Busy schedule? how do you keto?

(charlie3) #11

One meal a day is not an option while I’m working. Then I take the two meals I eat and stand them side by side and the prospect of eating them within a few hours is not savory. It would be easy if I was sedendary. My first meal today was 1800 calories, 200-400 more than my resting metabolic rate, not a problem. But I burn an extra 800-1000 calories a day with walking and exerciise. Eating all that in one siitting would take most of the enjoyment away. Finally, there isn’t enough time after work to eat that much food and do some exercise and get some sleep.

May be I’ll be retired in the next year. Then may be I’d eat a late breakfast and early dinner and sleep through the hungry part of the day because I’d be going to bed before hunger sets in.

(Ian Keith) #12

i eat the coconut oil with my coffee, sometimes i will use butter if there isn’t enough bacon grease. get my fat from eggs and and the bacon. the chicken tikka (also known as buttered chicken) uses ghee and a lot of butter/ heavy cream. The alfredo is all heavy cream and cheese. The lindt has 22g fat and 3g of surgar, but i only eat 1/3 a serving so 1g of surgar and ~8g of fat.

(Ian Keith) #13

i’ve tried that, but its not good for school. I would get tired occasionally, and end up benging even when I knew what I was doing. which made me fall asleep.

(Amy Ramadan) #14

Have you tried Joseph’s low carb pita bread and flat bread wraps? They are wonderful, much better than I ever though low carb bread could be!! Plus they are easy to find, and very affordably priced!! Just a suggestion lol!!

(Allie) #15

If you add the oil to coffee make sure you blend it to avoid the oil slick.

(Ian Keith) #16

They teach the benefits of ketosis in biochemistry, but some students still think it is unhealthy. I described one occasion in another post.

(Kristin) #17

Lunch is easy at work. I prepare my lunch the night before. If i don’t have leftover dinner to serve as lunch, then lunch is always some variation of meat + a little salad/veggie, olives or piece of cheese. Meats are fatty, such as ham steak, mortadella, prosciutto, salmon. Occasionally I will bring bacon and eggs to cook in the microwave. I’ve had some salads with tuna in olive oil with lemon salt and pepper added. I get more creative with my dinners.

(Karen) #18

Closest store is 200 miles away

(Matthew) #19

Thanks for clarifying…Looks like you have it all sorted out. I was eating a chocolate recently that stated no added sugar and I noted the sugar was 0 or 1% something like that and I thought this will do the trick. Only later to read each portion has 14gms of Carbos. I couldn’t find any chocolate bar below 14 or so. I’m gathering a portion is like an eight of the chocolate 100gms maybe. I don’t know.

(Amy Ramadan) #20

Wow!! Seriously!!! I can’t even imagine!!!

(Karen) #21

Ha ha ha ha ha ha! The closest store that has Joseph’s pita is 200 miles away. There are stores in Colorado just not ones that have Joseph’s pita pita. The closest store to me for milk bread butter eggs groceries is 25 miles, not 200 hee hee

(John) #22

Montezuma’s Absolute Black 100% Cocoa Solids - 100 gram bar (3.5 ounces). Serving size is 1/4 bar, 25 grams. 15g fat, 3g protein, 6g carbohydrates, 0g sugar, 4g fiber (so net 2g carbs). No sugar added at all. It is not sweet in any way, but not bitter either. The flavor is pure unadulterated cocoa, smooth and silky with a little crunch from the cocoa nibs which comprise 7% of the bar.

There is no way I would eat 1/4 of the bar as a single serving, though. I usually break off one or two small squares of it and enjoy it with black coffee or occasionally a shot of bourbon.

To the original topic “How do you keto on a busy schedule” - that has certainly been tough for me, especially the complete shift in my lifestyle to where I now have to grocery shop frequently and cook all of the time.

I am going to have to figure out a way to plan and prepare meals several days in advance. I am making progress with that, but still have more to learn. I bought a keto cookbook today and have an Instant Pot on order so hopefully I can expand my repertoire.

(Amy Ramadan) #23

Lol too funny!! That does make more sense!!! Luckily the Wal-Mart right around the corner has it here!! Nice to be able to Have a grilled cheese sandwich every now and then and my boys love to experiment with ut, making crackers and put a chips etc.

(Matthew) #24

Thanks for the information. I highly doubt I will find that chocolate here in Colombia, but I will give it a go.

(Kiranjeet Bhabra) #25

Hi not sure whether this is the right page.bout food portions…needing more infomation…how many grams of chicken or steak or any meat does keto goers eat for each meal…not a precise amount bt jus to prep b4 i go into keto AGAIN…feel off the wagon w keto flu anxiety palpitations

#26

Protein needs will vary from person to person. A good place to start is one gram of protein per kilogram of (reasonable) desired bodyweight. If you want to know how much protein is in any given food just google ‘How much protein in (name food)’.

(Kiranjeet Bhabra) #27

Tq for ur respond…say im 5’2 and weighs 90kg :smirk::roll_eyes:…im afraid dat i wil fall of the wagon again…n wasnt sure whther my protein was accurate or not…2ndly when i was on keto for one week ate hell.loads of cheese :sob::grin:. Avocados in malaysia quite expensive bt i still buy it…when i return home to consume it…most of time its alrdy overcook…brown in colour

#28

Lilly’s or Choc Zero.

#29

When selecting an avocado give it a wee press at the stem end - if it gives just a little then it’s about ready to eat. If it gives a lot then it’s too far gone.

I’d start with about 60 grams of protein & see how that works for you.

A lot of people find that too much dairy can make them hungry & stall their progress.

(Kiranjeet Bhabra) #30

Will try 2 write out a plan b4 go into keto this time…realli wana be healthy tq