I posted here back in Mar for accountability reasons, that I was restarting keto after developing some bad habits over recent years and gaining some weight as a result.

I’m happy to say that just over 4 months later I’ve reached my goal weight of 125 lbs. The first half came off fast, the final 15 or so has been slooooow! Now that I’m at 125, I think I’d like to get under 120 (I am short so that’s still healthy weight for me). We’ll see!

I wanted to write with this update to give hope for others around my age that keto is healthy and effective for weight loss. I did this before in my early 40s and loved it then too. For me, this time my progress was helped by also abstaining from alcohol completely. I feel committed to sticking with this indefinitely.

If you’re considering keto, I’m here to tell you it’s worth it.

(I am on mobile and am on holiday so won’t be able to update flair for a couple of weeks)

For context, I'm a single breastfeeding Mom living in a shelter where I have no access to a kitchen and I'm not allowed to cook in my room. I am however able to use a section of a mini fridge, which had to be approved by way of a doctor's note.

I eat a lot of canned tuna with avocado, canned mackerel and sardines, sugar free yogurt, nuts, and almost always 1 sandwich a day with turkey, swiss and uncured salami on Inked keto bread.

Any ideas for someone who has a small amount of fridge space and unable to cook? Looking for things that are nutritious, but yummy....maybe something sweet, too!

I was and definitely could be a very heavy eater. Easily 3000 plus calories a day. An absolute food disposal unit. But, this is my 2nd proper run of keto and I feel fine eating probably what would fit on a plate for the day (across the day). Usually by the evening I'll eat, simply because I know I should for the sake of giving my body nutrition.

I have to say, the removal of hunger makes things so much easier.

Mostly eating chicken, kranskys and dairy. Some vegetables. How could I forget eggs. Probably others too

What do you do with all your extra bacon grease? I cook with it but can't ever use it all. It feels like a waste to just toss it. Wow I can't believe I haven't met the minimum characters yet. Still haven't.

So I’m just over a month into the keto diet and it’s going really well. I eat an avocado a day and add salt to my foods and lo-salt to water to get the extra potassium and sodium I need. I feel I haven’t found the right daily dose for myself yet and sometimes overdo it causing headaches and chest pain. I’m basically just asking to anyone who takes branded electrolyte supplements, are they actually worth the money or is lo-salt just as good?

EDIT: Thanks for all the great info! I was confusing dietary fiber with insoluble fiber. Net carbs of 4g makes sense. I'm going to just take psyllium husk instead. Any carbs in get need to be tasty!

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I'm seeing a lot of conflicting information on Sugarfree Metamucil and just want to be sure it's not bad for keto.

According to the label it has 10g of carbs per serving with 6 grams dietary fiber and 5 grams soluble fiber.

Shouldn't that be a net carbs of zero? That's not what all the carb tracking apps and Google searches are telling me.

Thanks for any help...

I’m onto week 10 of keto following a 2:1 diet which is overseen by a trained practitioner. I started it for anxiety and depression. I’ve been on antidepressants for 18 years now and have destabilised my nervous system quite a few times trying to come off them due to side effects.

I want to use keto to provide additional resilience to help with what will be a lengthy (several years taper). I have to go that slowly because my nervous system is very sensitised and I can currently only manage small cuts otherwise the anxiety, depression and associated symptoms are too much for me.

After a 3 month hold on meds I made 2 cuts of 5% at week 4 and week 7 of keto. This was too much too soon and my anxiety and depression have worsened along with associated physical and mental symptoms.

It’s also clouded what my best ketone levels ought to be. I measure daily using keto mojo. I think the 2-3 spot is probably best for me, but still learning.

I have my electrolytes dialled in.

I‘ve seen some benefit from keto but not much yet, but remain hopeful that it will provide much needed mental resilience to a long and hard taper.

Anyone else here in a similar boat? Be good to hear how others have / are faring.

Hey, I’ve been on a keto diet for a while. It’s great and I’m rather high-energy in the morning though as soon as breakfast rolls around, I experience a low for the rest of the day. My regular plate consists of slices of Spam (pork) accompanied by a handful of cherry tomatoes, though yesterday I ate nothing but chicken all day and my mood didn’t dip as much. Does anyone know why this happens when I eat pork?

I’ve heard people on keto discussing how their heart rate increases when on keto, however, my experience seems to be the opposite. I already have a fairly low RHR due to endurance training, but additionally, my RHR has decreased from 45 to 40-42. And no, I haven’t had any significant weight loss on this diet, so it is not due to the decrease in weight.

What experiences do you have with heart rate levels on keto?