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First off try not to freak about consuming really high levels of fat. Virtually every study I've ever read for keto diets shows dramatically improved blood panels at the end, lower heart disease risk, better insulin sensitivity, etc. Just make sure you're not getting most of your fats from PUFAs (vegetable oils, with the…
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Other people are pointing out the dressing and ways to reduce it and whatnot. (I agree that 6 Tbsp sounds like a lot, also I typically put just olive oil and balsamic or rice vinegar on mine and love the flavor it gives). But also, if you're eating this as a meal, do you really need to reduce the calories? 500 kcal or so…
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I ran into this issue also - if you're using the desktop version, make sure you set your activity level first (if you alter that, it goes to default MFP goals), then set your calorie level if you're changing that, and finally do macros last. If on the app, I think it's mostly the same - just work from top to bottom on the…
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My thoughts exactly. OP, welcome to the dark side, you're going to fit in perfectly!
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When I find I hit a plateau, I actually up my carbs a little for a day or two - nothing crazy, I'm usually in the 30-50g range, and I'll go to maybe 80 g. I'll gain a little with water, but when I drop my carbs again I lose the water and some extra. I've seen other anecdotal evidence for this effect, but I'm not sure what…
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OP, don't let the doc get you down. In some (mostly Asian) cultures where it seems like there's a hyperfocus on weight, it's been explained to me that people saying "Wow! You've gained!" is more often not a judgmental comment, and not even coming from a place of "you'd be healthier to lose that" - it's more people showing…
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I have problems digesting things in general - but mainly cruciferous vegetables (sad because cabbage is my favorite, but they don't bother me as much fermented, so I eat kimchi), nuts, and wheat. I'm not celiac, but my doc thinks I have some kind of non-celiac mild wheat allergy. When I was younger I was lactose…
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@KnitOrMiss I LOVE your question of what sorts of foods you gravitate towards when stressed. That's such an important thing to figure out, and it's worth having at least the ingredients to make them around so you can whip something up when needed. My experience is that I can eat about 400 kcal more on a ketogenic diet than…
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http://www.ruled.me/keto-calculator/ Plug all your info into this. That whole website is an incredible resource for those doing keto! MFP is a little weird with the macro ratios - they include fiber in carbohydrate count, and then calculate percentage of total calories from carbohydrates based off of that - so if you're…
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I have a bunch of tips! Sorry, I'm long winded! After you eat all the valentine's candy, you might want to ease to lower carb/no sugar before going to keto levels for a week or so - personally I find it's much harder to dramatically cut carbs over night and leaves me with insane cravings that usually break me. You can…
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MFP does not give you net carbs - under your diary settings, you can change which nutrients are tracked. I set mine to Carbs, Fiber, Protein, Fat, and Sugar. I'll easily hit 50-60 g carbs a day, but 20-25 g fiber, so still well within ketosis ranges. You just have to keep an eye on Carbs - Fiber throughout the day and do a…
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Let's say your period lasts 7 days, and you eat 400 calories extra all 7 days. That's probably a bit of an overestimate. But that's 2800 calories extra, which is 0.8 lbs every month. But, I think your metabolism is a bit higher during that time - it seemed to be the case for me anyways, when I did some experimentation with…
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This is a bad idea. You need to get more protein; you are putting yourself at risk of major medical conditions and death from protein deficiency. I'm sure you'd feel okay in the short-term (a couple of years at sub-minimal levels is probably not quite enough to show major deficiency symptoms), but protein at minimum levels…
