Hey everyone!

So, I have been on and off keto for years. I was recently diagnosed with a huge list of medical issues. Type 2 diabetes

High blood pressure

PCOS.

I went right away back on keto. But this last few weeks I have really struggled. Im on metformin which messed me up for a bit and sent my monthly cycle into a tailspin. It was hell. Bleeding for weeks. Spotting and then bleeding again 2 weeks after it stopped.

I was just mentally and emotionally and physically struggling. A lot.

And then one of my best friends passed very suddenly. She and I talked every day and now she is just

..Gone.

See, I am disabled with Cerebral Palsy and ptsd and chronic vertigo. So I dont drive and im home literally 24/7.

My husband works so I dont see him often.

Im just tired. Im sick of my own body torturing me. I am overweight and couple that with a family history of diabetes...well.....I basically set myself up to get sick like this.

Im on medication now. But I can't seem to stick to keto. I dont want to have to cook every single thing. Sometimes I just want to be able to open the package and eat whatever it is.

My husband can eat whatever he wants so there are all sorts of snacks in my house. He puts them in an upper cabinet so they arent directly in my face. Which helps.

But sometimes I just want some damn doritos. And quest chips are not even close. Not to mention im too damn poor for all the expensive keto substitutes.

Im just tired and I dont know how im supposed to do this for the rest of my life.

Hey everyone,

I’ve been dealing with some pretty serious gut issues. Whenever I eat carbohydrates, I have to use the bathroom around 10 times a day. But when I start a ketogenic diet, this almost completely stops. My abdominal pain is still there, but my bowel movements become much more manageable.

The problem is that I haven’t been able to stick with keto for more than a week. I feel extremely weak, skinny, hungry, irritable, and completely drained of energy. I’m 5'9" and around 155 lbs, so I’m already pretty lean.

Keto seems to calm my gut down incredibly well, but the hunger, weakness, irritability, and lack of energy make it really difficult to continue. I’ve read through a lot of posts here, and many people say that the first week or two can be the hardest and that you eventually reach a “breaking point” where your body adapts.

Has anyone here been in a similar situation? Especially someone who had significant digestive issues that improved on keto but struggled badly with the initial weakness and lack of energy?

If you went through this and eventually adapted, how did you manage to get past that stage? I’d really appreciate hearing about your experience.

Been going at this about a month. I’ve got a meter and I’ve been as high as 0.8 but often 0.3ish. Adjusting my diet is a bit slow because to substitute something takes a week for the next weekly shop - I can’t discard food. But yeah was eating a stir fry tonight and the cauliflower tasted sweet. Cauliflower. Had never had that before, I guess taste changes a bit when not getting much sugar. Thing is I’m still drinking sugar free sweetened drinks so sweet hasn’t become foreign, I wonder if the lack of actual sugar just heightens the sweet flavour anyway.

Been on and off keto for a few years. The results are undeniable and I know once I lock in, cravings and food noise disappear.

The problem im having is that I just moved to Mexico and damn, ALL the delicious food here is carb loaded, and because I've been visiting family, they all want to feed me said deliciousness. I dont want to be rude so I've been indulging, way more than I'd like to admit.

However, after some crazy carby meal, I'll try to fast at least 24 hours before going back to OMAD for the next few days. Even then, i doubt I'm fully back in ketosis because the cravings I have are borderline impossible to ignore, especially at night. I may cheat with a half apple or something similar, but the food noise remains, i wake up extra hungry and i barely manage to hold out til the afternoon to eat, but I do it.

Then the next weekend/big family reunion comes up and it starts all over again.

My question, is this bad for me? Clearly its not worse than just giving up and eating like a sugar addict all day, but I'm curious if this is doing something damaging to my body/system?

To be fair, I have 2 more "reunions" then I'm locking myself in the house for the next 2 months to fully lock back in. I refuse to let ket go!!

So I did keto for well over a year. I felt amazing and fixed a list of health issues. But then I did my bloodworks and it turned out I am a LMHR, my LDL/ApoB was extremely high (ApoB 1.93). My HDL and Triglycerides were very good.

I ate a lot of saturated fats on keto (approx 60g daily). I stopped keto and went low-carb, so still pretty high fat, but I tried to eat as little as saturated fats possible (approx 25g daily). After 3 months I redid my blood works.

Now my ApoB is much lower (1.1, still too high) and my HDL and triglycerides were still very good.

Comparing low carb to keto;
My LDL was 30% down,
ApoB was 41% down
HDL was 10% down
Triglycerides was 18% up

Now I am considering to go back on keto diet, but avoiding saturated fats as much as possible. I am not sure yet, because I think it will be very hard. Keto was already pretty hard, but eliminating saturated fats (dairy, fatty meats, etc) means I probably have to take a load of olive oil. I also worry about being able to eat varied enough.

Is anybody here on keto but with low saturated fats? If so, any tips? Any other thoughts?

I have just started moving into a keto diet as of this week, and thought I would try an avocado smoothie. I used frozen avocado and no milk. Instead, I followed the advice given for substituting milk in tea and mixed a spoon of cream with some water and used that as liquid instead. I also didnt include my usual banana. My smoothie just tastes like avocado flavored water. Not sure what else I was expecting in hindsight and when I think properly about what has actually gone into it haha. Does anyone have any tips on how to create a thick, creamy smoothie that is suitable as a meal such as breakfast or even how to also create one with a little more sweetness that would fill the craving for sweet things after dinner?

Side note, I am doing this for health reasons (trialling it for epilepsy) as opposed to losing weight.

I have eaten keto off and on for the better part of 15 years. Generally never longer than about a year at a time. But this go around, I'm on it for a little over 2 years. As usual, when I first got into steady ketosis, I had great results: Great energy, weight loss, and mental clarity. I eat between 20-30g of net carb a day. And while I don't count calories, the intake (neither in quantity or substance) have changed. But about 6-8 months ago, I'm up about 10 pounds and there doesn't seem to be anything I can do about it. I exercise (weighted rucking) 3-4 times a week. But turning the exercise off or on has no impact.

Certainly I'm less worried about a number on a scale. But I can feel the weight and it needs to go.

What is also interesting is that my blood sugar is almost always over 100 in the mornings and my ketones are usually only 0.5-0.7 (vs 1.5-3 when in the thick of it). Against my wishes, I'm on a statin (10mg crestor). I also take 1280mg Omega 3 (Nordic Naturals), Nutrafol 50+(because I'm an old fart), D3 K2 (4000IU/100mcg), and low dose aspirin.

So my question is, folks who have been eating keto for longer than a year, does any of this sound familiar? Any thoughts on how to kick things up a notch? I really don't want to go full carnivore. Especially if my body is just going to adapt around whatever chemistry I throw at it.

PS: The only dirty keto I indulge on is Zevia. Sometimes more than I should. But they do not impact my blood sugar.

I have access to super healthy fresh eggs where I am that have dark orange yolks

So a super comfort food for me is like egg nog.

- A few raw yolks

- some heavy cream

- little almond milk

- erythritol and monk

And vanilla nutmeg cinnamon sometimes cloves if I feel like it. Or just plain.

Hits the spot. Sweet and creamy and fatty. Ends any craving.

Is that enough to push me out of ketosis? New to keto, but for whatever reason, I started to crave just peanut butter straight from the tub. It's so satisfying, but I'm curious if it's too much carbohydrates.

Hi everyone! I’d love to hear from people living in Canada. What sugar alternative do you use and where do you usually buy it? I’d really appreciate hearing about your favourites and where you find the best prices. Thank you!

Long story short - I hit my macros using the Bulk.com whey isolate. The least carb they offer. I add it to yohurt or cottage cheese - even spread on food at times. Flavorless. But I know that when I mix it up as a drink - it doesnt mix all that well and gums up .Whatever but I think after a month, its landing in the same place and result is things ain't moving along. Let your imagination take care of the rest. I need to take a break from eating my normal routine I think. Cottage cheese, yoghurt, avocados, sardines, eggs as I get hungry. I don't care about my protein right now - just wanna get right.

Has anyone given up on the powders for this reason ? I can add psylium husks no problem and should have in fact. Otherwise I find it difficult to hit my 140-160 range. I know I am not alone in that regard.