Starting keto, is my diet Good?

(Darren) #1

Hi, I’m just starting keto, and before I start wasting time doing it wrong, is my diet a viable way of doing things?

Breakfast:
Bacon and cheese 3 egg omlette, salt and black peppered, cooked in coconut oil

Lunch:
Peanut butter sandwiches made from low carb bread.

Dinner:
Fatty meats (like sausages) with leafy greens

Occasional fat bombs, and as much water as I can find. Will this suffice in the long run? What should I change?

Edit: reading the responses has really given me some insight in what to alter. Thank you everyone!

(Karen) #2

I wonder a little about you lunch. Are you journaling your carbs to stay under 20?

(Darren) #3

At this point I’m aiming for 30-40, as I hear that will also allow ketosis, and will probably aim for liwer when accustomed to it all.

(Rob) #4

When I started Keto, some good lunch options were boiled eggs (I had 3 and that was enough for me), Cheese slices with salami sandwiches (salami between the cheese). I also had a lot of chicken wings, which are generally the highest fat option for all chicken pieces and lower on protein (dip in Mayo for more fat). Celery sticks and cream cheese, Celery with liver based Pate were also good for a lighter lunch.

The key is really preparing things in advance in the morning or the night before, especially if you don’t have a grocery store near your work place.

I also made regular use of the barcode scanner on MyFitnessPal to track what I was eating.

(Athena) #5

Be very careful with sausages. Read the label. Lots of sausages contain sugar, which is called by many names.

(Dan Dan) #6

The more carbs you eat the longer it takes to become ‘fat adapted’ :thinking:

“May the Force (fat adaption) be with you”

IF/EF Keto WOE is Self-Discovery :wink:

Good luck and much success in your journey in IF/EF Keto WOE :grin:

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #7

You may find yourself tiring of the low-carb bread in a while; that would be a good point at which to eliminate it. Also, watch the carbohydrate content of the peanut butter, since many brands have a lot of added sugar. You’re doing fine right now, I’m just suggesting for where you might want to move.

Feel free to cook with lard, tallow, bacon fat, and butter, as well as the coconut oil—they are all good. Avoid cooking with oil, even olive oil, because oils have too low a smoke point, which converts the polyunsaturated fatty acids they contain into less-healthy compounds. If you get enough fat at breakfast, you will soon find yourself not eating until dinner. Check out organ meats, such as liver and kidneys; they are both tasty and rich in micronutrients, as well as fattier than lean muscle meat.

Good luck, and welcome to the forums! :bacon:

(Stan Brooks) #8

I think most would agree that you want to shoot for lower carbs in the beginning and then maybe increase to your range.

(Sarah ) #9

I’d suspect both the keto bread and the PB are a little on the high side, carb wise. Plus the keto bread is probably $$. My guess is a hearty salad for lunch, with lots of veggies plus hard boiled eggs, meats, cheese, olives, whatever you’d like to include, would be more satisfying and healthier, plus leave you more wiggle room for your favorite ketoish foods, which im just guessing doesn’t include peanut butter on keto bread. That being said, you seem to be fine and your diet will evolve naturally,