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Well, since about a hundred people here are telling you the same thing over and over again, I may as well add my two cents: peel the banana, weigh the rest, then uh, eat it (the banana, not the peel). :)

That's terrific! Another stellar weight loss in a pretty short period of time.

Congratulations on your success so far. My results are very similar to yours, including so far this year my doctor taking me off three(!) meds. Eating out is always an issue. It's not a bad thing to deviate every now and again, it keeps you sane. My strategy is to of course avoid bread sticks, warm pumpernickel bread…

Isn't it amazing what eating a proper diet will do? You've lost nearly a pound a day! Phenomenal! Keto is not a weight loss WOE per se. That will happen as a byproduct of a LCHF WOE. The other thing that will happen is, and more importantly, your body will begin to produce less insulin. All those carbs and sugar are…

There are several things you can put in your morning coffee to increase fat intake. Butter, MCT oil, hemp oil, or coconut oil. Tried them all and didn't like the mouth feel. But heavy cream? Ahhh, that's the ticket. I use a tps + a little unsweetened coconut milk. Keto is not a weight loss WOE per se. That is a byproduct…

You're getting a lot of advice here, some good, some questionable. Forget easy meal prep, and keep in mind what you are trying to do. And that should be to naturally rid your body of food that causes diabetes. I'm not saying you don't already know this, but, learning what causes diabetes in the first place is where you…

Detoxing comes from eating as cleanly as possible, no nitrates, nitrites, nor anything artificial. My kitchen is ~90 organic. I can tell the difference, whether real or imagined. Three of the numerous organic items I have in my kitchen are the ones where I can tell the difference just by taste. Organic cottage cheese(a bit…

:D Dang right! That's exactly what I put on my 'cakes. Extra crunchy natural pb and a ripe banana! That is until I started keto. :'( But I make a mean almond/coconut flour pancake with home made maple syrup. I can't reveal how I make the syrup (erythritol, water, pure maple extract), because it's so good. And it's a no…

This is the answer above makes the most sense. Indeed a serving size is whatever you want it to be. Four, six, or eight, it doesn't matter. Of course nutrition will be divided by four, six or eight to show the results on the label. E.g., I make six cups of oat free granola, and decided that the serving size should be a…

What do your macros look like? While I don't doubt you're feeling ill, it's strange that you are having this reaction so soon. I can say this though, that carb addiction is just as bad as nicotine addiction. I didn't realize this until I started keto 5 months ago until I experienced it myself. Once I began to see how…

Anytime you start to watch what you eat, you will first lose water weight. But I am struck by how many people think keto is a weight loss plan. It's not, and should not be approached that way. It's a way of detoxing your body and letting it normalize to what it should be. It's eating as cleanly as possible. Weight loss is…

Really don't get what you are after. However, if you want us to fully explain keto to you, that's not gonna work. Why? Because there are literally thousands of food items suitable for keto. So my suggestion: Before you start this, you need more than a "basic idea" because keto is a drastic change in diet with many, many…

:) Now that's funny.

Hmm, not sure if this is sound advice. As others have said, there is much more to a keto WOE than just beef, chicken and eggs. The goal is not to feel full, but to be sated which is what the fat component does. Saying that heavy cream is not keto is incorrect. You will see heavy cream in countless keto recipes because it…

I agree with other posters on moderation. But since you did not list the amount nor type, it's hard to accurately respond. If the sweets you are eating add up to 30g of carbs, then there must either be a huge amount of sugar or you're eating more than just "a chocolate". For me, 30g is a full days supply of carbs. I will…

:D My favorite response!

I am in month five of this WOE and have dropped fifty pounds. I am a male, doing ~1300 cals, 30g carbs, 98g fat and ~100g protein per day. To me, this WOE is not about weight loss per se. It is about detoxing your body and letting it normalize. Weight loss will occur naturally as your body transitions from glycogenesis to…

Almina, make sure the other two macros are in order as well. Keeping your carbs under control means you should provide your body with a lot more fat and protein. Your body was getting its energy from carbs, now it needs another source. I am not a doctor, nor do I pretend to be.

I have to say, yours is one of the funnier posts here. But you are right. Adopting this WOE is not something one should do right before a vacation because it is, as you say, a dramatically different way of powering your body. It's not really a fad diet. Sticking to keto will change your life and is not "super easy to do".

I agree. Most medical claims here are made by armchair dieticians. You can really tell who does and does not know much about ketones, carbs and fat. There is no "protein limiting" on the WOE. This is not restrictive in terms of the variety of foods you can eat. It is by definition though, very low in carbs which means most…

scallachan, my first suggestion would be to establish a benchmark. MFP makes that easy. Just track what you normally eat, then start keto. I went from consuming ~300g of carbs and 70g of sugar per day to 35g carbs and 9g sugar per day. Quite a radical difference for me. Now, discard every thing the USDA thinks you need,…

Sounds like you may not be getting enough fat, which is what fuels the brain. A lot of water will indeed flush all sorts of nutrients. However, I would not take my advice nor anyone else's because it sounds like you have a lot of issues, a lot of things of which you are not sure. You might consider starting with some blood…

Just type the question you asked here into a search engine. You will get many, many, many hits!

May I say that in my opinion cheese60, you are going about this the wrong way. There are many types of calories, and counting them should be secondary to closely watching your carb and sugar intake. And yes, eating too many carbs, which as we all know convert to sugar, is a real menace to good health. Besides your body…

I also love everything people are talking about here, or I used to until I saw how damaging they are. Carbs are the real enemy of healthy living. Fat is not. Fat is good, besides being full of flavor. It's what fuels the brain. So this low fat mania is contrary to what your body actually needs. Today's food pyramid is…

Cottage cheese pancakes, uncured cherry wood bacon, coconut butter and coffee/cream. :p

Thirty four pounds lost in only three and a half months is amazing...

An amazing amount of weight lost. Kudos to you!

Agreed! The first time you taste Kerry Gold, you'll never go back to Land-O-Lakes again.