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We are on the keto program. I am 5 feet 1.5 inches. I lost 50 pounds in about a year on the keto program. You will need to change the desired grams at the bottom of the chart if you want to track the keto program. My numbers are carbs 20, fat 133 and protein 60. (On the premium MFP program you can change the default…

RWHoop: congratulations on your weight loss and retirement. Hopefully you will find some fun stuff to do while retired that you could not do while working. Keeping track of your food is a great way to be accountable and that is a key to loosing weight.

Sarah7591: I am going to have jaw surgery soon. My oral surgeon wants me to increase my protein intake to at least 60 to 100 grams per day. I have found that by either drinking protein powder shakes (30 grams of protein per serving) or adding whey powder to juice (25 grams of protein) that I can get to my goal. They don't…

Hello fellow members. I have been gone from MFP for a while due to health issues. I lost 60 pounds on keto and have gained back about 15. My ideal weight (according to me) is to lose about 10 of the 15. I needed to increase my protein intake due to a health issue (per my oral surgeon) so I started posting on MFP again so I…

My slow cooker and vacuum sealer get a good workout. Even though it's only the two of us, I find that cooking in batches is the easiest. Chili, meatloaf, beef brisket, pork picnic, dishes made with rotisserie chicken, pork spareribs with barbeque sauce and canned tomatoes, boneless leg of lamb, chicken wings, sausages. We…

I don't think anyone who not studied the keto diet has any place in this discussion. My spouse has lost 40 pounds and I have lost 10 on the program. We follow Dr. Annette Bosworth's protocol per her book, Anyway You Can. I have Stage 4 cancer and have seen an improvement in the blood work results. My husband has more…

I have Stage IV metastatic breast cancer (diagnosed September 2013). My spouse and I started the keto diet three months ago. He has lost 44 pounds and I have lost 8. My doctor uses tumor markers to track my cancer's progress along with other blood tests. A normal tumor marker is less than 40. Mine has never been that low…

We are on the keto diet. There are loads of free recipe downloads on the internet. If you want to go that route, I would suggest you look at those. One heads up: I have found that many of the recipes do not have accurate nutritional values so I have put them into my fitness pal and recalculated the calories, etc. myself. I…

Two tablespoons whipping cream with 1/2 tablespoon cocoa powder - really its the spot for less than 50 calories. Best to add the cocoa powder to the whipping cream mix together well before eating. Might be good frozen but haven't tried that.

Made ground beef stroganoff with zucchini and shirataki noodles. Pretty good but not great. Used too much nutmeg - will delete that next time. Made four servings.

You need to do lots of research to find out what's available and what has the lowest carbs. There are lots of low carb substitutes on the market for items that add up quickly, i.e. sugar, ketchup, flour, etc. Don't forget to keep your fat intake up. Your goals on the keto diet should be no more than 20 grams of carbs, 133…

I always have rotisserie chicken portioned out in the freezer. I can then add a sauce (alfredo sauce?) and some vegetables for a quick dinner. Right now I have that, meatloaf (cooked 3 pounds of meat, etc. and portioned out), chili, eggplant parmesan, pork spareribs, pork loin cooked with bacon on top and alfredo sauce. I…

Great post. I think with your planning and research you have eliminated many of the pitfalls of the keto diet. Obviously we need to eat - the keto program is specific to the foods to eat - carbs, fat, protein. Since this is a lifetime program - it is important that you use the program to fit YOU so that you can make this a…

We purchased a high end kitchen scale several years ago. When I cook, especially a casserole, I weight/measure all ingredients. I weigh the end dish and figure out how many servings are in the dish and split that up based on the overall weight. I have a dish with 1 lb of ground hamburger - so that is 4 servings based on…

My husband and I are on the keto diet. He is eating one meal per day (dinner) and I am eating breakfast and dinner. I have great keto recipes for ground beef Mexican casserole, chicken Florentine, chicken or turkey salsa verde, eggplant parmesan with pork sausage, beef goulash, and several others. I make enough for 4…

It's much easier to do with a partner. You need to do lots of research to find out what's available and what has the lowest carbs. Don't forget to keep your fat intake up. Your goals on the keto diets should be no more than 20 grams of carbs, 133 grams of fat. The protein allowance is found by dividing your desired weight…

You can also weigh a bucket of something and as you take items off the scale will measure the difference. Our scale also measures in grams which is a much more delicate measurement for light items. Glad you bought one. We use ours numerous times a day and it takes the guesswork out of keeping track. Besides being vigilant…

The parameters (goals) for the keto diet are as follows (as per Dr. Annette Bosworth): 20 grams of carbs per day (not net but gross), 133 grams of fat per day. The protein allowance is determined by dividing your desired weight by 2.2, i.e. if your desired weight is 150 the protein allowance per day is 68. It is really…

Mira: good for you and your sister. It's much easier to do with a partner. You need to do lots of research to find out what's available and what has the lowest carbs. Don't forget to keep your fat intake up. Your goals on the keto diets should be no more than 20 grams of carbs, 133 grams of fat. The protein allowance is…

You can set specific goals. Go to the help section and type in goals and you can get detailed answers to your question. Good luck. We did purchase the premium membership in order to do this but I'm not sure that is necessary. We are using a laptop, Windows 10.

Husband started fasting after 4 weeks and is losing more weight.

We are doing Keto which pretty much achieves all of your goals.

Here's a recipe for a great keto friendly dinner. I had all the ingredients already when I saw this except the salsa verde. Not sure how it freezes since we ate it for several days: CHICKEN SALSA VERDE .25 garlic in oil 1 can (10 oz) Rotel tomatoes with green chilies 1/2 cup sour cream .75 cup salsa verde I used Treasure…

We (spouse and I) have been doing keto for a month with great success for both us. Tons of information on the internet - free. We love Dr. Annette Bozworth. She has lots of YouTube videos and a book. I get numerous recipes from requests on the internet. I have put many of them on MFP website to see how the nutritional…

Re ketogenic diet goals: In order to customize your goals (fat, carbs, protein), you need to have a premium membership with MyFitnessPal. The carbs should be 20 grams per day, fat 133 grams per day and protein is calculated as follows: your desired weight times 2.2. I my case my desired weight is 130 so my protein goal is…