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*raises hand* I switched over June 9th, 2015. I'm coming up on my 3 months. Friend request sent.

Check out the subreddit r/ketoscience, there's lots of information there regarding what you might be looking for.

I don't personally do it anymore because I enjoy eating and would rather ingest those calories in a meal than drink them.

I do from time to time, but I usually can "blink" it away, it affects me at work from time to time as I'm reading the ticket machine (I'm a chef). I think it's that my prescription has changed, but haven't gone to get it checked yet.

Google "Alabama White Barbecue" you'll never go back to traditional style BBQ sauce again... You can find recipes and adapt them with Splenda or your favorite low carb sweetener.

Don't look for the joy in the things you cannot have, but look for the joy in the things you can have.

There are 2 main kinds of short ribs, English cut and Kalbi cut. English cut are going to typically be cut into one bone sections at about a size of 2" by 3" you do not want to grill these, they are for braising or slow roasting, low and slow is the way to go with English cut. Kalbi are usually going to be cross-cut to…

Have you used this? http://keto-calculator.ankerl.com/ Set to sedentary and adjust to the deficit you would like to target.

Used to be like this, but it has turned now into more of a steady all day burn.

Remember that carb counts for yogurt with LIVE cultures is an estimate, the live cultures actually feed off of the milk sugar converting it to the acidic taste that is characteristic of yogurt. It's been published that the carb count for yogurt is lower than the labels may indicate.

I'll echo what kirkor said, 1-1.2g of protein per pound of LBM should be more than enough even for heavy lifting, keep your carbs around 25g and eat more fat if you are hungry. It's hard to tell your body composition from your picture, but you can either get your fat from diet or your body, once fat adapted it will be…

I grew up on nonfat milk... ugh... Mom wasn't much of a cook. We always had the no fat or low fat equivalent of a perfectly good product though. Still grew up fat, I was 100 pounds in the second grade!

just by a quick check of you diary, it's not fat that you need to focus on, it's protein, you only had 34 grams yesterday. the one macro you want to hit is protein so you don't cannibalize your muscles as your body looks for fuel. try supplementing with a protein shake if it's hard for you to hit this goal each day. hit…

why no coffee? it's one of the best beverages for you that you can drink...

Most people enter a light state of ketosis each night as your body naturally enters ketosis without food. The average person wakes with a ketone level of .2 mml each morning. Not sure what you are asking or getting at here. Are you looking to do keto while still eating a higher amount of carbohydrate?

Fat adaptation can take 6 weeks, up to 3 months, Dr's Volek and Phinney touch on this in much more depth if you are interested. To get into ketosis only takes 24 hours with carbohydrate restriction. Fat adaptation means your body has fully switched to fat as it's main source of fuel and is using that fuel efficiently and…

Protein is your daily goal, carbohydrate is your limit, fat is for satiety and more is only needed if you are indeed hungry.

You won't get the added benefits of consistent steady burn energy from being in nutritional ketosis consistently and getting your body fat adapted.

I second the Cash and Carry option, I got my HWC for just over $7 a half gallon last week. Costco is another good option.

If you keep them in the bathroom where steam occurs during your showers/baths, it will render them useless. Also they are not a good gauge as they measure acetoacetate in the urine, this is the ketone you aren't burning, thus flushing through urine. As you are in ketosis for a longer period, your body burns most of the…

What are you protein sources besides eggs and cheese ? Try to use the cheaper fattier cuts of meat. I'm glad someone mentioned 73% ground beef, that's what I use, 80% is good too. Chicken thighs are much more keto friendly than breasts, cheaper too, also chicken wings are a good option(I fry mine in bacon fat. Both of them…

I've recently had to play with my calorie goal, I was eating 2000-2100 each day and wasn't seeing much progress (according to Fitbit I burn 3-4k per day with my job) so I was advised to reduce my calorie goal as I've lost significant weight and am probably eating closer to maintenance at that daily intake. I reduced my…

You absolutely do not need to workout to lose weight. And I would stop working out if I was you, especially while your body gets used to a new fuel source. It's widely touted as the best idea to not workout while you are working on becoming fat adapted. I haven't worked out at all and I've lost over 60 pounds in the last 9…

Without being able to view your diary it's really hard to tell what is going on. What's your daily caloric intake? What percentages are you aiming for? Do you IF or are you eating several meals a day? Are you eating "convenience" products, or sugar free candies? Are you focusing your dietary consumption on whole single…

1200 calories is pretty low, did you figure your daily needs with this - http://keto-calculator.ankerl.com/ Your stats aren't posted, but unless you are pretty tiny, that seems like a low daily intake, you could be at or near your starvation threshold and causing your body to say, "whoa, let's conserve a bit here since we…

First impressions upon looking at your diary: Lots of little meals Lots of "sweet" treats Every try IF? Your ratios seem pretty good. I would try to shy away from the treats. The best advice I saw on r/keto was this: "people fail at keto because they fail to seek the enjoyment in what they can eat and instead focus on…

I second this, it also slows my weight loss greatly. Even spreading only a few drinks throughout the week will effect things for me.

5+35+65=110...

I've done oysters too.

It makes me require less sleep as well, I often wake up before my alarm.