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Trying again
Hi everyone. I did keto for the first time last year for 4 months (July - Nov). I had read up on keto woe and thought I was ready but the longer I was on it the more confused I became (too much conflicting advice from ppl) also started having side effects (severe constipation). Decided to back off for awhile and re-group.…
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Sweetener exchanges
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Saturated fat
Since being on keto my saturated fats seem really high. I've always understood that these kinds of fat are bad for you, can cause high cholesterol etc.. what is yall's take on this? Is there any way to do keto and not have high saturated fat levels?
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Keto Sandwiches
I'm so excited about finding these today! Now I can have sandwiches, wraps and burritos without having to cook keto bread!
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Need help with meeting my calories/macros
I'm fairly new to the low carb/keto diet and am struggling with meeting my calories/macros. I started keto 3 weeks ago, most my info came from dietdr.com. According to the keto calculator I'm suppose to have 1,650 calories daily, carbs 5%, fat 75%, protein 20%. I'm 5'2", weigh 214, and can't exercise much due to medical…
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Trouble meeting carbs/macros
I've been on keto diet for 5 days now and I have trouble eating my cal/macros. I eat till I'm full but at end of the day I'm way below cal and the only macro I can seem to meet is the carbs. How does everyone meet their nutrition? I usually don't eat breakfast (never have been able to eat first thing in the morning). Since…
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Passed a big craving...
I made biscuits and sausage gravy for hubby's breakfast this morning. OMG it looked so good, that's one of my comfort foods! After fixing hubby's plate there was a biscuit and about 1/2 cup gravy left, I caved in and fixed myself a plate then I started to feel guilty so I asked hubby if he could eat a little more, he said…
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New to Keto
Hi everyone! I'm about 70-80 pounds overweight and have been told by my Dr that I'm on the line of having type 2 diabetes. He wants me to watch my carbs and sugar. I've heard about the Keto Diet and it sounds like what I need to do but since I've never done it I'm not for sure how to get started. It sounds like all I need…
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Diabetes
I am pre-diabetic and am looking for people or a group where we can help each other as I don't know that much about diabetes.
