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I really, really recommend logging everything, especially in these early stages of keto. Without logging, you just can't be sure that your ratios are anywhere near correct. Setting them is good, but you don't actually know if that's what you are achieving. Calories also could be a problem - either too few or too many. In…

Can you open your diary? What are your daily macros? Are you hitting a minimum of 65% fat? Are you eating Atkins bars? Are you overdoing it with processed meats with nitrates? Are you drinking At LEAST 12 glasses of water each day? (I know it says 8. I only drop weight with 12-16 glasses) How is your calorie level? Too…

Wait. Tuna without mayo? Blasphemy! Every meal look for those opportunities to add fat. Butter, sour cream, mayo, cream, coconut oil, guacamole (avocado). All of them help. Nuts are good too. Many folks eat almonds. 77% fat is great. But check out the lowly pecan: 88% fat! And if you want to get nuts(!) you can sautee them…

80-15-5 is a little high on the fat side. This is probably good for short term to get yourself into ketosis. I'd be concerned that you wouldn't be getting sufficient protein at those levels. You need to make sure you eat sufficient protein to maintain your muscle mass. Traditional keto is 65-30-5. I've also seen 60-35-5. I…

Malitol bad. Erythritol good. :-) Seriously though. Sugar alcohols are a broad category, with a lot of items included. They can be significantly different with respect to how your body absorbs them, and their glycemic index. Malitol is bad, evil stuff. It has a high glycemic index and will cause gastrointestinal upset. The…

OK. A little disappointed. The app takes the negatives and turns them to zeroes. So you actually see different numbers for calories and carbs on the app vs the website when you do this. I was so psyched about getting my net carb pie chart!

OK. Smart peeps of MFP. We all know to get net carbs you subtract fiber (and some also do sugar alcohols). Let's say for example, that you have a food with 10 g carbs and 5 fiber. No protein or fat, just to make it simple. There are 4 calories for g of carb, so this would have 40 calories - but half of those are from…

that is so slick! Now I can get an adjusted pie chart with fiber removed at the end of the day!!!! it works awesome!

Nice! I usually make a special food and identify it as "net carbs - fiber and sugar alcohol removed". I'll have to play with this method and compare! I LOVE erythritol and stevia blends as a sweetener (like Z sweet). I don't get how people will defend sugar as a "natural" product and villify sweeteners at the same time.…

I found this article really interesting. http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/of-whooshes-and-squishy-fat.html Totally normal to sometimes have those stalls. Lyle McDonald gives the theory that your fat cells are losing stored triglycerides, but trying to maintain their current size - so they retain water. Then they…

Welcome! Lots of low-carb haters out in the main forums. Definitely helps to harp e like-minded friends around you.

My guess is that both protein and fat might come down. Mine shifted from 70-25-5 to 60-30-10 with this kind of change.

Try this calculator! http://keto-calculator.ankerl.com/ It was developed for keto, but you can put any carb level in. It will help you identify the right calorie, protein, and fat targets, and the associated MFP % targets.

I use Prebiotin. I bought it on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Prebiotic-Fiber-Supplement-Full-spectrum-Prebiotics/dp/B001RVFSFS It's a powder. they recommend 1-2 scoops. I usually add just one (and you should start off with half a scoop). I add it to my Bulletproof Coffee, and never even notice it. I never thought to try…

I see discussion regularly with conclusions that we don't need as much fiber as we thought. Truly, I don't know the science either way. But if you're asking only because you aren't hitting the number in your tracking, that may not be an issue. BUT, if you are having problems with regularity, my recommendation is...…

Is that pop tarts, cheesecake and ben and jerry's? Not bad! The place mats and napkins are a nice touch. They give your pop tarts that touch of class that would be otherwise lacking :-)

Cereal? You'd use your refeed on CEREAL?!? Some day I dream of having pancakes and syrup. For now I'm doing eggs with TOAST. And Ice Cream.

I target about 1500, plus I eat back calories from exercise. I do keto - low carb, high fat, moderate protein. I get most of my calories from fat.

It's astonishing to me how so many people are "a calorie is a calorie". No, they are not. My over-simplification of Carbs is that for many people (obviously not for all people, since plenty can eat carbs and not be overweight) is this: 1 - They drive up blood sugar levels. This in turn, causes insulin to surge. Insulin's…

If your TDEE was based on you being Sedentary, you should eat them back. If your TDEE was based on lightly active, moderately active, or very active - the TDEE level has already factored exercise in, and you should not eat them back. I calculated my TDEE based on being sedentary. That way, on days I don't work out, I know…

Hi Hon - You should probably check this with the doctor for your program. Your calories are extremely low. The doctor is best equipped to provide feedback if your fast entry into ketosis is OK based on your program, or whether you need to make some adjustments. You've gotten into Ketosis within a day. You are registering…

This was a great thread a few weeks ago on BMR and TDEE, which are key in determining a good calorie target: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/931670-bmr-and-tdee-explained-for-those-needing-a-guide I use the following website to calculate my BMR and TDEE. http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr/ I like to use the…

Advice: Eat more food :-) Congrats though - hitting that point where your body isn't craving things all the time, and you are in control is AWESOME. But you do need to eat more. Sustained levels of low calories can result in your metabolism slowing considerably due to a drop in the hormone leptin. This is your body trying…

What an ignorant comment. I've been doing keto since September 2012. You really think I've lost 50 pounds of water and glycogen? Low carb works because it removes the cycle of craving (and eating) carbs that many people have. I struggle to control my eating on a regular diet. Low carb "fixes" this for me. I eat less food…

I use Calisthenics. There's a CrossFit Love group that you might want to check out. There are some CF Haters, and usually a post in the general forums will get them to come out.

Excellent advice. And definitely, don't drink after 9 pm. I suspect the late consumption of this is as much of a problem as the shake itself. Even drinking the whole thing in the morning or lunch time would be better than after 9 pm. The Beachbody website identifies that the Shakeology Program involves using this as a meal…

Seems like this would be similar to intermittent fasting, where all your food is consumed in a small window. I would avoid the carbs. If possible you would want to be fat adapted, which would decrease cravings and allow your body to use fat stores for energy instead of carbs. The keto sub-reddit has some posts on Ramadan,…

My husband's and my experience is that a single meal with heavy protein can knock us out of ketosis. We measure blood ketones, and can see the impact. Your results may vary. I always try to have a good source of fat at every meal, and try to have as many grams of fat as protein at each meal.

He details his menu and exercise here: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/sam-feltham/my-5000-calorie-experiment_b_3350869.html

I have followed a Keto lifestyle since September 2012. I target 70-75% of my calories from fat; 20-25% from protein; 5% from carbs. Traditional keto is more along the lines of 65F-30P-5C, but I've had better weight loss with consuming a higher fat percentage. When I ate a traditional diet I would constantly be hungry and…