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Keto, and probably LCHF in general, has really been keeping my anxiety at bay. I have mild anxiety which I don't have to take any medicine for it fortunately, I just have to sort of talk myself out of it. Not sure if it's because the food I'm eating is actually affecting the chemical balance in my brain or if because…

@_tierachanel don't worry about it. My scale has been going up and down this week. In the past my scale would completely stall for a week and then I'd see a 2+ lb dropped. If you are truly eating keto and hitting your calorie goals then it will drop. Give it another week or two and if it STILL hasn't gone down then you are…

thanks everyone!

@moonlights USUALLY for bacon the macros and calories are determine after the strips have been pan fried given that you drain the excess fat and don't cook your eggs with it or otherwise eat the grease in anyway that drips out. You have to read the package for this. Same with tons of other food products such as rice for…

This is the best website I found to determine what your caloric and macro goals should be while eating keto. For LCHF, you can increase carbs and protein based on your own personal preferences of how much you eat. You said your daily caloric limit is 1100. These is too low for anyone. No one should be under 1200 unless it…

Of my breath? Tastes normal. Awful in the morning but after I brush my teeth it's ok. In the morning I can't really taste anything much other than my BPC in my mouth and that taste lingers for a while but starts to fade because I try to drink a lot of water. But I'd say overall it's normal.

2-3 tsp in BPC and also in a lot of sauces because I'm a fan of cream-based sauces. Oh, also in desserts and fat bombs.

Maybe I'm not doing keto right! I'm getting medium-dark readings on my ketostix even while drinking plenty of water. But I have never experienced Keto flu, bad breath or bad body odor...or at least no one has told me. The smell of my pee is a little bit stronger though.

There is seriously unlimited info on the internet about BPC, just Google it. My recipe is fresh brewed coffee, 1 Tbsp grassfed butter, 2-3 tsp heavy whipping cream, dash or two of cinnamon, 1-2 Tbsp MCT oil, both granulated plain Stevia and liquid English Toffee flavored Stevia.

Pretty sure it's your meds causing the nausea and not your lack of sodium. Confused about this statement "worried about getting the keto flu in case it masks the symptons". Keto flu is the manifestation of the symptoms of not getting enough electrolytes. If you are nauseous it could be from keto flu or it could be from…

Someone already mentioned the Low Carber Daily Forum Group. There is also a Keto group http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1143-keto

Omg so I'm OBSESSED with this Asian-Latin fusion restaurant near my job I visit it weekly but haven't since starting to eat keto again. I was really craving their nachos which is Korean BBQ pulled pork with standard nacho ingredients (pico de gallo, queso, corn, jalepanos, lettuce, cilantro, etc) but I didn't want the…

Must be lunch time because I smell and hear the popcorn that my colleague just popped. That's all she has for lunch, sometimes also a tray of ice cubes (craving caused by her anemia). She is overweight and is unhappy with her weight but refused to bring stuff healthy for her.

I've been more focused at work I think because of my BPC.

ahhh thanks for the link @KnitOrMiss

@jessicalchf lol who does that! MFP doesn't yell at my if I track 0 calories or some oddly low number such as 400 calories (perhaps I tracked just my breakfast but I still ate lunch and dinner but just didn't track those). If I'm not tracking, I still log in and check the forums and like @samanthaluangphixay mentioned, you…

@knitormiss that Rocket Fuel Latte sounds amazing and I can't wait to try it. I will also recommend it to my roommate.

I LOVE clementines and I've been sad about giving them up but I do realize that they are not filling and I easily eat 3-4 in one sitting (woah the sugar!)

It would technically be both. If you are eating 60 g of protein try to eat 120 g of fat or more and carbs at a minimum. When you look at the MFP chart of daily breakdown of grams (not of calories), the fat portion will be double than the protein portion.

April in Atlanta metro area. 27-years-old. Keto WOE. Been doing LCHF for about 3 weeks (it was supposed to be keto but I was snacking on apples that was putting me out of Keto range but still in LCHF range). Been eating Keto now for about a week after I ditched the apples. I did Keto once before for 4 weeks and had great…

That is correct. I never specify because I use natural sweeteners and assume others do as well but it is true that some people use artificial sweeteners and they may have an insulin response. I'm pretty sure I have a response to Splenda.

SD: 9/22/16 SW: 142.4 CD: 9/27/16 CW: 141.4 GD: 12/10/16 GW: 132.4 (range 127.4-135.4) In the past week I have seen the scale go 141, 142, 142, 143 and now at 141.4. So teetering around 141-142 but seems like it is steadily dropping.

What ingredients and measurements did you use in your BPC? Perhaps the measurements were off for your tastes. I drink BPC with 1 Tbsp grassfed butter, 1-2 Tbsp MCT oil which my brand is completely tasteless, 2-3 tsp heavy whipping cream, a dash of cinnamon. It doesn't have a very strong coffee flavor I think I need a…

Every time I start eating keto my first or second period are VERY late. 2-3 weeks late. I have never done keto for long enough stretches of time to see what it would do on the third or fourth month. But it's really annoying because in the whole 2-3 weeks that it's late I'm still very crampy and have all of the symptoms of…

Adding butter and MCT oil in your coffee while you are mid fast kicks you out of your fast which is why weight loss might've been slower. You can add 0 calorie sweetener or drink it black and it will not affect your fast. If you do that for a few weeks I'm sure you will see increased weight loss. Especially if you are…

Thank you for your sacrifice Donna to teach us this lesson. In the past few months I've been trying keto and getting lazy and having snacks and I ALWAYS feel horrible after physically and mentally.

Listened to about 4-5 videos so far. It has been very informative.

Outstanding OP. So inspiring.

Some people don't track all their meals. For example I'll cook a meal that I will have for the next several days for lunch. In the morning I'll have BPC either by itself or with bacon and eggs or with greek yogurt and berries. Then dinner will either be another dinner I have prepped or I will determine when I get home…

Such an awesome thread. Thanks OP and all pic sharers. So inspiring!