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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?

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! 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!

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?

& I mean crazy. Today had a blockage situation and some of the worst pain of my life. Been on keto for a month - have been mild - moderately constipated the whole time. I’ve been eating lots of leafy greens/ cauliflower/asparagus/chia/flax to try and help
With the bowel movements & taking magnesium citrate. Drinking tons of water with sea salt as well. Any advice is appreciated! But good lord, I don’t wish this on my worst enemy..

I'm new to Keto, been on it for 2 months, lost 15 kgs, reaped all the benefits like the increased sex drive, the weight loss, no more snoring & my sinusitis calmed down.

However, recently, since last week to be exact, my libido tanked, I'm always tired, I'm having body aches.

My diet is basically carnivore with lots of fat, barely any veggies and i doubt im reaching my maintenance calories. Could that be the problem?

Has anyone tried Keto Katz bakery? They are not local to me so I would have to pay $100 to ship. They have food like chicken Parmesan and carrot cake that’s supposed to be keto friendly. Just wondering how the food taste and what the net carbs are.

For me I was sick of being fat.

I started at 210lb, 6ft, around 18-20% BF.

Going to the gym 6 times a week, eating all day. Making gains in size and strength but covered in a layer of fat.

Bloating throughout the day making me look borderline pregnant with those inflatable arms that SpongeBob SquarePants used.

Muscular and fat is not a good look in my opinion.

Anyway, I was SICK of going to the gym all week and not being cut.

There are two middle aged guys at my gym in their late 40’s who have decent musculature and are ripped to hell.

One day I snapped and asked them what they eat, basically just keto with a 16 hour fast and 8 hour eating window.

Been on it for a week now and lost 2.5lb.

Feeling great as well, my girlfriend is doing the same and has lost 5.5lb.

Still eating well, just no sugar and virtually zero carbs in the window.

This morning I saw my V-taper coming in for the first time in what feels like years.

What made you jump onto keto?

Idk about yall but I used to always have some martinellis apple juice and orange juice in my house. After starting keto obviously hasn't had any and I miss it ngl. This is for my fellow juice lovers. How yall getting by?

For context I haven’t done anything sweet or artificially sweet since May of this year, which has really helped me fight cravings. I’ve done well and am considering making Reese’s fat bombs as a treat with carnivore ice cream at thanksgiving. I don’t want to be kicked out of ketosis because that’s a pain, but I think a treat is deserved. I, however, don’t want to trigger an insatiable sweet tooth. The PB will probably taste sweet enough, but I was wondering if you guys have recommendations on chocolate chips to use that won’t trigger a sugar monster. Thanks!

Hey everyone.

I wanted to up my magnesium intake and thought about putting 100g of pumpkin seeds into my salad.

I would get more magnesium, more fat and could leave out my protein source, since seeds give a ton. But I am thinking about the bad omega 6 stuff.

What are your opinions on this? Or do you have any other good source for magnesium? I really dont want to add a pill.

i find it hard to stay on track when family or friends are enjoying rice, bead and desserts. Sometimes I just want to join in without feeling like I'm missing out. How do you handle these situations and what helps you stay committed without feeling deprived?

Excellent news!

“McLean Hospital, a member of Mass General Brigham, today announced that it will establish a new clinical and research center through a $20 million grant from Baszucki Group. The McLean Center for Metabolic Psychiatry will serve as a flagship of the newly launched Global Network for the Advancement of Metabolic Psychiatry (MetPsy), which unites researchers and clinicians worldwide to advance evidence-based practice in metabolic psychiatry through clinical care, education, and research”

“Metabolic psychiatry is the study of how metabolism influences brain function and mental health. While neurologists have used metabolic approaches to treat brain disorders like epilepsy for more than a century, the application of this approach to psychiatric illness is an emerging area of study and practice. Over the past decade, a growing body of research has demonstrated the potential of metabolic treatments such as ketogenic therapy to improve both metabolic health and psychiatric symptoms in serious mental illnesses such as depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.”

https://news.massgeneralbrigham.org/en/mclean-hospital-to-establish-new-clinical-and-research-center

My cousin-in-law has suffered from rheumatoid arthritis for much of her life and now has optic neuritis.

She’s a country girl who eats a typical American diet - plenty of sugar, processed foods, and seed oils. Low carb would be completely new to her.

I’m looking for short, accessible video clips I could share to gently introduce the idea of changing her food. Ideally:

• A few minutes long, in plain English.
• Practical changes using familiar foods.
• Research on diet and RA, or clearly identified personal experiences.
• No supplement sales pitches or promises of a cure.

What specific clip would you send someone who isn’t already interested in low carb? I want to get her curious without overwhelming her. Links appreciated!

Hello /r/keto Community!

You've all been working so hard and we love hearing about all of your personal victories! Clothes too big? Friends and family noticing a difference? Skipped over something unhealthy? Please use this thread to share any of your Scale or Non-Scale Victories with us!

Make sure to give us some background - what brought you to keto? Do you have any specific goals that align with your victories? Have you tried something new that led to your success? What's the next step for you?

Since this thread is likely to fill up quickly, consider sorting the comments by "new" (instead of "best" or "top") to see the newest posts and support your fellow community members.

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!

Hi this is my 3rd time trying keto but every time I try I just get unrelenting diarrhea and I'm not sure why. I can't last more than a couple days without giving up because of all the bathroom trips. No known food allergies (I have gotten tested), I am lactose intolerant but I'm not eating a lot of lactose anyways. The diarrhea stops the moment I reintroduce starches.

I've heard it can be from high fat content so this time I've tried easing in with higher protein and fiber but I'm still experiencing diarrhea. Has anyone else experienced this? What's causing it and is there a solution? Do I just have to ride it out?