End of week 5 update

newbies
#1

Hi all, thanks for all your great posts and the community here. I am finishing week 5 and doin ok. My energy can be rallied to do things like running slowly for 30 minutes and doing a light weight routine once more. I am so happy about that! For several weeks I was so tired!

My migraines and digestive problems are gone. Those were my reasons for going Keto. I was already gluten free but it wasn’t enough. Body aches and joint pain are also gone. The body transformation is a major plus! Plus I had permanent flashing lights in my vision from chronic migraine aura which have only a small trace remaining. Thank you Keto! :heart:

My clothes are bigger, but I stopped losing weight in week three. I am ok with that since I’ve been eating a ton of fat and still maintaining. in a few more weeks I will fast. So far I can do 2 pm to noon without any difficulty.

Veggie question: so my carbs are around ten net. I am a small person at 5’2”. I want to eat more veggies and hear lots of stuff about people eating numerous cups etc. Will the carbs mess me up? I want to eat cabbage and all the recommended ones but… carbs! Spinach se me the highest fiber for lowest carb I have seen.

I do My Fitness Pal for macros, 80 fat 5 carbs, 20 protein or less. Also my mojo says ketones1.6-3.5 daily and glucose usually66-79 daily.

Thanks all and have an awesome day!

#2

For the veggie question, the only thing to do is test it out. Tolerances for that kind of thing are really variable. I don’t do well with much vegetation at all, but handle very high (for this community) protein. My wife eats a ton of veggies, but only 1/3 or less of my meat intake. Now that you’ve settled in with the basics you can start fiddling with the knobs.

Congrats on the migraine progress! I occasionally get auras and the other symptoms (but not pain, thankfully), and I can’t imagine living with them all the time.

(LeeAnn Brooks) #3

Sounds like where I was between week 4 and 5. I saw a huge improvement between week 5 and week 6 in energy. Sounds like you are right on the cusp of that point if you’re anything like me.

#4

I’m about your height and experienced the same thing in week 3. Seems to be a common “resting point” for the body to readjust. As time goes on, I find myself eater fewer veggies. All the latest info on why veggies might not be that good for you has convinced me I don’t need so much. Experiment to see where your “safe level” is. Overall, sounds like you’re doing great!

#5

Thanks for the responses! You all make me encouraged to continue, I can see little glimpses of the energy coming back and I hope it keeps going😀. I will try experimenting with the veggies and see how it goes after a few more weeks of being super strict with my carb count.

(Jo) #6

I would see no problem increasing your veggies until you are up to 20 grams of net carbs a day. It will still have you in ketosis, unless you are super sensitive to carbs. Cabbage, salads etc are fine to eat. I aim to eat 2 to 3 cups of grean leafy veggies a day. I’ve been registering blood ketones in the 1-4 range, depending on the time of day. Just keep monitoring where your cutoff point is in terms of your ketone production.

(karen) #7

One magic word: Celery. or a couple of magic words: celery with a cream cheese dip.

(Empress of the Unexpected) #8

My favorite. Celery with natural peanut butter.

(Chris W) #9

It would be very hard to be knocked out of ketosis by most veggies by themselves there are the major exceptions of course(starchy ones). Eat them with fat, cabbage is fine, but I like brussel sprouts coated with EVO and roasted under the oven element/flame for a while until they are just about black,with some cheese and butter put on for the last minute or so dip them in mayo. You are nearly to fat adaption, once that happens you can ease up a little the effects of lowering ketones will not be as harsh as you will not loose the energy as much.

(Candy Lind) #10

Just be careful of those carbs in nut butters! They are super easy to overdo.

(Candy Lind) #11

Lots of folks swear by deep-frying, but since I don’t have a deep fryer, I bathe them in bacon nectar & roast at 400F until they get some charring. HEAVENLY.

#12

Oh wow all this sounds so good! Thanks for the ideas! I will be trying these! Celery, Brussels sprouts and cabbage are yum and I like the idea of eating them with fat. We raise hogs so we always have some form of fresh pork around… and we are working on getting chickens. I love Keto, so pleased with the decision and so grateful for all of you!

(LeeAnn Brooks) #13

I’ve been begging my hubby to let me get some chickens, but he was raised on a farm and wants nothing to do with any animals as he’s approaching his retirement years. :frowning:

(Alec) #14

Are you sure? This sounds way too low to me… that’s a total of 820 calories… pls tell me this is wrong. Double everything unless you are 4’6.

#15

I can relate! We don’t really save any money with the hogs, and chickens will dampen our traveling plans for sure…my husband is the one who loves the farm stuff… the pig pen is not my fave but I can do it.

#16

Hey Alec, those were percents sorry! I eat at least 14-1800 calories per day, sometimes just pouring olive oil on stuff when I’m hungry.

(Alec) #17

Sorry, I should have figured that out… all good. KCKO!

(Candy Lind) #18

I know it’s work, but LUCKY YOU! I’m still waiting for my first encounter with pork belly. :cry:

#19

Love nut butters way too much. Tahini is my least favorite so I got a tub, Alas I cannot be trusted cause it was consumed way to fast and way too much! Seems I have a problem moderating on any nut butter and it’s also a trigger for my migraines so I’m avoiding for now. I seem to always forget and go crazy eating it. Amazing thing is I ate the tahini but no migraine! So miraculous.

#20

Yes I can’t complain! Hahah this woe was made for me!