busywaterbending wrote: » greens, veggies, mushrooms, nuts. fermented dairy. what's not to get?
Critcrittle wrote: » busywaterbending wrote: » greens, veggies, mushrooms, nuts. fermented dairy. what's not to get? Yes, I understand what I CAN eat. My question was in regards to CARBS. "How do you differentiate between what carbs are okay and which one's aren't?"
psulemon wrote: » Critcrittle wrote: » busywaterbending wrote: » greens, veggies, mushrooms, nuts. fermented dairy. what's not to get? Yes, I understand what I CAN eat. My question was in regards to CARBS. "How do you differentiate between what carbs are okay and which one's aren't?" Pretty much any carb that isn't starchy (corn, potatoes, yams, etc...). I would check out the Keto group as the expertise tends to be more specialized. And here is Reddit Keto
Critcrittle wrote: » psulemon wrote: » Critcrittle wrote: » busywaterbending wrote: » greens, veggies, mushrooms, nuts. fermented dairy. what's not to get? Yes, I understand what I CAN eat. My question was in regards to CARBS. "How do you differentiate between what carbs are okay and which one's aren't?" Pretty much any carb that isn't starchy (corn, potatoes, yams, etc...). I would check out the Keto group as the expertise tends to be more specialized. And here is Reddit Keto Thank You! (:
yarwell wrote: » You aren't aiming for zero carbs to be ketogenic, just low carbs. Some of the things in your diary like grapes and berries should probably be avoided in the early stages of a ketogenic diet. Bagels are out, and many processed / diet / light / low fat options aren't great either.
Critcrittle wrote: » yarwell wrote: » You aren't aiming for zero carbs to be ketogenic, just low carbs. Some of the things in your diary like grapes and berries should probably be avoided in the early stages of a ketogenic diet. Bagels are out, and many processed / diet / light / low fat options aren't great either. @yarwell Okay ^ that is actually really helpful! Thank you!!! The dietician who was explaining it to me, told me I could eat pretty much any fruit. It's not my own personal dietician though, it more like work conversation, haha. I have cut out bagels...and al bread really! This is literally only day three for me so far though...and today has started out totaly wrong -__- I will get the hang of it though!!
yarwell wrote: » Edit: You need to concentrate on getting a lot more fat. Most days, your fat (and calories) looks really low. If you keto or low carb, fat has to significantly be increased.
Critcrittle wrote: » yarwell wrote: » Edit: You need to concentrate on getting a lot more fat. Most days, your fat (and calories) looks really low. If you keto or low carb, fat has to significantly be increased. @psulemon Do you have any reccommendations on what foods/snacks I could potentially add to my diet in place of some of the things I apparently need to cut out....like wawa coffee -___- ha.
Critcrittle wrote: » I decided to do this after speaking with a dietician that I work with! I don't work with her as often as the other NPs at my job, so I am only able to get some info from her a bit at a time, unfortunately. After talking to her I decided this would be a good choice for me because I have a big goal to reach and I want to be healthier as well. I want to lose over 100 lbs and stay that way! Plus...my family history...carbs are not good...I'm very much Sicilian and my father was recently teling me (jst met him a year ago) that his entire side of our family struggles with keeping weight off because we are prone to pastas and breads and so many unhealthy choices. I have a million reasons for wanting to do this...I just need some guidance along the way, just as many people probably do initially. I will look into the bulletproof coffe, I have had a few people mention it!@psulemon
psulemon wrote: » Critcrittle wrote: » I decided to do this after speaking with a dietician that I work with! I don't work with her as often as the other NPs at my job, so I am only able to get some info from her a bit at a time, unfortunately. After talking to her I decided this would be a good choice for me because I have a big goal to reach and I want to be healthier as well. I want to lose over 100 lbs and stay that way! Plus...my family history...carbs are not good...I'm very much Sicilian and my father was recently teling me (jst met him a year ago) that his entire side of our family struggles with keeping weight off because we are prone to pastas and breads and so many unhealthy choices. I have a million reasons for wanting to do this...I just need some guidance along the way, just as many people probably do initially. I will look into the bulletproof coffe, I have had a few people mention it!@psulemon Just for clarification, family history as in medical issues (e.i. diabetes, PCOS, etc..) or the family tends to have portion control issues? Because you can lose weight in a healthy manor, regardless of the lifestyle choice. Either way, if you want to move forward, I would start with low carb until you get enough information on keto (you can google reddit/keto or the groups to help set you up). Just like going vegan/vegetarian, you can do more harm if you do not implement correctly. So i can't stress enough how important education is. Last thing you want to do is become deficient in a nutrient and end up in the hospital (I have seen this happen with both vegetarians and keto people). For now, I would work on getting most/all of your carbs from veggies (maybe 1 serving of fruits if you want), increase fat intake (use stuff mentioned earlier) and the good amount of proteins. If you want, you can later your marcos here to increase fats and decrease carbs. It may be beneficial to aim for 15% carbs, 60% fats and 25%. And then eventually up fats a bit, protein a bit and then lower carbs.
psulemon wrote: » Critcrittle wrote: » yarwell wrote: » You aren't aiming for zero carbs to be ketogenic, just low carbs. Some of the things in your diary like grapes and berries should probably be avoided in the early stages of a ketogenic diet. Bagels are out, and many processed / diet / light / low fat options aren't great either. @yarwell Okay ^ that is actually really helpful! Thank you!!! The dietician who was explaining it to me, told me I could eat pretty much any fruit. It's not my own personal dietician though, it more like work conversation, haha. I have cut out bagels...and al bread really! This is literally only day three for me so far though...and today has started out totaly wrong -__- I will get the hang of it though!! Edit: You need to concentrate on getting a lot more fat. Most days, your fat (and calories) looks really low. If you keto or low carb, fat has to significantly be increased.