Yesterday a friend called me and had some questions about the Keto Diet. When I started this blog my intent was to share my own personal experience this past year. I didn't go into detail about what Keto was but instead just recommended that you look it up on the internet. My friend wanted to know if I bought a book to get me started or was there a website I could suggest.
I may have already mentioned that I first heard about Keto from my daughter Tracy and her husband Denis. They had great success on the diet and shared a little bit of their knowledge with me. It was actually my youngest son, Don that said to me he wanted to try it. Because we live together it was just easier for us both to go Keto. 😦 Misery loves company 😦 I did find a great website that supplied me with all the information I was looking for. You can do the same but be aware it's a lot of information and will require a block of time to read it all.
Here's a link to it: https://www.dietdoctor.com/
Another great source of information is on Facebook, there are any number of groups there for beginners. The one I joined is: Keto Recipes for Beginners. You can ask questions there and the members are very good about helping new people. It's also a great source of recipes and sharing products others have tried. Just be forewarned, there are going to be people trying to sell you supplements and trying to get you to join another group that "you must join to be in Ketosis". They sell all sorts of shakes and powders and oils that they claim you need. NOT TRUE!! So don't fall for it. I have not taken any supplements or drinks or shakes and have been very successful staying in Ketosis.
What is extremely necessary is reducing your carb intake as well as your calories. When I started I learned that tracking these numbers is crucial to your success. You'll hear it called tracking your Macros. There are any number of ways to do this but the one I use is called Carbmanager. It's an app I downloaded to my smart phone. It's easy to use and when you first set it up, it will ask you a few questions. Then it will tell you exactly what your Macros should be each day. Next, you'll enter the foods you eat at each meal plus snacks. You will always know how many carbs you are eating and how many you have left for the day.
When I started, my daily allowance was 20 Carbs. What I like about Carbmanager is, I can plan my whole day so I know if I have to adjust anything to keep my Macros on track. As an example, today I know I'm making chicken soup for dinner. It's homemade, so I can enter all the ingredients into my app under the recipe section. Since it's dinner, I'm sure I will eat 2 servings (nice size bowl). The carbs will be 11. That means I have 9 left for the rest of the day. I've already had two cups of coffee with cream, so that's 2 more carbs leaving only 7 for lunch. A nice salad made with lettuce, tomato, cukes, onion, carrot, cheese, ham and blue cheese dressing comes to 5 carbs. I have 2 carbs left for snacks. No one is going to beat you up if you go over your Macros but at least you know where you should be. It's really an eye opener when you start tracking daily and you think about what you used to eat. I love girl scout cookies and my favorite is Samoas, just 2 cookies has 17 carbs and 142 calories. I never ate just 2 🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪. As I said, "It's a real eye opener". Sorry Girl Scouts of America, I can't buy your cookies anymore 😢😢 I will, however make a Keto version of cookies that I can still enjoy. Nothing tastes better then being thin. Think about that!
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