Yes, I DO know how boring that sounds.
However, I am willing to overlook that, if it means kick starting the healthier, slimmer me. In fact, for my schedule and unique circumstances, the same thing at the same time for a week would be optimum. The next week, I’d do the same thing, but with different meals/snacks.
So, 1) if I do that, will I get into ketosis, and 2) what would be the healthiest three meals and snacks to eat?
Many thanks, in advance.
I don’t think there’s a problem with eating the same things at the same times for 7 days in a row. I know many people will say “Mix it up” as if somehow our bodies keep track of what food was eaten when. I don’t think that’s true. I DO think you eventually need to mix it up so you’re eating a variety of nutrients over time.
As for whether or not that puts you in ketosis all depends on what you’re eating. I know you’ve asked for the healthiest 3 meals and snacks, but that really depends on YOU. What do you like to eat? What are your goals in doing keto? Weight loss? Health improvement?
I will also say that snacks, in general, are NOT a good idea on keto. Keto works so well because it starts lowering your insulin levels and each time you eat, you trigger insulin. So if you’re used to snacks, try eating just 3 meals (even if they have to be larger) and then eventually going to 2 meals/day. Most people find their hunger drastically reduced on keto.
And more than anything else, you need to read and educate yourself so you understand what’s happening and why. This is not the type of diet where you can be given a meal plan for 7 days and just “go with it.” You really need to understand it.
Thanks for the quick and thorough response, Cindy.
I am brand new to the Keto life. I don’t mind saying that altho I’ve read quite a bit, for some reason, I’m not retaining much of the important stuff. (Brain fog to the Nth degree.) I’m exploring Keto 50% for weight loss and 50% for improved health and lifestyle.
No snacks - no problem. I’m one of those people whole only eat once a day, so adding more food will the challenge, not taking it away.
I would recommend if you’re really short for time making batches of stuff you like and freezing portions for quick meals. Use a crockpot to make keto chili, stew or soup. Pot Roast, stuff like that. I’m of the mix it up for nutritional variety people. Also getting bored might make you wish for stuff you used to eat for comfort. Check out “What did you keto today” thread for ideas for recipes and simple put it on a plate meals. Good luck, I love cooking and the new challenges that keto eating puts on that. 
I was also a once/day eater, too. In fact, I still pretty much am. But the difference with keto is that it’s a GOOD thing…with the standard american diet, 3 meals/day is pushed so I always felt guilty for not eating breakfast. Now, I absolutely love eating just when I’m hungry or just not eating at all
Yes, there’s a ton of keto information out there. Some of it, in my opinion, is unnecessary and just makes everything more difficult. Some of it is profit driven (MCT oils and other supplements).
I found Casey Durango early on, then the 2ketodudes later. From Casey, I got a good start. She says, very simply, eat <20 g TOTAL carbs/day, eat fatty sources of protein, eat to satiety. That’s it. If you want to make if fancier by tracking macros, you can. You can make yourself eat added fat (I don’t). All I did was try to replace my carb cravings for those formerly “forbidden” fatty foods like…BACON! My first 2 weeks, every time I wanted something sugary, I have 1/2 a slice of bacon. I added butter to my eggs. Allowed myself to have sour cream with my taco meat. So I just stopped being afraid of fat.
Then when I posted here the first time, someone recommended Jason Fung’s books to me, so I read those (what an eye opener!), then I started listening to the 2ketodudes podcasts…and it just sort of snowballs from there. 
Hello and welcome Morgan.
Keto is fairly simple:
Keep net carbs under 20.
~You can likely start a bit higher and work your way down but 20 is a good honest number that will allow you to eat plenty of vegetables along with your fat and protein.
Use a carb tracker like cronometer.com
~so you can accurately track your carbs. It tracks many other things but this is the most important
Feed yourself plenty of fat and fairly moderate protein
~These two things are your best friend in regards to keeping hunger and cravings in check. You should not gorge yourself on these things but eat until you are not hungry. It’s very important to not starve yourself, so eat when you are hungry.
Keep your electrolytes up.
~At least 64oz (2liters) of water and 2+ teaspoons of salt per day. We don’t retain either of these very well on a ketogenic diet and those two things are paramount for reducing/preventing the Keto Flu BKA Carb Withdrawal.
Don’t stress and get plenty of sleep.
~Growing, healing and losing weight work best when we are relaxed. So try to get 7-9 hours per day and don’t obsess with what keto is not yet doing.
And here’s a great guide to explain how ketosis works:
New to this myself, so hesitant to give much advice, but I started with a 14 day meal plan that I found online just so I could be sure I was eating the right things in the right amounts. Meals frequently repeated, as several of the recipes created more than 1 serving (and was so stated in the recipe). Anyway, I would think you could eat the same things if that suited you and you stayed under your target for carbs. I ended up not staying on the 14 day plan after the first week, as I figured out what to eat and not to eat, though I continue to use some of the recipes that I liked. As to snacks, from what I have gleaned from this forum, you should try to avoid snacking, and fill up at mealtime. Still, schedules sometimes mean that meals get delayed, and I have found that there are lots of low carb possibilities for snacks—celery with cream cheese, a couple of olives, cheese, etc. Just don’t get carried away with “snacks”…
This is what I do. It’s hard to cook meals and shop for one single person. I food prep on the weekends and store things for easy lunches and usually heat up the meat and cook fresh veg the night of. Lunches are sometimes what’s left in the bag of bacon I keep in the fridge or a can of tuna, mayo and celery I make before work. Sometimes it’s a chicken broth and three string cheeses. Usually it’s just something to get me off my feet for 10 minutes and a pick me up.
Dinner is the meat, veg and fat to cook it in part of my day. Breakfast is the same exact same thing every single day for me (coffee with hwc, three polish sausages). Every couple of nights I have some bakers chocolate (100% cocoa).
My body is doing well with a very boring routine.
I’ve never seen it used in that context. “Mix it up” has always been used in terms of “don’t let your body slip into a longer-term caloric pattern” rather than the actual foods, in my experience.
Excellent post, Cindy. Thank-you. I will check out all of those resources, maybe in reverse order, learning from your experience. 
Thank-you too, for making it feel like I’m ‘normal’ and CAN do the Keto lifestyle.
Wow, CarlKeller! That may be the best, most simple and direct thing I’ve read about Keto yet.
Thank-you so much.
Good to hear/learn, PetaMarie.
Did you begin this lifestyle for weight loss or health benefits, if you don’t mind me asking.
Dietdoctor.com has excellent articles and guides as well. Just Search for Keto on the home page. Glad you liked that first link.
I see some amount of good in eating the same thing for seven days (as above - without snacks).
One of the things keto does is let you eat less often because you are not hungry.
Want to be hungry? Eat hyper-palatable foods. I feel you can maintain a high body weight on keto if you are a very good cook, like to cook and cook a variety of foods for yourself (while always seeking new and novel foods). It is very easy to over eat fat bombs and butter coffee too (again, you might have to moderate because satiety doesn’t seem to kick in as it should).
Want to not be hungry? Stick with basic eggs (with butter), meat (with buttter) and greens (with butter) and don’t overdo it on the spices and cheeses. Cooking and cleanup will sometimes make skipping a meal seem worth it (as it should I feel). The same menu for 7 days will (I feel) accomplish something similar. And with the same pre-prepped 7 days worth of food - it probably will not be tempting to break open Tuesday’s dinner early - as it is the same as Monday’s lunch anyway (sort of leveraging palate fatigue to keep yourself honest).
To lower my A1C which was high when I went to the doctor complaining of always being tired and having a constant headache. Both of those things are completely gone as well as better sleep, no more heartburn, decreased PN pain and overall stiffness. Also, I haven’t cried for no reason since I began keto.
TBH I exchanged those things for funky taste in my mouth, annoying charlie horses if I’m not on top of my hydration and electrolytes and a newfound egg intolerance. I’ll gladly take that exchange any day!
