I’ve been Paleo for about 4 years now and it took my husband getting a stroke before he decided to join me. Well he has slipped back into eating rice and I see that in turn has increased his carb craving and fridge surfing. So he is slipping back to SAD while I have been holding steady while checking out Keto. When I got into doing Paleo I did it gradually like I am doing for Keto. I am educating myself, collecting recipes and articles and transitioning to Keto. I am once again moving the bar for the challenge ahead, just a bit at a time. I got this! Let’s hope that my love comes around, we will have a nice chat and he will come around sooner then later. 
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Purh
(Peggy)
#1
OldDoug
(Doug)
#2
Exactly, Peggy. You don’t want to push too much, and they have to want to do it for themselves, etc. My wife doesn’t have as much weight to lose as I do, but yeah - carb cravings, drinking a glass of orange juice several times through the day, etc. Like me, she was raised constantly hearing the “low-fat” and “many servings of grains” and “eat frequent, smaller meals” mantra, and it’s hard to get totally away from that.
Jason_Fletcher
(Jason Fletcher)
#3
It is not suggested to do keto gradually. This makes adapting hard. If your husband slipped back we have to understand why?. If he was eating low carb and not keto it would be understandable why he wanted more carbs. Reading up on keto and understanding what to expect and then setting goals will ensure a successful transition to keto. Finding and preparing foods like you have been is helpful. You are going to want to track what is being eaten and make sure carbs are under 25g. Since he had a stroke i would guess he is on a blood thinner and on blood pressure meds. These things will cause keto to be more challenging as well because his blood pressure will drop on keto. So he should consult with his doctor so he can make adjustments with his meds as needed. Plus since you need to supplement with electrolytes on keto your husband may avoid doing so out of fear of blood pressure problems.