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I'll go ahead and munch on something small to help deal with it. There's a jar of dark chocolate pieces in the pantry for a sweet craving (maybe 40 cals for 1 piece), pork rinds for a salty/crunchy chip craving, almonds or pistachios, etc. I try not to keep things in the house that I know I easily overdo, but there's…

Reading up on the subject and then actually joining in on May's challenge is the only way I finally broke free of that feeling that fruit and vegetables are required for a healthy diet. It truly is a freeing feeling. Veggies are good for you, generally speaking, and they're tasty, but they just aren't necessary. Since the…

Low carb in general does that for me. Fewer cravings, longer stretches of time without feeling hungry, never feeling hangry. I didn't notice a difference between that and going keto for a while.

When I got started with trying a keto diet instead of a more general low carb diet, I found this in my search for information: https://www.ruled.me/ketogenic-diet-food-list/ It's a pretty lengthy page, but I found it was a good start for me getting my head wrapped around a plan and figure out what kind of food choices I…

It makes perfect sense and if it works for you, that's great! The first time I went low carb I kept in some starchy fruits and veg (sweet potatoes, carrots, bananas, etc). I felt great and dropped 60 pounds easily. This time around I'm doing things a little differently and it's working just as well. The key is finding…

Sure! 1 cup shredded cheddar 2 cups shredded mozzarella 1 egg seasonings of your choice (I like a teaspoon or so of garlic powder, plus italian herbs for pizza crust) Combine everything and spread as thin as possible on a parchment-lined sheet pan, then bake in a pre-heated 425 degree oven for 10-15 minutes or until golden…

Welcome to the group! Carb counts are fairly individual. Some people can get into ketosis at 50 grams daily, others need to go lower. That's assuming ketosis is even your goal. If you don't have a medical reason for it, it isn't necessary in order to simply lose fat and gain health benefits. This group is also all over the…

Generally no, but my diet is primarily meat so it's not an issue here. For a while I was adding powdered collagen to my breakfast soup which also increases the protein. Since it didn't alter the texture or taste at all, it might be something you can look into doing.

It's not egg-free, but our standard breakfast is actually egg flower soup. Despite eggs being an important component you mostly taste the broth and seasonings, rather than any eggy flavor. Otherwise I'm all about leftovers or something like bratwursts. I hate cooking in the morning, so anything quick and easy is the right…

We swap out heavy cream for coconut milk in a lot of recipes with good results. I haven't tried it for baking, but it's great in soups, stews, drinks, and desserts.

Yeah, he does. It's not something we talked about when we were gaining or at our heaviest, but we started sharing when we decided together to make our health a priority. We talk about general progress and like to share new milestones or NSV's with each other. I think it's nice having a live-in cheerleader that I can be…

That's a really good idea! It's easier than what I've been doing. My solution has been to either not include the sugar alcohol in the ingredient list if I'm entering a recipe, or using the quick add calories tool to only enter the net carbs if it was a packaged food. Neither logging option was as accurate as I'd prefer.

I've done it with two people: my mom, and one of my best friends. Generally speaking I keep my WOE to myself. I know most people won't want to hear it, and despite the progress I've made I know I don't yet look like someone that knows what I'm doing. Too many people would just see a fat lady eating fatty meats and just…

That's been my experience, too. I used to get sick and stay sick for at least a week or more if it was a really bad cold, with the worst symptoms lasting at least a few days, developing into bronchitis at least once a year. I actually have a cold now. Wednesday night I started feeling rundown with a scratchy throat,…

I don't have any recipes to share, but if you're interested in a powder Isopure has a line of zero and low carb options. 50g protein per serving, blends with water very easily, and the flavors I've tried tasted good enough. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EHZA4O6/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&th=1

Another option is to make your own, if you have a cream source that you like. It only takes a few minutes in a food processor and we've been super happy with the results! You'll end up with a very nice butter along with some traditional buttermilk to use for other things. https://www.biggerbolderbaking.com/homemade-butter/…

Mini pepperoni pizza! They're made in a muffin top pan and each little one has 77 calories, 6g fat, 5g protein, and roughly 1/2 of a carb.

I tend to treat the occasional chinese outing as a treat, try to find a lower carb option and just be okay with it. That's partly because our local place doesn't have nutritional info available or descriptions of the dishes and much of what we have tried has very clearly been sweetened somehow. Delicious, but sweetened. My…

My long term goal is 140lbs, based on what doctors have told me is my "ideal weight", which I think is just the middle of the normal BMI range for my height. Since I've been overweight/obese/morbidly obese most of my life I really have no idea what to expect once I get closer to that goal. In the meantime I set smaller…

The Low Carber group can be found here: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group Keto certainly isn't a good fit for everyone, but a lot of people thrive on it. I think it's worth trying out for a month to see if you like it.

That sounds really good! I have a recipe for a cheese & egg pizza crust that, when baked, feels and tastes very much like when we used to make tortilla pizzas. I bet a couple of little ones would make for a great quesadilla.

1778 calories Carbs: 4% 20g Fat: 72% 142g Protein: 24% 105g Primary goal is a combination of losing weight and feeling better/healthier.

Which epic bars do you like? I just got a box of the uncured bacon bars because they were the only ones I could find online that were 0 carb (several varieties had added sugar in some form), and they're just awful. Weirdly sour, the taste reminds me of sardines and lemon. I don't know if we just got a bad batch, but…