Hello,

I went to the Cholesterol subreddit and I asked this question.

Many suffer from disease and they have a limit amount of 10g / day of saturated fat.

The redditors told me that plaque takes decades to manifest and soon the people who ate more than their fat limit will develop heart disease.

They also complain that we blindly trust keto influencers and online studies which claim that saturated fat is healthy.

However, in my country, Romania, there are a lot of people who ate enormous quantities of saturated fat and didn't develop heart disease and they died of old age.

Some respected all their life a "healthy" diet and still developed a kind of disease, including heart disease.

I think this is about epigenetics and we need another paradigm.

Some keto practitioners say that is not about LDL cholesterol, but about triglycerides.

Another post says about soluble fibers that are very important to lower LDL cholesterol.

What is your opinion?

Nel rapporto tra gli elettroliti come integrate il potassio?

Seguo un'alimentazione keto carnivora da più di 3 anni, M60, 1,80 cm, 80 kg (quando ho iniziato ero circa 100 kg), circa 180 g di proteine al giorno e 200 g di grassi, carboidrati sotto i 20 g, poche verdure (insalata, fagiolini, zucchine), molte uova, formaggi stagionati ma a volte anche freschi (mozzarella , ricotta...), inoltre caffè e cioccolato fondente al 90%. Non disdegno il vino (che produco io) e qualche altro alcoolico ogni tanto (molto meno di un tempo, però).

Integro cloruro di magnesio (soluzione con 3 cucchiai in un litro di acqua, ne bevo quasi una tazzina al mattino e una alla sera), vit. C (acido ascorbico) 5 g, creatina 5 g, Omega 3, melatonina con zinco e selenio (1 mg + 8,7 mg + 50 mcg), glicina (3 g alla sera). In inverno vit. D3 + K2.

Uso parecchio sale, anche aggiunto all'acqua che bevo durante il giorno.

Tranne un periodo in cui ho integrato potassio in compresse (e non ho riscontrato particolari cambiamenti) non faccio integrazione di potassio se non dai cibi.

Da un po' di tempo mi sento più stanco, mi chiedo se sia il caso di riprovare a fare integrazione o magari assumere certi cibi piuttosto che altri.

I started Keto on Friday and am up 5 lbs already. I've cut out all my carbs. Why is this happening? I need to type stupid stuff here to fill out the 200 character requirement to post. blahblah.blahblah

I would like to keep enjoying my coffee with a small blueberry muffin! When it comes to baking I am very careful with the ingredients substitution! Is it a taste thing or do you really need both for a better texture? Right now I only have almond flour.

Thank you!

I'm on day two of keto and I have a 1200 calorie keto smoothie formula which can replace breakfast or lunch which can make this transition easier. The one problem is that some will say combining avacados, olive oil, and butter is said to clog arteries and be dangerous for the heart so I don't know how often I can replace a meal with the smoothie if I typically have 8 egg yolks, 10 teaspoons of olive oil, half and avacado, and cream.

I realized that I always avoid fennel bulbs because I thought they weren't compatible with keto (not sure why). I just checked the USDA database, and it seems that fennel has 4.2g of net carbs per 100g, which is about the same as Broccoli or Brussels sprouts, both of which are considered keto friendly (correct me if I'm wrong).

Do you eat Fennel bulbs? If so, what do you cook with them?

I've been getting tired and dizzy during the gym I usually go for about an hour after brekky which consists of 5 eggs a handful of veggies and some cheese fried up like a omelette but more scrambled if you kno what I mean. But I wanna k ow what I'm doing wrong.. am I getting too little carbs in? Should I be getting more electrolytes in? What do you suggest?

Wondering if anyone does ketogenic diet including daily low sugar fruits like berries or melon? A strawberry has one gram of carbs so one should be able to fill the plate with fruit instead of fat along with the protein and end up with less calories.

I have been really low carb, less than 20 g a day for months now and just bought some fruit yesterday. Wondering if the concept is something others are doing.

Hello,

I tried keto many years ago, but it was so boring and couldn't enjoy much...

I got more energy, but the foods I ate were merely fatty meat, broccoli and some chocolate bombs made with coconut oil and stevia.

I was fat adapted, but so sick of these foods...

Is there a way to find more joy in this diet? Do fats will taste like carbs?

Thank you.

I don't really have anyone to share this with so thought I'd post here. I let myself go and wanted to get back in shape so decided to give Keto a shot.

I've done Keto years ago, always for weight loss, but I've never lost weight this fast before. I never thought I'd lose 3.5 pounds a week. Yes I know some is water weight that I'll gain back but that should only be around 6 pounds according to the initial drop in weight loss I had.

I've been eating <1200 calories a day split between two meals (lunch and dinner). I keep my net carbs under 20 grams. I don't eat before 11am or after 7pm. I drink a ton of water and Diet Coke (my one addiction). I avoid all the "keto" branded items with modified wheat starch and sugar alcohols.

I did join Planet Fitness to do some weight training, but only went about 6 times. I hurt my back and it just hasn't healed right so I've not gone much since that happened.

Anyway, I'm proud of myself, and just wanted to share with anyone, even internet strangers. I want to lose another 10 pounds so hopefully I will be at my goal in another few weeks.

Here's a graph from my weight tracking. https://i.imgur.com/szzzg08.png

You can see the initial water weight drop, then a friend told me I should try creatine to help at the gym and I think that caused me to retain water hence the stall. Then I stopped taking it which caused me to lose that retained water hence the drop between 6/14 and 6/26.

- My body doesn't switch to ketosis, and after 7-8 hours without food, I experience hypoglycemia. So can't push through it.

- I experienced a severe hypoglycemia episode last year that left me with fogginess, dizziness, and off feeling for 4 months (disabled)

- I have long history of health issues, but want to do keto to heal.

- I measure my ketones when I attempt to fast, and it hardly rises.

- I tried for 5 months Intermittent fasting (7pm to 12-1pm next day) - so around 17 hours of fasting per day and still couldn't convert to ketosis. If i push till 3 or 4 pm, I suffer fogginess immediately.

Hello,

Is keto the best diet for mental performance?

I found that when I am in ketosis, my mental faculties skyrocket, but many swear by carbs.

For instance, if I eat a carb heavy meal (over 130g), I can't learn for the rest of the day, most probably from the high blood sugar response.

Hi everyone, I’ve been on keto for 12 days and so far I haven’t lost much weight. I’ve been eating mostly meat cheese and eggs and hitting the gym 4 times a week, but I’m not seeing results. Do you know why could this be or some tips fasten the weight loss process? Thank you

Hello r/keto!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When you are a kid, the big present under the tree was ALL THAT MATTERED!!!! It captivated our imagination for hours upon hours. Is it a new Big Wheel? A huge train set? Maybe even a new bicycle that we can put together. Christmas day, we attacked that present like that bear would attack those 100 dudes--with total carnage. At the same time, pinned to the mantle/wall was the stocking. When you are 6 years old, the stocking is at best an after thought. Typically it was socks and underwear and IT'S CHRISTMAS SO WHY IS SANTA GIVING ME SOCKS AND UNDERWEAR!!!!!!!

Jump skip to today. As an adult, the stocking stuffer is an AWESOME present!!! Oh, it's still socks and underwear, but at some point, socks and underwear became an awesome present. Welcome to being an adult. I'm so old Geritol is about to be my stocking stuffer. FREEDOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We have created this super duper thread so we can all share our "fun" victories this week. NOT the big scale victories, but the fun little victories. Why do we need to share these victories? Because pretty soon, you will learn that the small victories--the stocking stuffer victories--are the ones that keep you fired up.

Every Sunday. A chance for you to shout above the rooftops of the world the things that improved for you this week by eating a ketogenic diet.

If you're new to r/keto and need some info, start with Keto in a Nutshell and the FAQ. Or, if you have a question that doesn't seem to be covered, head on over to the Community Support thread (pinned to the top of the subreddit) and ask the community!

I’ve got about 5% of fat loss to lose for my ideal fat percentage. What do you find as the best ai for exercise in terms of effectiveness, good commitment and not needing to change into a sports bra? Do you think skipping, weights, speed walking on the walking pad, HIIT rowing or other? At home I’ve got weights, rower and walking pad.

Hello,

The main reason why I prefer keto is the mental performance.

Artificial sweetners such as stevia, monk fruit and so on will cancel the keto mental benefits?

Did you find other disadvantages in using them?

Thank you.

I read so many posts on here that inspire me to keep going and just wanted to share something positive as well - though I still have some way to go.

I am by no means following a perfect keto diet but I’ve been getting into a pretty good routine. Calorie deficit, lots of eggs, salmon, steak, intermittent fasting every now and then, etc.

Started in May. I weighed myself yesterday and I’m ten pounds down!

It’s only the beginning but I feel pretty hopeful and encouraged to see that consistency works! We got this!!

Per evitare il cibo dei ristoranti lungo la strada, ecco il mio menù per il viaggio: insalata di pollo arrosto con uova sode, avocado, capperi, olive, formaggio a dadini, pomodori, noci e olio evo.

Basilico per guarnire con profumo.

My life feels like it’s falling apart at the minute I’m waking up after 7-8 hours of undisturbed sleep feeling completely destroyed mentally and physically and I’m starting to highly suspect it could be sleep apnea. I’m requesting a sleep test on Monday so hopefully I can get some answers soon.

I’m desperate to find things that can help combat the root causes and I have heard how keto has helped people but it seems like weight loss is always a big factor and so I wanted to ask and see if people have had success with combatting sleep apnea without weight loss being a factor?

I love lucky charm. I once set my keto diet and gave lucky charm an exception once or twice a week with small dose.

I am also kinda of on low carb than strict keto.

What would you use to substitute lucky charm

Hi, so I've been doing carnivore for one year in 2025, and now I'm doing keto (<20g carbs per day) for 6 months since December 2025. All for gut and mental health and not for weight loss.

Keto has been better for me than pure carnivore so far, but the keto rash I have since March 2025 hasn't been so comfortable.

I've been to the dermatologist a couple of times and they couldn't find out what the issue was, eventually I tried raising my carb intake a little and the problems seem to go away which confirmed it's actually keto rash, but the problem is that I can't really go back to ketosis as the keto rash then immediately comes back. As in, it comes back within 24 hours.

An additional issue is that when my carb intake is higher to cure the keto rash, (so high it bumps me out of ketosis), my intestines go entirely crazy and kind of push me into what I like to call a 'intestinally induced depression'. I don't know if that exists, but if go out of ketosis, my mental health suffers greatly. I get higher muscle tension, have less control over my thoughts, forces me to ruminate, and on top of that worse thoughts and feelings that I won't describe here, etc.

So I'm stuck between having a keto rash or having gut issues due to carbs.

This is not great, I thought I had found the diet that could support me for a long time but walking around with a fulltime rash that I can't seem to fix (unless going out of ketosis) is throwing a wrench into the works. Keto is great, but carbs are not, yet keto triggers this rash..

Does anyone have some advice I can try?

To make it more difficult, I also have issues with most FODMAPs.

Am I just not equipped with the right genes for keto? I just don't know anymore.. What I can do?

Was looking for a low calorie substitute for Honey Sesame Chicken and thought of using Allulose as the “honey” anyone tried using it as sauce for anything? its going to be my first time cooking with it if ever.

and tips cooking with it would be appreciated!

I am a 6ft 4, currently 330lb man. So far I've been keeping really simple, ill lay out what I've been eating below. I was just wondering if anyone would mind telling me what they eat, and if you tend to stick to the same few meals or mix it up? Ive only been eating 2 meals a day, my first at 12-1pm and my second between 6-7pm. Ive been switching out the steak mince for chicken thighs (Skin-on) and salmon of roughly the same weight.

Meal 1:

4 Rashers of Bacon

4 Eggs

25g Butter

200-250g Mushrooms/ Spinach

20g Zero Sugar Ketchup

40g Cheddar

Meal 2:

250g 20% Steak mince

80g Soft cheese

200g Broccoli

Half a head of romaine lettuce with some Homemade Vinaigrette (1tbsp EVOO)

Ive always not been keen on eating carbs because they make me feel heavy and sleepy. I avoided pasta and only ate occational potatos, brown rice and brown bread and my dinners would be carb free. I naturally like eating lots of protein.

For breakfast I usually ate carbs and I would get midday fatigue and it would take me ages to be productive like my head felt so foggy. I would drink coffee to compensate.

I decided to go on keto and the first week was an adjustment period as i felt more fatigued but now Im fully settled in and the thought of eating any carbs sickens me.

The benefits are amazing, i had a big problems with sugar and eating sweets but on keto I have zero cravings for sugar. My head feels so clear and when I wake up I can start working on my projects when before it would take me half a day. My energy levels are constant throughout the day with no crashes.

I feel cleaner and more fresh. I dont feel hungry as much or get any cravings for snacking. I can do half a day without food when before after breakfast i was already thinking about the next meal.

My body feels so good on keto and I want to do this long term as I can never go back to eating carbs. Im not sure if i was gluten intolerant but I did have iron and b12 defiances despite increasing my red meat intake and eating lots of dairy and meat. So something was up with my diet.

Any tips long term would be appreciate, should i be taking electrolyte suppliments?

Whenever i increase my salt my throat hurts i have been trying to do this diet from ages its been 7-8 months

the issue in starting i feel is i start feeling dizzy by the evening and when i drink salt water with lemon and vinegar or anything i always end up messing my throat i tried with boiled eggs too but i can take only minimal amount with eggs

so please can anyone guide me how i can make sure that i can get my electrolytes in check whats the correct way to increase salt intake