So day two is upon me. Interesting happenings last night. I woke up like every 2 hours and felt untired each time.
Out of bed I felt not very hungry. Shocking as I am a man that has to eat upon waking up in the am.
So dar so good. 12g of carbs consumed yesterday. 166g fat and 128g of protein
Thank you for your support! It’s greatly appreciated! I miss wearing the uniform. Fully transitioning to civilian life is indeed different!
Have you started already? How are you feeling?
Yes, I started yesterday. Surprised I’m not all that hungry. Must be all the fat. 
I did have a really bad headache yesterday and AGAIN today… and feeling a bit more fatigue. Tried guzzling lots of water (which I already do anyway) to help with the headaches.
How are you feeling on day two?
I’m sorry to hear of your woes! I hope that you break through the headaches. You should try a Potassium Sodium supplement. You may be lacking electrolytes.
Like you, I woke up with no hunger, I was up and at em’ from the start of the day. I had a huge breakfast loaded with fats, so i decided to skip lunch(big mistake). I had a couple of snacks but at 7pm it got bad. I had such a strong hunger, I made my dinner and ate it. Was still hungry. Now I’m sitting here in starvation mode debating on if I should eat a cheese wedge to keep me through the night. Since you’re just starting out. Not sure if you have a tracker. The one I’m using is called Carb Manager. It’s on the app store. It’s a great help to calculate your caloric needs for the day. This was my day overall
Thanks for the tips. Will look into Potassium Sodium supplement. Not sure if I’ll start doing the tracking… probably should to see where I’m landing each day until I get adjusted to diet and knowing what’s working/not working. I have a demanding job (I know - shouldn’t be an excuse) but feel like I’ll forget to log foods during the day. Do you have this problem too?
BTW - have the cheese so you don’t feel like you’re starving before bed. I know I hate the stomach growlings and makes it hard to fall asleep.
I was not hungry tonight so just ate a whole avocado with a squeeze of lemon juice and salt + pepper.
Demanding job definitely can hinder dieting. I am in a very demanding field ask well. We can be resilient as individuals though! I felt the tracker was great as it applies the keto diet numbers you need to hit and take the guess work out.
I had the cheese and it made no difference lol! May tomorrow bring us easier feelings with this diet!
Awww, sorry the cheese didn’t help. Maybe a keto bomb next time?!?! Or some yummy bacon! Nom-Nom!!! (Searching for a salivating emoji to insert here! Lol) NOW I’m hungry!!!
Just down loaded the Carb Manager app. Will let you know if I keep at it.
Yes it didn’t help lol but I had enough room in my macros to have an ounce of dry salami. Now that hit the spot!!! I need to learn about this fat bomb you speak of!
The app is truly helpful, especially when calculating food and portions. I think you’ll keep at it 
Do you have the Pinterest app? OMG - so many keto fat bomb (keto recipes in general) to search there. The only thing i warm you about if you haven’t used their app before… you may be looking at keto recipes one minute and then all of a sudden find yourself looking at home decor ideas… or… lol!
Hope you find something there to add to your recipe collection. I also 
these: https://juliasalbum.com/breakfast-egg-muffins-with-bacon-and-spinach/
I can throw these in my lunch bag to heat up at work for breakfast. I don’t sauté the spinach but chop it up really well and comes out great.
Off Keto topic.
How did you retract your post? I tried mine once but flagged it for the admin. (it worked though).
I just selected to delete the post. It said it would be deleted in 24 hours unless it was flagged by an admin or something like that
I do have Pinterest. I haven’t been on there in a long time but I remember looking up healthy foods there. Thanks for reminding me about it. You’re right about drifting away from what you go there looking for. Go there for food. End up looking at life hacks and how to better organize your home.
Those egg muffins look pretty tasty. I will attempt them tomorrow morning for breakfast!
I woke up this morning not hungry but dragging my behind around. Don’t feel crappy but my head is a little cloudy. Had breakfast and it went away. No headaches for you today!
If you make egg muffins - I don’t use all (6) eggs… I usually eyeball and add some egg whites. Enjoy! They’re super good w/cheddar cheese.
So… logged breakfast into Carb Manager app… off to a great start today!
@MarEE I will keep that in mind! I’m about to have some bacon wrapped asparagus for lunch! yummy!
I’m glad you’re using the app. It will keep you within your numbers. You can fine tune what you’re eating based off of the numbers. I really want a piece of bread 
Yum! That sounds like a good idea for my dinner tonight since I have asparagus in the fridge. 
Nice! I decided to cook the bacon in a cast iron skillet first, then put the asparagus in the bacon fat and bake it for 20 mins dee-lish
Day 4 and I used a test strip this morning. I’m showing trace amounts of ketones!
Good for you. Happy for you.
I must admit I’m already having a hard time this week… I stressed b/c I learned my dog is sick and there may not be much that can be done for her due to her age. I’m trying to stay positive and know it’s part of life to lose a pet but was not expecting the news this week. I’ve had her since she was 8 weeks old and she’s 11 now. Hoping the meds she got will help but it doesn’t seem like it.
All of a sudden not motivated much when my mind is on her.
