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Any tips on budget friendly Keto shopping in BR?

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If it comes in a box or a bag, you don’t need it. Meat, produce, dairy, spices.

Just get back on the horse and charge forward.

Thanks for the thread!

I've done atkins before, is the main change here that more fats are in and less protein is required?

Would the following be ok for a Keto diet, if not what's it missing.

Breakfast: 2 eggs/jalapenos
Lunch: sliced ham or beef, spinach, carrots, cucumbers, cheese
Dinner: Chicken breast, with sauteed mushrooms and other assorted non-starch (ie corn/bean/potato) veggies.

Thanks!

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Would the following be ok for a Keto diet, if not what's it missing.

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What are your goals? How hard do you want to lose?

All those are okay Keto foods, but depending on your goals it can be better optimized. Let me know your goals and how hard you want to go.

I think my goals are relatively modest. Trying to lose 15-20 lbs that have accumulated over the years by mid-may (12 weeks) or so. That should knock an inch or so back off the waistline.

The other goal is really just doing a better job of watching what I eat overall. I doubt I will be a lifetime keto-er (as I like beer too much) but can certainly reduce a lot more crap from my diet and just this start has helped.

5 lbs off so far this week. (Granted I also run/walk 3-5 miles per day, and the no beer has also helped tremendously).

Okay with that. Download carb manager and set your macros for 75% fat, 20% protein, and 5% carbs. Do not eat more than 5g of net carbs a day. Also on the app put yourself into whatever amount of a deficit you feel comfortable with. Start off easy.

Do not eat chicken. It’s too lean. Eat red meat instead.

Do not eat carrots or any vegetables for that matter they have carbs.

If you do ingest carbs outside of eggs or if you feel you “need” vegetables limit it to a vegetable like asparagus.

If you want to lose weight this is the way.

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Once I hit that, I'll start going into maintenance mode including introducing a couple of healthy/complex carbs back into the diet.

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Awesome great work!

If you want to eat carbs I would suggest a CKD diet. Essentially once a week eat those complex carbs you spoke about but the other 6 days eat normal Keto.

Wife and I started Keto the day after thanksgiving 2017 so 2.5 - 3 months. Went from a size 40 waist to around size 31 waist. Goal was to shock my doctor by the time my annual checkup comes around end of this month.

It works. Early January 241#, 40+" waist. Yesterday morning 225#, 37" waist. 5 weeks or so. Doing IF also.

Broke the booze habit, now just a bourbon or 2 on Friday and Saturday nights.

Basically living off water and that damn bacon/egg/cheeseburger casserole. I want to change that part but if its working why change it?