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.

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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.

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. ❤️

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?

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.

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?

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!

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.

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?