Had Question about Meal Plan

(MRV) #1

Hello,

I just starting doing Keto diet this year. I’ve been trying different things and here’s what I’m doing now. I’m 42 yrs old, 6’1’ and weigh 230lbs. This week I started intermittent fasting. I eat from 8am - 4pm only.

Here’s what my meals look like.

Breakfast
2 organic eggs with yolk scrambled.
1oz of Tillamook Extra Sharp Cheddar
1 tbsp of salted butter
1 piece of bacon

Lunch
4 ounce Ground Pork 80/20
2 ounces of Tillamook Extra Sharp Cheddar

Dinner
4 ounces Ground Turkey 85/15
2 oz Tillamook Extra Sharp Cheddar
2 cups of sauteed spinach in coconut oil.

For exercise I’m walking a couple miles a day and burning 400 calories on the treadmill.

I’m consuming the following below per day.

1300 calories
3 carbs
109g fat
90g protein
1300mg sodium

Would love some advice to know if I’m doing the right things. So far I’m down 25 pounds since January 1st. I also bought Keto strips and verified I’m in high Ketosis levels. The one before black.

Thanks,

#2

The only thing I would check is if you’re eating enough, based on your height and weight. As long as you’re not hungry tho, I don’t see anything wrong.

#3

It’s a sad day when I can way out eat a man. Your whole day is one meal for me.

(squirrel-kissing paper tamer) #4

Yes, it looks good but you’re eating more than 3 grams of carbs in one day. Two cups of cooked spinach has about 5 net carbs, an egg has 0.6 g carb and 1 oz of your cheese has 1 g carb. You’re still under, just want you to be aware. Knowledge is keto power!

Eggs, for instance, I have always counted as a carb free food but I guess if you’re eating 12 in a huge meal, you should be aware.

(MRV) #5

I guess the labels are wrong because the organic eggs from Costco say 0 carbs. The Tillamook Extra Sharp Cheese says 0, and 2 cups of spinach is measured before I cook it. It has 3 carbs but two of them are dietary.

#6

American labels can say something is zero carb as long as the serving size is under 1g carb.

(Running from stupidity) #7

They’re not wrong, they’re deliberately deceptive. There’s a difference.

Which is why tracking with something like Cronometer makes a huge difference.

(squirrel-kissing paper tamer) #8

You’re probably okay if you’re looking at your labels and tracking that way. Honestly I just wanted you to know in case you aren’t getting the results you desire later on. I know US labels can label something that’s 0.9 g carbs as 0 g carb because it’s not an actual gram of carbs, so I usually go with it. I’ve never met a cheddar cheese that was zero carb, though.

They may say zero percent of carbs, but that’s based on a carby system of eating. Look for actual grams of carbs and serving size.

(MRV) #9

Thanks everyone for all the advice I really appreciate it.