideas and support each other.1 -
Hi everyone! I am returning to keto and MFP! Had lost 54lbs and gained a lot of those back when I stopped logging and started straying from keto woe! A lot of things came perturbing my life but I realize now that I need to look after me, my health etc first! Tracking keeps us accountable and it's a visual to see what we eat daily! I will look for the keto group! Good luck everyone! 1
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This LC group is very active and has lots of people doing keto and info about it:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum0 -
I made delicious hot cocoa that taste like Im in Paris, canned coconut milk , cocoa powder, swerve, sea salt and vanilla …sooo good0
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yes, you dont want to avoid carbs all together, as we still need them for important brain function. But, you can set your macros in your "goals" tab . you want to keep your carbs at around 20g, Carbs 10-20% Fat 45-55%, 35%-40%.
It all depends on your total calorie goal for the day, but of you work on 20g carbs, 50g fat, 80g-100g protein you'll hit the keto goals. You just have to play around with your macro settings to set a good benchmark first.
Then , log ABSOLUTELY everything.
try and remain at 20g carbs or under for 8 weeks, then for 2-3 weeks - up your carbs up to 50g but no more, this will give your body time to catch up and repair.
If you don't eat carbs your body will make its own from protein through gluconeogenesis. There are many people who eat zero carbs, and have no ill effects from it.0 -
I am more ketovore than keto at this point. It has and continues to be a way of eating that works for me. There are two groups here, the low carb group is more active than the keto one. I encourage you to join them, especially the low carb group.0
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