The Keto Diet Experience

I went on a 7 day fast - just water.

It literally opened my eyes to a new lifestyle.

The first 3 days were sheer murder.

But when my body hit ketosis (72 hours or so), I felt energized.

It seemed that all the sluggishness and 'brain fog' i sometimes suffer from VAPORIZED.

Another thing that blew me away: when I start something, I kept pounding away at it until it is DONE.

Who knew that fasting will lead to improved WILL POWER and FOCUS

Anyway, I got another energy surge at Day 5

Amazing experience.

Apparently, according to fairly recent research, going on a fast 'reboots' your body and protein structures in cells are eaten up the cells themselves in a process called AUTOPHAGY

WARNING: This is not for everyone - if you have a health condition or are on medication, DON'T DO IT. Even if you're healthy, it's a good idea to ask your doctor first

Are you on the Keto diet, or just eating Keto frozen dinners.

You need to check with your doctor, because my husband was diabetic and
his doctor said that he could not go on the Keto diet.

That was in response to a direct question when I asked the doctor about it.

Be careful.

I know you guys don't like to cook, but you need to get yourself a Crockpot
or something and learn how to cook simple meals.

Cooking is not that difficult, you just apply heat to a recipe that you made.

I don't understand people who say they do not/cannot cook.

If you eat, you need to know how to cook, it is part of being self-sufficient.

If you don't like cleaning up, there are slow cooker liners that make cleaning
up and storing food really easy.

Whenever I'm done eating whatever I cooked in the Crockpot I take the liner
with the leftovers out, put it inside another bag or bowl, and stick the whole
thing in the refrigerator.

I also have a Nesco roaster for bigger foods and I love that thing.

I line it with industrial foil or use disposable aluminum roasting pans.

I'd rather eat a roast, chicken, or meatloaf I made myself than some boxed
frozen dinner.

I agree with Monetize on this...

and I'm saying this after having tried just about every diet fad there is out there.

Not because I need to lose weight, but because I've always been a health nut.

All these fads and diets and this and that are just slick marketing.

They always announce they've discovered a great breakthrough...a hidden gem discovered by some doctor somewhere...a new thing only found in the rain forest or somewhere nobody has ever heard of.

And yet, I always come back to the same conclusion...

eat sensibly. Cut out processed carbs and stuff packed with sugar. Have a well-balanced diet.

As Monetize said, use your crockpot. You can have healthy meals for a lot cheaper...and healthier than the stuff you buy already packaged.

You need carbs, you need protein and you need healthy fats.

The diet industry preys on people who have gotten to the point of needing a quick fix. Those quick fixes never last.

...and use your oven.

Almost all of our vegetables are roasted in the oven with a bit of olive or avocado oil. We'll put cut up potatoes and carrots on the sheet pan and roast at 400 degrees for 15 minutes, then add asparagus, peppers, onion, broccoli. All the vegetables are FRESH - adding a few herbs here and there gives a variety of flavors and changing up the vegetables does the same. Cook a bunch of them and use the second day with some meat for a meat pie or easy stew.


Go to amazon and buy 2-3 cook books (real books, not kindle)....such as....


A Man, a Pan, a Plan: 100 delicious one-pan recipes

30-Minute Heart Healthy Cooking
Tasty, Healthy, Cheap
The Cardiac Recovery Cookbook
Easy 5-Ingredient Healthy Cookbook

Make cooking for yourself your new hobby. Being in ketosis is great for a diet but hard on the kidneys. Don't do extremes in food or diets - fresh is best.



If you have a serious craving for sugar or sweets, eat a dill pickle spear - sounds crazy but sour substitutes for sweet and it works.


Salt was my biggie - and I've found for many foods a squeeze of fresh lemon or lime erases the need for salt. Works well on the roasted veggies, for example.


Mark - do you exercise?

I tried Keto a couple of times in the past & got Keto Flu. Literally it was like the flu so I gave up both times. A year ago I tried again with the goal to lose some belly fat. This time I researched keto flu & hot to get rid of it or avoid.

There are 2 things, take psyllium husk for extra fiber. This will avert both kinds of stool problems. Secondly add electrolytes and atad more salt than usual.

Doing these 2 things allowed me to go Keto without side effects. I used strips to make sure I really was in ketosis & yep sure was.

The best thing about deep Ketosis is the brain effect. I was super alert & sharp. Its nootropic in fact to be ketogenic.

I don't have any diets, the only diet is the joule diet which consists in how many calories you take in and how many calories you have to spend. Try the 12 : 1 system .... until midnight you can eat, of course not fats etc.. but from midnight you don't eat anymore and the first food you eat is lunch, again lunch is not some fat massacre but something normal up to 1700 calories. You can also have carbohydrates, chocolate, dinner until 8 pm .. then only fruit. Your weight will go down.

Exactly - whether you are on a keto diet or intermittent fasting or whatever - it comes down to the calories in and calories out. Carbs are calorie laden - protein tends to increase your metabolism thus burning more calories. When you deprive your body of carbs your body will burn body fat for energy. Diets try to turn the facts into rocket science but the basis is calories (energy) in, and calories (energy) out.



The is no 'bread, donuts and pie' diet (I know, I tried to find one) because there would be no way to pretend it would work. Shame.

Excuse me - Butterfinger is not a diet - it's a food group

Hey there! I went to Carnivore a little over a year ago and I feel amazing. I have so many food aversions and hormone imbalances that included suffocating anxiety and fatigue. I take a lot of vitamins and drink mixes with vitamins in them. Even though I am Carnivore I do occasionally eat Keto and id say the best thing to do is to do your research on fruits and vegetables since some are better then others. (link deleted per forum rules)


It's more keto and just has a ton of vitamins, it also sometimes helps with your appetite as well since our bodies have learned to always be hungry when we're eating sugar and processed foods. Another thing I do is fast, which is a good option as well, but talk to your doctor first as some individuals have trouble fasting if they have other problems.
Also depending on how much sugar you are cutting out, the withdrawals could give you a headache, I found that the Zevia and the drink mix both helped with the headache and I'm to sure if it was because it was tricking my body into thinking I had sugar or if I just needed some more vitamins and minerals.
Hope this helps!
I don't have many food ideas since I really just eat meat and butter but another good drink idea that helped my cravings is Zevia. It's zero sugar and they have multiple flavors and it's way better than actual pop.
Hard-boiled eggs are always a good option since they are easy and quick and are good for you and you don't have to salt them.
I am not a professional so this is just my experience

I hope this helps!

tbh if'n you catapulted me toward the heavens so's I could bite ripe angels from the sky for exotic nootrients, prolly I incenerate their feathahs bcs lousy cook, yanno.

The ultimate KEY TO my diet has always been CAN I ACTSCHWLLY FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS SO NOWAN DIES?

I nearly poisoned my bestie TWICE but she still loves me.

Heartsily endearin', I know -- but it won't evah work as a testimoanigruel for the Princess Balestra Taste & Genrl 'Tasm Foodie Aficionado Program.

(Comin' March 24 as a bargain $97 WF speshl offah for confirmed morons on a deathwish.)

Dunno.

Sumplace on the dark web there is mebbe a haven of hooman-unfriendliness for my kinda cookin'.

"Who needs Napalm, Novichok or the Playugge whenya can git Moi to jus' look at shit an' the devastayschwaahn HAPPENS?"

tbh askin' anywan for positive commentary always presooms suicide.

So, yeah, Keto, Schmeeto, So-Frickin-Amazin-You-Jus-Wanna-Tweeto:

The corpses of all these dietary wondahs twitch haplessly at muh feet.

('Part from mebbe the SOOP EXPERIMENTS, whose vile results once dripped menacingly from the pan, an' now pursoo me from nightmare to nightmare like the worst kinda uninvited sweaty hand in the store.)

That is why you can nevah go wrong with a banana.

Easy peel vits.

Fulla tropical flavah.

Git yr tongue to the very bottom, you know you swallowed good on natchrl wholesumness.

Following the Keto Diet is very difficult. I love to eat healthy foods but keto diet is something challenging. Please motivate me to adapt Keto diet in my routine.

It sounds like you're making thoughtful changes to your diet to better manage your diabetes and heart health. Alternating between Atkins Keto meals and healthy sandwiches with fruits is a smart way to keep your meals interesting and nutritious. If you need other convenient options that fit your dietary restrictions, you might check out royal farms for some fresh choices. How are you feeling with the new diet, and have you noticed any improvements in your health? It's great to hear you're finding ways to enjoy food while sticking to your health goals!

I don't recommend it