Keto When You Don't Have You Sh*t Together

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(melinda) #1

I was listening to the latest podcast and started thinking about a mention of those who have their “stuff” all figured out and those who don’t.

Those of you with a good amount of disposable income, a stable living situation, access to information and stores, and good mental health are the keto unicorns! Most people around the world are lacking in one or all of these areas.

I live in West Virginia. There’s families here who literally don’t have running water or electricity. I want to make keto as accessible as possible to everyone. Even if you’re reading this on a public computer after walking three miles to reach the library, I want to help you.

So, what suggestions and help can we give those who are lacking in “Stuff” Togetherness. Maybe they’re broke and mentions of wagyu beef or even eating an avocado every day are laughable. Maybe they’re suffering from a chronic illness and literally can’t get out of bed to cook or shop somedays. Maybe they’re living with crappy and/or abusive family members and don’t get much of a say in what gets purchased.

So, please post ideas and resources for anyone in a less than ideal situation! Also, please remember that you aren’t in anyone else’s shoes. Kindness and empathy are appreciated here.

Here’s a few I’ve found:

  1. Keto on $5/day: http://www.ketoconnect.net/keto-budget/

  2. How to Adult / Get Your Stuff Together: http://adultingblog.com/ http://www.unfuckyourhabitat.com/ https://captainawkward.com/

  3. Dealing with crappy people: https://captainawkward.com/
    http://2ketodudes.com/show.aspx?episode=41

  4. Help with medical stuff: call your local health department, apply for medicaid even if you’re not sure you’ll get it, $20/mo birth control: https://www.prjktruby.com/birth-control-info/order-birth-control-pills-online-2/ , getting mental health care without insurance: http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/84292/70431/money-insurance/ , Free clinic finder: https://www.pparx.org/prescription_assistance_programs/free_clinic_finder

#2

Learn to read nutrition labels and the list of ingredients on packages and all the different ways they disguise carbs and sugars so if you can’t buy the foods that don’t have labels like steaks, avocados, etc. when do you do buy something you’ll know what you’re getting and can make the best choice available.

(Stickin' with mammoth) #3

Melinda, you read my mind. This is a real thing, a huge thing.

I’m a big-picture philosopher type, so I’ll add that those of us with extra challenges like the ones you mentioned above get exponentially more out of keto than the rest. We learn how to game society and we pick up amazing life hacks along the way because there literally is no other choice. Forced superpowers.

We rock.

My contribution is this: The internet is the most powerful keto tool available. Information, humor, and support–it’s all there. I would recommend finding online access somewhere safe and private as the key first step for anyone wanting to go down Keto Road.

(Guardian of the bacon) #4

Those less financially able need to be aware…Quality matters BUTnot near as much as just making good low carbohydrate choices matter.

Yes the $4 / dozen pasture raised, free range organic eggs are healthier than the factory farmed ones on sale for .79 at Walmart. But those .79 eggs are a helluva improvement over sugar frosted flakes.
The $9/ lb grass fed ground beef has a better fat profile than the $2.69 / lb hamburger. But that cheap hamburger is a damn sight huge improvement over a box of Kraft Mac and cheese like substance.
I love the taste of Kerrygold butter but if I can’t get it on sale I’ll buy butter that is on sale because it’s all way better than that plasticized margarine shit.
There is no doubt that keto can be done on a budget. Get informed, don’t be afraid to ask for guidance.

(8 year Ketogenic Veteran) #5

@melindotty
I love you. That is all.
Excellent point in your post.

And I also love West Virginia. I have many friends there, mostly near Charleston but also Ripley. I lived there as a child and have been back 3 times in the last 5 years.

I would love to live there. The people are the best I’ve met anywhere, and I’ve lived all over the United States.

(melinda) #6

I’m in Huntington about an hour outside Charleston. The two houses on my street are for sale and my job is literally getting kick ass women jobs :smiley: Starting up another class in June. Just sayin’ :wink: :wink:

(Jodi Stewart) #7

I actually just had this conversation tonight in the grocery checkout line. My area (semi-rural Louisiana) is similar to yours, so I get what you’re saying. Many people here rely on hunting and fishing for a lot of their meat and many of my friends have their own chickens for eggs. You can get local produce fairly cheap if you have friends that garden. But if you can’t do that, I totally agree with the .79 eggs and .39/lb chicken thighs. You can also debone those thighs and make a bone broth from the bones. (Dh and I had to do this when we were young and definitely did not have our stuff together, one meal of chicken, one of broth)

(Richard Morris) #8

Well said.

If you were to rank food choices on a scale of 100 from Awful to Perfect, sugar frosted flakes might be be 10 (at least it’s energy), those 79c eggs would be like an 80, and those fancy pasture raised ones might be 90, and owning egg laying chickens might be 99.

I think we made that point in our show on Keto on a budget – if not we should have.

(Jason) #9

I live much cheaper on keto than SAD.
Aldi had bacon for under $2.50 a pound yesterday
Sardines canned
Oysters canned
Basic block cheese
The cheap bulk eggs
Frozen green veggies in the winter, grow them in the summer.
Liver and heart is really cheap and really nutritient dense.
Pork rinds are cheap
Hard salami
I make my own dressings
I don’t eat out
I cook my own food and I keep it basic
I don’t buy organic, I rarely buy Grassfed
I buy meat on sale and in bulk, repackage it and freeze it.