Asphere79

From what I understand, 8 cups is what a normal person maintaining their weight should drink. If you are losing weight you need more. I drink 2-3 times that.

Check out these: http://lowcarbbetterhealth.blogspot.com/2012/07/fat-bombs.html One a day will keep the macro troubles away...

Not to mention wild fruit is way lower in sugar than say today's oranges which have been artificially selected to be sweeter and sweeter via agriculture for the last few thousand years.

I started on a Sunday and was in Keto Monday morning. I didn't get the "keto flu" until day 3 though but it was mild for me. Edit: You can get ketosticks for cheap at the drugstore or Wal-mart.

I am like that too. I think it is interesting seeing the fluctuations in weight throughout the day.

I don't believe my net carbs (Carbs - Fiber) were ever that high. At first I was between 20-30 but often I fall under 20 sometimes on accident. I am going to add some strawberries to ensure that I at least get 20g.

Thanks for all of the responses! The reduced fat stuff was left over from before I started Keto. They have since been replaced with the full fat stuff. I have been using ketostix since day one and I have been in ketosis since day 2. Even though I wasn't recording my water on myfitnesspal it turned out it was low. I now…

I am also working on a physics PhD. I defend in April!

I was just perusing old posts and I saw this one. Actually, a high fat, low carb diet does not correlate to increased heart disease at all. That is a major misconception. Here is the science from a peer reviewed journal: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2129159/ If it did wouldn't you expect all of our nomadic…