First, I do eat to satiety. I didn’t even look at macros until the 2nd or 3rd week in. And even then I was shocked to see that to lose weight the calculators said I needed to eat fewer than 16 Carbs & about 1300 calories. While everyone else talks fat bombs & MCT oil to lose weight, I’m busting my fat macro every day just looking at recipes.
Here’s what I typically eat right now:
I make a KETO frappucino for breakfast. Almond milk, chia seeds, coffee, cocoa, collagen, MCT oil, vanilla, & Swerve.
My frappucino keeps me satisfied for hours… sometimes until dinner.
I’m not a breakfast person, so that’s why I prefer a frap over some sort of meal. I did try to eat breakfasty meals in the beginning, but it hasn’t made a difference on the scale. And I really hate eggs…I will cook and bake with them, but can’t eat them outright without gagging.
I have a salad for dinner. Romaine, salad dressing (try to use as little as possible), pepperoni, almonds.
If I need a snack, I grab some cheese and/or nuts. I keep almonds with me in case I’m out, can’t eat and I don’t want to be tempted. Example, on Sundays after church we go to Sam’s. Since it’s about 2:30-3 pm when we get done, my kids get pizza. I snack on almonds on the long drive home IF I need to. I’m less and less tempted to make a poor food choice now, so I don’t always need a snack.
I’ve made lots of different types of KETO meals (and desserts because we had two birthdays in our house since doing KETO) from the two cookbooks I bought plus other recipes I download. I tried a fat bomb. It was good, but I think it made me hungry.
I’m eating better, yes.
But I’m not losing weight.
I sometimes feel that salad is counterproductive. But yet it’s the easiest thing I can do when I’m exhausted… which is always. And heavier, fatter foods seem like too much. I’m just not into food that much anyways.