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I use Ketostix near daily in the morning as soon as I get out of bed. My sticks are pretty consistent though this last go around starting up keto after a few weeks off it kept saying I was showing "trace" amounts for quite a while and I was sure I should've had higher levels. I was also not really working out a lot during…

I log just about daily (I say just about because I do a lot of left overs so I already know the values). My only concern is my long distance boyfriend is coming into town at the end of May and we have back to back birthdays. I'm taking the whole week off and want to show him some restaurants around town I love and treat…

And Vodka in a water bottle!

Looking for friends with near daily and thorough diary entries

If you like Red Bull 0 calories and you know what ingredients and everything are in it and you are fine with it, then keep drinking that. People drink coffee at night, which I don't understand. So there's no rule that you have to drink coffee in the morning. If you are really worried about it, pour your RB into a coffee…

Congrats on your enrollment! That's the biggest step, and then actually going. Just realize that it is going to take some time to get into shape. If you are going to do cardio for example, start with just walking or lightly cycling. Push yourself harder to see what your limits are but don't feel bad if it's not much more…

I lost about a lb a day the first 2 weeks, then it started to slow. 1-2 lb per week and now about 0.5 lb per week. I am about 8 weeks in and I had a 2 week break midway through.

My thing is CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE. I have a TON of fat bomb recipes pinned on Pinterest, most of them have some sort of chocolate component using at least 70% dark chocolate sweetened with Stevia or other natural sweetener. I just finished a set of 6 keto chocolate popsicles and have made for the second time keto…

I've lost about 19 lbs so far from doing keto which I started at the end of February but took a 2 week break (ie mess up). So all that in about 6 weeks though it's not quite yet visible because I know a lot of it right off the bat was from water loss. So maybe 10-14 lbs of actual fat but still hardly visible in person. I…

Interesting, I looked it up and after checking out their past boxes, none of the snacks seem all that appealing to me. I haven't found the need to snack much since my meals are very satisfying but occasionally I will. More so to hit my fat goals than to satisfy an appetite. In which case, I much rather make some fat bombs…

I have experiened so many more benefits than just being more satisfied and eating lots of yummy, fatty foods. There are a few changes I see immediatley (about 1-2 weeks into keto) and they are: * Reduced migraines * Improved skin clarity, reduced blemishes and pores, increased radiance, reduced acne * Improved sleep,…

this gave me the greatest little chuckle.

^^This but I will add it is generally recommended 0.8-1.0 g of protein per pound of LEAN BODY MASS, sometimes even up to 1.5 but that's more for bodybuilding. So for me, I am roughly 140 lbs, roughly 24% BF which means I am roughly 98 lbs LBM. My range of protein is 78.4-98 g but in reality I eat 72-115 g and I'm ok with…

Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars. I really want to try these soon but the article is poorly written IMO.

I wonder how this would taste if I tweak this slightly incorporating it into my low carb chocolate ice cream recipe. I will give it a try next time I make ice cream.

I do the same thing (kind of, I think). I have about 3-4 ALMOST or pretty ripe avos in the fridge, the fridge slows down the ripening further so I can eat them before they become overripe. Meanwhile, I'll have 3-4 on the counter that will ripen pretty quickly, about the time I go through 2-3 in the fridge.

The feature is not natively available through the MFP website. You must be using either Firefox or Chrome web browser, displaying your Carbs and Fiber in your diary settings and then google "MyFitnessPal Net Carbs Script". You'll be taken to a git repository (I think it was on github.com) and the installation is very easy.…

thanks, anyone else have any input of whether I need to eat before or after my training on carb refeed days? Again this is for future reference and don't think carb refeed would be wise for me to do this early into keto.

Wellllll in theory it could work on mobile if you are viewing the mobile version of the website and not the mobile app and you have a way of installing tampermonkey/greasemonkey on your device. But you likely cannot install those scripts on your device so no...desktop only at this point.

I used to do Crystal Light but after starting Keto I have examined the nutrition label closer and I think it does contain Aspartame. There is not Crystal Light and other brands that offer flavoring mixes that use Stevia solely. I have been using these, the taste is slightly different but still great!

Wellllll my avocados weren't ripe this morning like I was expecting them to be so won't be doing my usual low carb (homemade) wrap for lunch. I'll try to have that for dinner but I'll have to go to the store and get one ripe avocado. If they don't have any I have this turkey casserole I need to finish. I skipped breakfast,…

BPC helps me go!

This thread is becoming more and more interesting, enlightening and confusing all at the same time. I totally get your point about how the "low dips" where fat burning occurs might not ever happen. Because in the last 2 years of trying to lose weight I was doing a little more than CICO, I was trying to hit macros that…

Hello a little side note/question: when we say artificial sweeteners, is this excluding stevia? I have been reading that stevia is a natural sweetener (plant extract) so that's what I've been using. I just want to make sure I'm not misunderstanding. I have done my best to nix aspartame. I did purchase some Skinny Girl and…

I would try this method first before baking an avocado. Interesting post though.

If you are interested in the cheesecake bars I mentioned, here is the link: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/217369119493477154/ They are little insta-keto miracles at <6g net carbs, 5 g protein, and 24g of fat.

Interesting post OP but I think this hits the nail on the head

that is really amazing. Do you just place the avocado in a plastic sandwich page or are you wrapping it in foil or saran wrap? And can you reuse the same capsule?

I purchased the official Bulletproof coffee kcups just for kicks and giggles and I agree they are a ripoff. They are incredibly expensive. I still like drinking coffee with MCT Oil (which I got for cheap on Amazon.com) and butter because it helps get my fat in and wakes me up but I have switched over to the Green Mountain…

I mentioned coffee with MCT oil and butter in it for the first time a few weeks ago and my coworkers are still asking me about it, insisting that it is gross and unhealthy.