I have been on a Keto diet of my own making which includes 0-5 carbs per day. I am 70 years old and mildly active, (mostly walking everyday) I have several different situations. The positives are the following: As soon as I started the diet my gout went completely away. Second my blood sugar has been completely normal. Here are the problems: 1) I have no gallbladder, 2) I have put on weight (about 15+ lbs) over the last year (mostly in the tummy area) 3) My extremities both hands and feet get cold.In addition I had a stent put in 2012 with no further problems of any kind as I am always watching the thinness of my blood.
The cold problem is the worst because I have to watch the heating bill so I have to keep the place without a real heating system. (tried to use portable heaters but they only ruined electric wiring) The good news is that I am very healthy but even if I am not able to take off the weight I would like to be warm again. Never went into ketosis but it solved other problems. Thanks
ADDED: I take NO medications of any kind whatsoever.
Keto diet & stalled
It seems very unlikely that you are not in ketosis eating only 0-5 grams of carbs per day. A lot of people when they start donāt recognize all the sources of carbohydrates. Could you perhaps tell us what you eat and drink in a day? It would help us to help you better.
I tried eating a āfat bombā last night and it actually warmed me up. Maybe I need to do that to get into ketosis. Because I have no gallbladder I take digestive supplements. As for my daily eating routine it is extremely boring. So as long I can keep my hands and feet warm I am not really concerned about the weight. That is for another day.
Hello,brother! Are you still here?
Feeling coldā¦ maybe just eating too little,especially fat? Or it could be that like me, you have CV problems because you have a stent? I have a stent and cold hands hit me quickly in winter. I take it as normal now. My body concentrates on more important parts than fingers when in cold. A bit distracting,yes.
My gout is gone in keto,too. It is common to get rid of gout in very low carb keto. My gout was pure hell a few years ago. It hit both of my achilles tendons at the same time, I could not walk for one summerā¦ not to mention drive a car or ride motorbikesā¦
I have not needed my gallbladder for anything, why do you need supplements?
Not sure if youāre comfortable with taking supplements, but I found niacin (normal flushing variety) to be great for dealing with winter hands and feet. I started with about 50 mg with a meal, and worked up to 200mg, with lunch and dinner.
Made a huge difference.
I am not sure you are around the forum, but Iām hoping as I have recently started Niacin, same type you mentioned. Iām very interested in talking to you because I have very high cholesterol, and have started the Niacin to hopefully bring it down. My total is 587 now, has increased the more I stick to my Keto, 4 years now. Letās talk if you are available to 
denise
PS Iād like to run it by you, a sort of āguideā I found that worked best for a person that gave a review on amazon. I know some are flakey, but this sounded pretty good to me.
@Goldengirl52 If youāre that concerned about high cholesterol, you could add some carbs per day. That should lower your cholesterol. Nick Norwitz got a large decrease in LDL by eating oreos:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38276308/
He started lower than you, though. And Oreos probably arenāt the best addition to a diet.