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I eat one meal a week, whether it's a date night out, or I just eat whatever sounds good where I don't worry about carbs. This is necessary for my sanity and long term success. I am able to limit it to just the meal then it's back to keto. I'm down 20lbs since Jan 2nd. You really just have to figure out what works for you…

Do you make it? Buy it? I found a quart sized container in the health aisle but ran in the opposite direction when I saw it was $7. I'd love to try it but I'm a little weirded about boiling bones

Since I have anemia (a mystery of how, I've been scoped and tests ran and no real reason as to why) I'm prescribed ferrous sulfate 325 (65 FE) MG to be taken once daily. If I take that my numbers seem to be within normal range. But taking iron puts a real strain on my digestive system and it deters me from taking it…

Thanks everyone! In December my blood work came back great even though I wasn't taking my iron for anemia. My guess is I was getting plenty through food. Well now I'm eating much less so it finally dawned on me my iron must be pretty low. I had been feeling like a robot the last two weeks. Just two days of iron pills and…

I take mine 16oz at a time. 2tbs hwc, 1/4c unsweetened almond milk and a heaping tsp of xylitol sweetener. Ends up being about 250 calories for the two I have and it's my lunch typically. It does the trick for me!!

It's too cold here in MN to shout it from the rooftops but I had to share with someone! Today marks 20lbs lost forever! I started January 2nd and I'm over the moon. I was feeling a little deflated sitting at a 2lb loss for February so I am PUMPED. Thanks for reading :p

Losing so much slower month two. I still have 56 lbs to go, but I'll keep plugging along. Loving this lifestyle!

In a 16oz mug I do a heaping tsp of xylitol sweetener (I was going back and forth on what to get, I'll probably try swerve next. I like xylitol though. I don't test my blood sugar but I worry if this spikes insulin or not. I use it sparingly as possible) then two TBS heavy whipping cream and 1/4 c unsweetened vanilla…

I have aminos in my Amazon cart to try out but can't justify the cost when I have a bottle of soy sauce in the fridge. I really want to make eggroll in a bowl but I hear conflicting things on regular soy sauce.

It's challenging, especially now since my boyfriend ditched the diet. I try to do a protein everyone likes then do a potato for the two non ketoers then I'll have green beans or asparagus and call it a day. My boyfriend will still eat whatever I make, but by daughter doesn't necessarily like the casseroles and things so…

I was 240.6 January 2nd when I started. Today I am 223 for a total of 17lbs lost. Hoping to see more of the same in February! I made the mistake of not taking pictures or measuring. But my clothes are fitting better and I can't wait to wear all the skinny clothes I haven't been able to wear in 5 years!

This will be month two for me, excited to see more changes!! CW: 225 1/31: 2/4: 2/11: 2/18: 2/25:

The carb counts on yogurt keep me away. I'm satisfied with a serving of ricotta mixed with a little sweetener and cinnamon and vanilla.

Isn't it mind boggling?! I'm able to eat from 1-7 no problems. Before this way of eating I constantly felt hungry. I would have never believed I could fast for 18hrs a day. Love it!

Have you tried the all natural gas drops? My daughter was very gassy and this was the only thing that made her comfortable. I hope you find something that works! Can I ask why keto? I lost a lot of weight just eating normal but not so much and not so frequently because I was burning more calories breast feeding. What…

I made it today and other than my blender lid coming off and making a huge mess ( I will be holding it down from now on lol) it was a success and I liked it! I didn't realize my coconut oil is unrefined while I'd prefer refined and used salted butter which I didn't mind but I will be having it regularly!

I plan to have 2-4 "cheat meals" a month. Not to overindulge but to be able to eat normally if there's a special occasion or if I'm feeling like I'm getting too burnt out. A keto only life until I die is just not plausible. If I say I can never have something again I'll fail eventually. Allowing cheat meals sparingly will…

If you search keto there is a group! I started 1/2/2018 for my 3rd go of it. I've lost 11lbs and I have 60 more to go. I'm trying to adjust things so I stay in this lifestyle forever vs falling off and starting back up.

I'm intrigued. I have all the items to make this, but doesn't blending it make the coffee cold? Or not really? Can you achieve this in a regular blender and if so how long do you mix? Can you whisk it by hand? I have so much to learn! Does salted vs unsalted butter make a huge difference?

I don't have an attached bathroom so it's mildly inconvenient for middle of the night bathroom trips but I really don't mind. I'd rather have plenty of water throughout the day and just deal with it :)

Heavy cream, butter, parmesan and garlic powder make an easy Alfredo. Butter and garlic salt or powder. Or look up keto cheese sauce, yum

I get really weird dreams but I definitely sleep much much better on keto! Downside is I have to get up at least once a night to tinkle where as I didn't have to do that before. But I suppose it's a good thing!

My boyfriend strayed today but I stayed on track. Unsure if this is in my favor but I stop eating at 7pm and I can easily go until 5pm the next day before I feel like I should eat something. So I'll eat a meal then I'm good until the next day. I'm getting plenty of water and I feel good. Today closes day 10 and 11lbs lost.

Minnesota, USA. I've tried low carb in the past and would have success but I'd always stray. 8 months ago I tried keto and was thrilled to drop 20lbs in a month. My boyfriend stopped doing it and slowly I did too. We started the new year keto and I'm not going to let his slip ups and possibly abandonment of keto affect me…

I'm currently only eating keto from 1pm-7pm. I'm only eating what I'm hungry for (which isn't much, my appetite has decreased hugely). I'm not logging but if I don't see results I will start to log. I'm worried I'm not eating enough but I also don't want to eat when I'm not hungry. Food has been a life long struggle for…

Hi everyone, I started keto back up January 2nd. I've done it before and let excuses get in the way. But I miss the way I felt and slept while doing it. I'm down 10 lbs and can't wait to lose the remaining 60. I'm at my highest weight and cannot stand it. I'll be looking to keto threads for ideas and support!

This was my thought. Diets high in fat bring on gallbladder attacks. If this isn't the case it looks like there is a lot of good advice on this thread :)

I am on day 4 of only eating keto between 1pm-7pm and day 8 of eating keto. So far I'm not noticing additional benefits but I'm not as hungry as I was prior so that's nice. I'll keep up with it for awhile and if I don't see added benefits I'm not going to add the stress of not eating when I want to and I'll just stick to…

I just started keto up again the 1st of the year. I added my info in to the spreadsheet. I am down 10 lbs my first week but that seems to always happen when I go low carb. I tend to hold on to a lot of water. Excited to see where this journey takes me! I've had success in the past but I always let excuses get in the way…

Old Country Buffet for lunch and Chinese buffet for supper. Easily over 5,000 cals, mmm