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I’ve tried a few brands. Just rinse really good and follow the directions and it all turns out great!

I like their options too, but they sneak carbs in some of their plant milks :/ So I stick with the cream.

SW: 242 CW: 196 GW: 130-150 August GW 186 On vacation right now. Going to try a longer fast when I get back too. We will see what happens :) Sunday 08/03 — 196 (thanks vacation lol, stayed keto but ate different. So hopefully water weight) Sunday 08/11 — 192 (5 day fast. Not sure where I will end up) Sunday 08/18 — Sunday…

Yup. I never got hot or sweaty. No I actually sweat when I work out. And I’m not bundling up with blankets at night. It is weird. I looked online - meat sweats??? Is this how we survived in caves with no heaters lol

Hello! I have PCOS too. It suuuuucks! I don’t think you will find a calculator. What you will find is studies saying PCOS can cause a lower metabolism. MAYBE up to 400 less in certain people. But you don’t want to go under 1200 caps/day without supervision. Not sure if the affect of having a lower metabolism goes away once…

Hello! Anyone can friend me too. I opened my diary up to friends. Just be warned that I put stuff down randomly since I fast - so ‘lunch’ may not be at lunch :) And right now because of my 5 day fast I’m letting myself go a bit above my usual carbs with fruit. Trying to make sure I get everything going again!

@Emmapatterson1729 I’ve actually tried to decrease my protein lately and up my fat. I think I might have been having too much. It is so confusing though since so many people say different amounts.

That I feel so confident and in control when I go to the grocery store. I check out that food label and even say ‘nope’ out loud when I see something that looks okay and has high carbs. The ‘healthy food’ section is all sugar lol That I can wear t-shirts now without wearing one of my tanks under them to make them longer.…

Side note. I love in the US that I can go to coffee shops and ask for heavy cream and they have it. So I can get a 1/2 heavy cream and 1/2 water lattee and it is all keto ;)

It is higher carb. I had no choice when traveling but to have full fat milk lattes and stuff. I also IF. So I had one or two of those a day and then my one meal because it was vacation and was like, meh, I want special coffee I’ll see what damage I’ve done when I’m back. And...I lost 4 pounds that week. I think you can…

Not to depress anyone. But some things cause you need less calories. PCOS I know can be as much as 400 a day less in some people - I looked this up and found it in studies a while back. So if you have some other process going on you may want to see if you need to adjust your BMR a little.

If you want a breakfast sandwich...you can prepare keto bread ahead of time and freeze. I use a muffin top tin to make small pieces and frozen the bread bun recipe from ruled me. And I believe you can make egg rounds and freeze too. Jimmy dean does it. Then microwave and stick together :) so it is something a bit different…

Wow! Congratulations!

Agree with @booksnbrains - also a crustless quiche cut up into slices. Both allow you to add anything keto you want!

I used the calculator on Ruled Me. You can put in calorie deficit and it will help tell you net carb intake. Good luck!

SW: 242 CW: 196 GW: 130-150 August GW 186 On vacation right now. Going to try a longer fast when I get back too. We will see what happens :) Sunday 08/03 — 196 (thanks vacation lol, stayed keto but ate different. So hopefully water weight) Sunday 08/11 — Sunday 08/18 — Sunday 08/25 — Saturday 08/31 —

Yes. That is what I do. It makes fasting easier. I think you are less hungry when you are keto. I think the carbs will make you hungrier. There is another Intermittent Fasting group on MyFitnessPal. I belong to them too and they are great with fasting questions. I’m on a 5 day fast now - first one. But typically I do a…

Thanks @canadjineh

@sljohnson1207 I love Jicama. How much do you eat to stay in carb window? They are like a less sweet apple and my grandmother used to add them to salad all the time. Also want to add these to veggie list, it haven’t found local yet :( had them on vacation. Red Roquito pearls. I normally don’t like peppers, but since they…

Because I’m fasting...drooling over oven roasted asparagus right now. Light coating of olive oil, a little salt and pepper. Stick in over for 30 mins and yum ;)

Berries, tomatoes, avocados, cucumbers (could not live without these!), plum (one occasionally), and muscadine (have to splurge when they are in season here because they are full of so much healthy stuff!). Also since we are talking about more splurge stuff - wanted french fries when my husband and kids eating their…

Try dark dark chocolate. Lily’s dark even with stevia. Though 80/90% doesn’t have a ton of sugar/carbs if you don’t want an artificial sweetener. Look up the articles on NCBI :) But I’d monitor it too. If it gets higher than your doctor recommends I’d go be seen again. Just to be safe. @Emmapatterson1729 my husband has the…

@Sunny_Bunny_ I love that blogger too :) learned so much! I think that blogger is awesome. But there is no date I could find on that article being written. All the references are older than ones you can now find that say different things. I wish bloggers were better about placing dates and disclaimers on there, especially…

Starting weight on keto: 242 (March) Current weight: 196 Hoping to get down to 130. I’m 5”8’ and that is a 20% body fat. Not sure it will happen. But trying to see if that will help with sucking in lose skin I’m sure I will have. I’ve read that is the percent body fat that can get rid of lose skin naturally. If it works I…

Sorry just been reading The Obesity Code and all over insulin levels now lol

I think it depends on the type of artificial sweetener. And they can affect insulin levels without affecting blood sugar. Which is a bit scary.

SW: 242 CW: 196 GW: 130-150 August GW 186 On vacation right now. Going to try a longer fast when I get back too. We will see what happens :) Sunday 08/03 — Sunday 08/11 — Sunday 08/18 — Sunday 08/25 — Saturday 08/31 —

What are you craving? Something salty? Maybe need to have some broth or electrolytes? A pickle if those sounds bad? Sometimes when/after I walk a lot I feel hungry, but really just thirsty. If I drink a cup or two of water it goes away. And yes. There are many days, especially with IF that I feel like I’m having to stuff…

@The6TthSister I started keto partly because I have PCOS. I was a month in and had all my PCOS markers checked with my GYN and everything came back normal! Yay! Not sure if anyone else has had that experience. So I’m sticking to this and feel so much better! I do eat flax because I’m looking for the PCOS hormone affect.…

I did read that article about flax and always appreciate reading health articles in case I missed something or doing something not so great for my health. The references are a little older than the ones I found from 2018/2019, I think they are finding the opposite is true for breast health and cancer. But everything is…