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Try reddit keto for a wealth of information. The FAQ alone is awesome. I can boil keto down to one simple concept. Eat less than 30g of carbs, hit your protein goal, eat fat until full. It really is that simple. No need for ketone strips or blood test or anything else. You may want a good multivitamin, extra potassium,…

Magnesium is great for cramps, laxative, and sleep. I use to break up my doses but finally figured out if I take the full 500mg recommended dosage before bed I don't get cramps at night, I get much improved sleep, and each morning I have a great movement. Maybe just adjust your timing.

Most come for the weigh loss but stay for the health, I know I did. A LCHF diet is more effective than any medication. Since I am getting older (hit the half century) I am interested in a good lipid profile, avoiding diabetes, cutting my chances of heart disease and stroke, preventing Alzheimer's and cancer, and keeping my…

Coconut oil and by extension MCT oil is different than other types of fat. The body sends medium chain triglycerides thru a different pathway. They cannot be stored like other fats and readily break down into Ketones for immediate energy. Coconut oil is like a slow boost that last 3-4 hours. MCT oil is like high octane…

I am over 50 and been on Keto for about a year. Feel free to add me.

If I work out to hard I will completely stall or gain by the scale but will lose inches. I was in a 6 week "stall" of gaining and losing the same 4 pounds. I finally cut out the cardio and upped my calories by 500. When I did the scale started consistently moving down again. If you are tearing down muscle then you will…

Alcohol is dehydrating so I usually see a bit of a drop if I drink and stay under my calorie goals. If you changed nothing but cutting alcohol it may have been it or it could be the 200-400+ extra calories you are cutting. Have you run you numbers in awhile and are you still eating at a deficit?

If you are keeping net carbs below 20g and hitting protein goal of 1g per LEAN muscle then you are doing everything right, To many carbs out of ketosis. To much protein out of ketosis. However my weigh loss on Keto is always stair stepped and never linear. Every 2 weeks I get a "whoosh" and the scale drops. The rest of the…

Feel free to add me. I have been doing Keto for about 6 months and IF for last few months. Food diary is open to friends. Check out the FAQ on reddit/keto for tons of great info. Same username there as well.

Remember the fat macro is not a requirement. There is nothing magical about eating extra fat if you are not hungry. Carbs are a limit. Protein is a goal. Fat is for fullness. If you stay below your carb limit and meet your protein needs you are doing everything right. The fat macro doesn't have to be consumed fat. If you…

First week was low. Second week I got super sleepy a lot and took naps when I never had before. Would go out to my car and sleep during lunch hour. Third week naps past energy was just OK. Fourth week was back to normal energy and slighly above. Week five and on has been amazing! One thing I wish I had understood better…

Always looking for Keto friends. I like to see what other ketopians eat so make your diary open to friends. Anyone feel free to add me.

ABSOLUTELY! If you lose one pound of lean muscle for every 2 pounds of fat then you have already lost 6 pounds of muscle?!? If your body truly is consuming that much muscle you are literally eating yourself. First and foremost get you protien every day every meal every time. I suspect you measuring could also be off.…

Here is my take: If you want to know how many cals you roughly burn all day - Fitbit line If you are a runner or stair climber and need GPS/altimiter - Garmin line If you want to see how many cal burned during work outs - Polar /w chest strap line Good luck

Your BMR with an activity factor of 1.2 (no exercise) is 1785 calories. To use a 20% deficit you would eat 1425 calories a day. If you only did this consistently you would lose about 1/2 pound per week. However you have a VERY small margin of error per day. about 300 calories. You can eaily miss that many calories in say,…

What bother me is you say you have eaten 1700 calories and over a month weight has not changed. Those do not add up when by your numbers you should be losing eating much more than that. You cant add muscle in a calorie deficit and it cant magically equal the same amount of fat loss. Unless you are weighing and tracking all…

Take BMR 1420 X activity factor 1.2 for no exercise and TDEE is 1704 as you said. From there you can just burn 500 calories in exercise. You could burn 250 calories and eat 250 calories less. You could just eat 500 calories less and do no exercise. Of all the options the first has the most benefits. You get to eat more and…

Wow, lot of hate here. What he is doing not only works for him but will work for anyone. He is just using the natural biomechanics of the body, let me explain... First and foremost caloric deficit is key as we all know for "weight loss". Basically by working out in a fasted state you force you body to use a different fuel,…

I too changed it to track fiber instead of sugar. I eat no processed sugars on a regualr basis, but I eat a lot of raw fruit so it was always over. I decided it was a worthless stat to track but getting enough fiber was worth tracking.

Optimum Nutrition100% gold standard French Vanilla Creme. Best base flavor I have found and over past 20 years I have tried quite a few. Highest quality whey, 24g protien per, lower carb.

Tried both. I returned the Ninja and kept the Nutribullet and saved a lot of cash. I abuse my Nutribullet and so far it has performed flawlessly. I use lot of frozen unsweetened fruit, whole flax, and nuts/seed of all kinds and it emulsifies everything perfectly. The other day I put a whole orange in rind and all....was…

I have a green drink every morning for breakfast in my Nutribullet. Half greens, half raw unsweetened fruits, and different super foods. Maca & Cacao nibs go well together. Like a choc malt. Flax and Goji go well together fruity and nutty. Chia and Hemp go well together. Almonds, Walnuts, Sunflower, and Pumpkin seed go…

From a purely weight loss perspective meal timing isnt important. You will be fine as long as you are under your calorie totals. However, by eating large meal and then going to be shortly after you do miss out on some benefits from HGH. Human Growth Hormone is released as you sleep and it usually occurs within an hour of…

Re run you TDEE every month or 2 depending on the speed of your loss. If not you will eventually be eating at maintanence if you dont drop calories as your weight drops. You want to maintain the deficit you have chosen.

Chikfila grilled chicken wraps. 330 cals 33g protien, low carbs, high fiber. Lot of sodium however if that is a problem.

Chik-fil-a Chargilled chicken sandwich or Cool chicken wrap with plain baked potato or large fruit cup. Taco Bell 3 crunchy tacos or 3 bean burritos Salasirita/Chipoltes burrito bowls Chili's Maragrita grilled chicken

Centrum multi for men (fill in) Nordic Naturals 3-6-9 (omegas) Ubiquinol (CoQ10) Ginko Biloba (memory)

Just to add to this I have typically seen better fat loss from resistance training vs cardio. Body weight exercises will speed the process if you have no access to a gym.weights.

I ran your numbers. You should lose well at 1300-1500 calories per day. If you have stalled make sure you are not under estimating calories (weigh and measure food) and over estimating calories burned from work outs. If you chose moderate activity factor do you work exercise 1 hr a day 5 days a week at a moderate heart…

I use Arnolds wheat rounds. Good amount of fiber and no artificial sweeteners. 100 calories.