I'm curious because weight loss seems to get most of the attention, but I wonder what other changes people notice. Did you experience fewer cravings, better focus. more stable energy or something completely unexpected?

For me, it's nor just giving up carbs, It's how challenging it can be stay consistent when cravings hit or when everyone around you eats whatever they want. People assume it's just about will power, but there's more to it than that. What's the hardest part for you that the other people just don't seem to understand?

Pretty much title but yeah I'm struggling to find a combo of spices that I enjoy for my pork ribs, I just can't seem to get a good flavor without some brown sugar, which I'd like to avoid for obvious reasons. So let's hear what ya got!

SW: 278
CW: 246

Started this journey in July and am down 32 pounds. I love that I no longer feel cravings for sugary foods or bread or pasta. I don’t feel hungry after having smaller portions. I feel satiated from normal portions of meat and vegetables. I love not feeling stuffed and gross after a meal.

My husband and I started walking around the neighborhood after dinner again now that it’s not so hot outside. I was worried that after not doing our walks for a few months that I would be winded and exhausted but I kept up and was hardly out of breath at all by the end.

Sometimes I have dreams that I’ve cheated on my diet and in the dream I feel bloated and gross. Then I wake up and I’m like oh thank god lol.

We’re going on a cruise next July and if I can keep up this average of losing 1.5 pounds a week, I think I’ll be looking hot for our vacation. 😆😉

How long did it take for anyone dealing with depression? I’m a month in with a few inconsistent days but optimistically feel like the fog is lifting. Hoping this is the answer I’ve been looking for since early teen years. Thanks for sharing any thoughts/experiences!

What benefits or negatives did you notice on face? Skin, eyebags, jawline, etc.

Besides the obvious weightloss, is there any benefit from ketosis on face skin youth?

How long did it take you to see any benefits

I used to overthink what recipes to do and what other things I should do to keep on track with keto but now I don't. I used to make those awful keto cakes and almond flour cupcakes and stuff but now I eat clean keto. It's amazing how different I feel when I eat clean keto.. like avocados and chicken and minced beef and eggs and ham and cheese and all the really good things in life.. I reckon eddie abbew would be happy with me at the moment.. haha ..

I have gained a lot of weight in this past 6-7 months and now is finally time to do something about it. I am 30yo woman with pcos, 163cm and 70kg. And I am looking for some advice and motivation for weightloss 😊

So my fellow (pcos) women, how has your weightloss journey been on keto? How much do you eat, like what is your calorie deficit?
And how fast did you start dropping weight? I know this is kind of weird question, but I am just so uncomfortable in my body at the moment. I don’t feel like myself at all and have been avoiding mirrors for months. So I am just asking to get motivation to keep on going on this journey.
Or you can share just any weightloss / keto advice that you find important (especially if it’s pcos related).

I lost my sense of smell after sinus surgery many years ago. After only two weeks of keto my sense of smell has returned. I was walking along the street and as I walked past a woman I could smell her perfume, and I could still smell it well after I was past her. I live in a block of flats and as I walked past flats to get to my flat I noticed the smells of cooking, smoking, perfume etc. I googled about smell returning while doing keto, this is what I found...A heightened sense of smell is commonly reported by individuals on a ketogenic diet, often due to metabolic changes that occur during ketosis. Many people notice this increased sensitivity to odors, especially during fasting periods or early in their keto journey.

THIS IS FROM THE BOTTOM-UP AKA MY LAST PARAGRAPH AND THE POINT OF MY POST

My point is, can someone please guide me and tell me what to eat and what to expect... I only eat twice a day.

The menu options I have: chicken, tinned tuna, eggs (not everyday please), mince (only eat lean beef mince because I have a taste-the-animal problem lol), pumpkin, avocado, cheese, cabbage, carrot, gem squash, broccoli and the other veg is a bit meh to stomach... so not very often... and then salad like lettuce, tomato, cucumber, I can do that a few times a week... when its hot lol.... I'm full of shit sorry 😞. I like convenience, budget, I'm in South Africa so please note that turkey is not a staple here.

***Soooo, keto is the way to go for me... I have a carb addiction and tons of food noise and and and... keto is the only eating plan that actually shuts all of that tf up. Also, I have a ton of FODMAP sensitivities and and and.... keto is the best for my gut and all.

So I was on it previously for a year and then budget ran tight, hubby introduced pasta and I went wild.... its been a year since then too.... I tried balanced diets and no, just no, it does not work for me.

I tried keto again, been overthinking it, used "my netdiary" to track my carbs and then it just seemed that everything would take me over the 25g... then on Friday of all days I had this headache and fatigue, wasn't sure whether it was carbflu and ended up having a burger roll and and and.... then I had a shit weekend. If it was carbflu, it came at a bad time....

So I’m 45 male 6’3” 301 lbs. I’ve tried keto, carnivore, and fasting when I was younger to some success. I lost 70lbs in 2017 with fasting only. I’ve been big but also athletic my whole life. I’ve been a trail runner, hiker, basketball player, kettlebell slinger, etc. up until about 4 years ago. Then I got a desk job and it’s all went to shit. I just can’t seem to lose the weight. I have the following issues.

Barrett’s esophagus/acid reflux
Annular tear/bulged disk in lower back
Torn labrums in both shoulders. Left is worse.
High blood pressure
Constant sinus and allergy issues
Left knee pain
Poor skin
Low energy
Low libido

I’m sure there is more. I go to the doctor regularly. He calls me a machine because my bloodwork is always superb even with all these issues. A1c is great. Labs are great. I just want to feel better before I get older. I want to get back to being active. Anyone else have experience with these issues? Advice is greatly appreciated.

Bonjour

J ai eu recours à une augmentation mammaire il y a 3 semaines. Je ne ressens plus les effets mentaux du keto, ma dépression est revenue.

J’ai le SOPK et l’anxiété est très forte. Le keto m’avait permis de mettre en rémission ce symptôme.

Est ce qu’il est courant de plus ressentir les effets du keto après une chirurgie ?

Merci

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TLDR it's savory!

Every year during this time I roast a little pie pumpkin and eat it alongside my green vegetables. It's my seasonal indulgence. I know theoretically they are edible, but most sources on the internet say it will not be tasty.

I peeled and sliced it into one inch cubes. Tossed with olive oil, salt and pepper and roasted on parchment paper. 400 degrees for about 25 minutes.

It was delicious! The flavor was like a less sweet butternut squash and the texture was slightly like spaghetti squash. The fibers are not robust enough to be shredded like spaghetti squash.

I am pleasantly surprised because it's really cheap when you consider the volume of food you get for the cost. And it is sturdy enough to chop up and freeze to cook later. Plus, properly stored undamaged pumpkin can last the entire winter season. I think it can be eaten as a mash, added to soups and stews and roasted.

I am not sure of the nutritional value. It's gotta have less carbs than traditional winter squash varieties, but probably not like summer squash.

This inspires me to look into growing pumpkins in my yard next year.

Sharing this small celebration because this sub and these stories motivated me when I started two weeks ago: I am a 36-year-old female with two children aged 2 and 4, and a very busy schedule. I decided to give keto a go for exactly 10 days because I had NEVER been able to stick to any plan for over a week. It’s been exactly two weeks and I’ve lost 6,5lbs. I can see the results on the scale and in my face, and I feel it in my clothes. I still have a long way to go before I can confidently say I’m turning this into a lifestyle, but I couldn’t be happier with my progress and more excited about the future! So grateful for this sub for all the advice and motivation.

I have slowly but surely been introducing my wife to keto. Going on approximately 2 weeks now. When we are both home, I prepare keto-friendly breakfasts, dinners, and evening meals for both of us. Otherwise, I let her eat whatever she likes—though she only eats sweets or junk food every other weekend, and she very rarely consumes sugary drinks. Over the last 3–4 days, she has been feeling dizzy at work. So far, I’ve just suggested that she take electrolyte supplements and drink more water.

Do you think the carbohydrate decrease in her diet is the cause, or could it be something else?

Hi everyone! I was watching a Dr talking about Keto in a video on YT recently, and he made some great pointers (many that I've heard from this awesome community) & he was very persistent discussing electrolytes, and then brought up something called MCT oil. She mentioned studies have shown that it helps to re-kickstart ketosis often when someone may have plateaued or tended to fall out of Ketosis easily. I had never heard of this, but it's quite pricey. I was wondering if anyone has tried it, and was it worth the investment? Thanks!

I've been just eating egg salad this week as meals. I go to my store and buy a dozen eggs. Boil the said dozen, add about 4 dollop of mayonnaise with olive oil. Yellow and Dijon mustard, a table spoon of Louisiana hot sauce, two tablespoons of sweet relish.

OMAD, and I've blessed the recipe as "Dozen Eggs Salad"

I want to add more into it though. Any suggestions?

Did anyone started suffering from SIBO after consuming ChocZero Hazelnut Spread in large quantity? I started getting SIBO symptoms after eating about two jars of spread every week for about a month (Those are so delicious!!). Now my SIBO is not going away. Wondering if I am the only one or anyone else also experienced this gut problem.

Hi, I wanted to ask if the keto diet has helped anyone with social phobia. Of course, I understand that exposure therapy is necessary for proper treatment, but what bothers me the most are the physical symptoms—specifically, the shaking. I’ve tried the antidepressants Sertraline and Paroxetine, and they didn’t help me at all. Right now, I’m taking Paroxetine 20mg and I feel just as anxious, constantly hungry, tired, demotivated, with no libido, and a feeling of low dopamine. It feels like the shaking will never stop, which makes me miserable, and I'm wondering if changing my diet could help. Should I give it a chance? If you have any experience with this, please reply. Thank you. ❤️

Hi everyone!

Last week I made a post looking for advice on my “keto flu” that made me feel so horrible I had to call in sick for work.

I was a couple days into keto and because I was trying to be healthier the day before I cut out my daily energy drink but I didn’t put two and two together.

So when I had a horrible headache, fatigue and muscle cramps I quickly blamed it on keto flu and got as many electrolytes as I could and it didn’t make any difference, except making my face puffy. While the muscle cramps might’ve been caused by an electrolyte imbalance, everything else I’m pretty sure was due to caffeine withdrawal.

The reason why I’m updating is just in case someone does what I did they’d know that it might not be just keto.

I went back to the diet again, keeping my caffeine and I’m perfectly fine!

Thank you everyone for your support, I wish I thought about it sooner!

TL; DR: I am trying to figure out how to balance keto, diabetes, and weight loss.

In 2019, I unexpectedly began losing weight rapidly, after going off Weight Watchers and eating whatever I wanted during the holidays. Soon after, I was diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic and began taking metformin. I changed my diet to what a dietician said and at first my a1c lowered but slowly began to rise again. They were going to put me on different meds and I entered a study for therapeutic keto instead. I maintained 150g fat, 90g protein, and less than 25 net carbs for 2 years. My a1c got much lower and I got off the metformin, but after an initial 5 lbs, I didn't lose any weight. At the time, the doctors from the study said that my body was healing itself and to focus on the glucose, not the weight.

At the beginning of this year, my weight started to go up so I started tracking closely, paying attention to calories, working out more, and eating less fat. My a1c stayed good but again, I didn't lose weight. I felt great and kept it up. Then a bunch of really stressful stuff happened and I couldn't track as closely. I started eating carbs and again, lost a ton of weight (15% of body weight in 4 months). They checked my a1c along with a bunch of stress hormones and everything is normal except my folate is high, so they had me quit taking my multivitamin every day.

I don't want my diabetes to come out of remission, which is what I suspect is happening. But how do lose weight AND control my diabetes? Should I cut the fat and just go very low carb? The program I did said the fat is important so you feel full. Do I try increasing my net carbs? I'm currently 200 lbs (5'3" 55 yo female) and would like to get back to about 150 lbs. I felt great on therapeutic keto but I want to lose weight too. I can't do OMAD because my glucose gets too low but I currently eat 2 meals a day (lunch and dinner).

Hello, I mostly do carnivore or ketovore but I tend to keep carbs under 5g mostly from veggies. I am curious as I want to to up to 40-50g, for those who does this do you do it in one setting or spreas throughout the day? Is there a difference for best fat burning?