My doctor prescribed a ketogenic diet on July 18th.
energy < 1000 kcal/day
net carbs < 20 g/day
protein < 50 g/day
He said I could eat less and he also suggested fasting.
Since then I have averaged 888.6 kcal/day.
I am not offering medical advice, but the macro numbers you are eating are certainly not crazy for someone who is fat adapted. I would focus on keeping net carbs < 20 g/day, eating a moderate amount of protein, and then consuming fats to achieve your energy target. If you are suffering tremendous hunger, I would add more fats to my meals, no snacking, without regard to energy and then reduce caloric consumption after becoming keto adapted. Your body will become very efficient at burning fat for fuel, both the fat you eat and the fat you have stored, and once you are fully adapted it is not at all difficult to eat fewer calories, or no calories at all (fasting), as your body will provision it’s metabolic demands by simply burning stored fat for energy.
Things that are unknown, and contrary to what you have been told for decades, are certainly scary and it is perfectly rational to be “kind of scared” under such circumstances.
Knowledge is power over fear.
Be most assured that you can come to this community at any time for any support and information you might need. Keto has so changed my life that I experience an intense moral imperative to help others use keto to improve their own lives. I so wish that someone, anyone, had told be about keto years ago.
I love adding coconut oil, butter, even bacon fat, to boost my percentage of fat. That is just perfect.
Keto for life!
Warmest Regards,
Richard