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I missed LOADS of stuff when i first started keto - bread and potatoes especially. I'm really glad I stuck with it though (over a year later and -72kg) as it's so much better for my health and the only thing I find sustainable. At first I tried to find substitutes - and there are definitely some out there. The suggestion…
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Yeah, anyone who is saying fasting has no benefits other than calorie deficit really ought to look up autophagy. Just saying.
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I think the key is that you say dietary 'choices', which is the key phrase here. If you choose to eat low carb and adapt to that, you will find fat satiating after a period of time. If you choose to eat fats and carbbs at the same time, you don't find them satiating in the same way; I did it for years and was the exact…
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EVERYONE finds fat filling; it's how keto works. Once you reduce your carbs, your body starts burning fat rather than carbs (glycogen) for fuel, and it eats into the fat reserves in your body. There's a period of about a week or two, while your body transitions, where you can be tired, crabby, headachey etc. but after that…
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Google 'fathead pizza recipe'. You can thank me later. You can use it for all kinds of versatile things like making pizza, garlic bread, pasty pockets, pie casings, crackers... the list is as long as your imagination (keto for a year, lost half my body weight, healthier than I've ever been). ANother good one is just 100g…
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I'm not sure why it's suggested 'more is better' for proteins. Generally protein in grams should be 1-1.5g/kg of lean weight (i.e. your body weight without fat/your goal weight). Excessive proteins convert and metabolise similarly to glucose/carbs, spiking your insulin response. 25% protein is more of a maximum, and only…
