Hi everyone I’m pretty new to keto and have been following it for about 2 weeks now. So far I’ve noticed my appetite is lower and I’ve lost a few pounds, but I’m still trying to figure out if I’m doing everything correctly.
One thing I’m struggling with is knowing whether I’m eating enough fat or too much protein. I also occasionally get low energy in the afternoon.
What are some things you wish you had known when you first started keto? Any beginner mistakes I shouldd avoid? thanks
Hi Lauren and welcome to the forum.
I have different challenges these days and have found that asking A.I. to calculate my food intake for my parameters is a very efficient way to go about it. I give it my age, weight, and what macro (s) I am interested in and what my aim is (keto weight loss for instance) and it will calculate for you.
I could answer that but it’s for my individual case. The way to be able to minimize fat and protein. I tended to overeat both… And I was already a veteran low-carber.
I had too much plant carbs too but there was no way to avoid that, I already felt it too restrictive, I had to wait for a change.
I did much experiments (they are fun), tried out different things… One can’t possibly know what style suits them, I had to try the potentially good ones out, train myself, see and decide where I should go…
I never needed to focus on enough fat as no way I ever undereat it. But if you don’t lose fat too quickly and feel okay, you probably do it right…?
Too much protein… Well I eventually noticed that how much my body is comfortable with. We may have some vague idea about the right protein range for a human but there are still individual differences. Most people can’t dangerously overeat protein but some of us easily go overboard. I don’t like to waste precious, costly protein especially that it means I stay fat as it brings too much fat. So I aim to get my needs but that’s it. And sometimes I need more and it’s fine. You may not need to care about it, I probably won’t after I slim down if that ever happens.
You may need to focus a bit on your electrolytes. I automatically eat enough sodium but had magnesium problems on keto. Especially when I didn’t eat much meat. But many people need extra sodium too. Never cared about potassium but that’s the third one.
I know nothing about your actual diet, needs or even that you need to lose fat or not so it’s hard to say smart things… Why do you think you overeat protein? You have some low protein need ideas or you truly overdo it, maybe? I can’t possibly now.
2 weeks is awesome!
Just keep going 
You pick up a lot of tips, tricks and your favorite go-to foods along the way. It’s a process and it gets easier in time.