Hello everybody. Im new to keto and totally overwhelmed. I do have a keto book from Ketogenocgirl but in all honesty how she describes the percentage and glucouse levels makes me so afraid of doint it wrong. She explained how she followed everything by the book but ended up gaining because she wasnt checking her glucouse. How do you know for your bodyweight what is to much and what is to little. Any tips are appreaciated. My head is spinning.
Thank you all
Put your stats here and it will tell you.
And here is a good place to learn about Keto.
http://pwop.com/download/TheKetogenicDietInANutshell.pdf
And listen to these podcasts.
AND WELCOME to the forum!
Do you mean KetogenicGirl on Facebook?
I bought her first plan but no longer follow her.
Some of the advice she hands out in her facebook group is incorrect and I believe she makes keto āhardā
Sorry she makes you feel that way 
Keto shouldnāt be a struggle. The easiest thing Iāve found, as I heard on the 2KetoDudes podcast, is to make sure Iām eating under 20g of carbs a day (use an app for tracking, itās easy), and eat more fat than protein. Donāt worry about counting calories, or other macros. If youāre hungry, eat fat. When youāre not hungry, donāt eat. Thatās really it. Donāt let people make you afraid of it 
Welcome to the forums.
Iām sorry you are feeling overwhelmed, but as other people are posting, the key to keto (catchy, huh? 
) is keeping your carbohydrate consumption low enough to keep your insulin level low. Protein affects insulin too, but at a lower rate. Besides which, we have to have some; itās essential. But you donāt need too much, either, so keep it moderate. Thereās a lot of wiggle room with protein, so just think āmoderate proteinā and relax.
The calories youāre no longer getting from carbohydrate? Get them from fat. Yeah, fatāisnāt that a trip? But fat stimulates insulin the least, so itās the safest source of calories. So eat plenty of fat, enough to allow you to go for hours between meals without getting hungry.
ETA: You can measure glucose or not, whichever you want. If measuring is going to make you crazy, then donāt; itās not required. If you keep your carbohydrate under 20g, that will practically guarantee you low glucose, and therefore low insulin levels. Most people find it easy to stay under 20g by avoiding sugar, starches, and the like, and just eating salad greens (think blue cheese dressing, yum!) and fibrous veggies, such as broccoli and cauliflower (more cheese, yay!). There are lots of curlicues you can add, but if you want to keep it really simple, stick to bacon and eggs for a while, then branch out when you feel more relaxed and ready for some adventure. 
Hi PaulL. Thank you all so very much. I am so relieved to hear about not having to do flucouse test. I think that was my biggest issue. You explianed it so nicely. Thank you. It was stressing me out because messing with your glucouse is scary. Dont want to end up with diabetes.
Hi Katie.
Thank you for your message. I bought her book and then checked her website. Everybody was raving about her 28 day challenge but i find $160 way to much. Thank you for giving me feedback on it. Much appreciated
Youāre welcome!
You are not going to end up with diabetes if you keep your carbohydrate as low as we are recommending; thereās just no way! So keep calm and keto on, as we say.
@PaulL I would caution the dressing you use on those green salads. There are some common sweeteners added that are really sugar or act just like it in my body anyway. Dextrose, maltodextrin and also get a salad dressing with no seed oils.
Other oils to avoid: corn, soy, vegetable, cottonseed, seed, canola. These are highly inflammatory and keto is a low inflammation way of eating.
I missed saying goodbye to you Paul at Ketofest!
KISS - Keto Is Simple, Seriously!
When Iām telling people about it, I tell them this:
/Sausage/Ham cooked in good oil (avocado, coconut) or butter, add some veggies if you want (think Denver omelette)
/Chicken/Pork with Broccoli, Cauliflower, Asparagus, etc. You can make your Cauliflower into rice and do a stir fry if youāre bored. If youāre having a lean protein, add some fat - cheese sauce, pan sauce, dressing, whatever.After a few weeks, youāll feel less hungry naturally, and you can start skipping breakfast, or for me, since I love eggs & sausage/bacon, I move it to lunch (brunch).
Thatās really all there is to it (to start). You can tweak after youāve been doing it for a few weeks.
Point takenāup till now Iāve been too lazy to make my own, but . . . 
I was looking for you at the closing ceremony, but guess I got distracted lusting after that sous vide! Hope you had a safe journey home, and Iām looking forward to seeing that home insulin monitor on the market soon, you hear me?
When I started just over 8 weeks ago, I wanted to keep it simple. So I basically just made sure I keep the carb count under 20g each day. But the more I read this forum and do research, the more Iām learning. And I have learned a whole lot! - But Iām still just counting the carbs alone for now.
I bought a scale and I do measure everything, to ensure I stay under 20g. I also looked up a bunch of foods I would be eating, and got a carb count for all of them per the ounce. This way I can simply know how much to eat. I also created a spreadsheet so I can simply type in the amount in ounces and it tallies my total at the bottom. (And since I usually eat OMAD (One meal a day) I find this quite simple.)
Also, the more you read up and see all the great recipes you will want to try, you can keep it simple at first. It keeps it simplified and it wonāt feel like itās work to do this. - A lot of times I will just make a simple hamburger, put some Raoās Marinara Sauce (2 g for 1/4 cup) with Mozzarella cheese and topped with butter fried Mushrooms. I usually will just eat 1/2 cup of cottage cheese with it, or maybe a few strawberries in HVC (Heavy Whipping Cream) ā¦ Just keep with it. You will find it does get a lot easier the more you understand it.
Good Luck!
Thank you very much Digital_Dave. I do love mushroom burgers. I read alot that people use an app called myfitnesspal to count calories. I am going to give that a try.