re: The Ketogenic Diet 2019 and FREE Keto Coaching by OleWarSkuleAlum

I eat leafy greens when I do ketosis. Like a salad with mainly just the leafy greens in it. IDK if that would help ya but I never had that problem.

It's important to stay hydrated and maintain your electrolytes, especially during the first month. That will help with some of the digestion issues you might run into. It might also help to get some probiotics on board. Whatever amount of water you think you should be drinking is probably not enough the first couple of weeks.

I've been doubling up on my fluids and taking potassium and magnesium supplements daily while also adding pink Himalayan salt to everything. I haven't have too many issues. I'm also a distance runner, so that might be helping keep things moving as well.

I've made one using cauliflower. It actually tasted damn fine but the consistency was so far off it was disappointing.

I did Keto from May 2019 till last week , had blood work and my triglycerides were high and my LDL Cholesterol was higher than my Dr wants it.


Have any of you had this issue and if so how did you correct it ?


I'm cutting out bacon and down on red meat

I tried it for 3 weeks. My fitness took a big hit. I may have adjusted more over time, but as an older athlete, the wait isn't worth it. My heart rate went back to fit range within 24 hours of stopping keto.

My heart rate was elevated altogether. My resting hr was like 20 bpm higher, and I was having to almost walk to keep my HR at was previously easy running pace. My weight lifting also regressed.

My resting HR was 45 when I started keto. It was in the 70s once I entered ketosis. I gave it 3 weeks to start coming back down, but it never did.

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My resting HR was 45 when I started keto. It was in the 70s once I entered ketosis

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You weren’t drinking my ketoaid. It’s common to have heart palpitations but I’ve never heard of someone’s resting heart rate increasing so substantially. The ketoaid recipe in the OP would have cleared that issue up within 3 days maximum.

Just wanted to add a little to this thread. I've done the Keto/Low Carb WOE before with great success. I have a few questions as well as some suggestions to help with sticking to the low carb WOE.

First off, I only read the first 20 pages of this thread, so forgive me if I repeat anything mentioned previously.

Suggestion #1: for those of you who like to drink alcohol, try to Corona spritzers. They have ZERO carbs, and taste pretty good.

Suggestion #2: if you have a sweet tooth like myself, you can find low carb recipes online for just about any type of pastry or baked good, most of which use almond flour and artificial sweeteners and berries (but be careful with those artificial sweeteners, we typically cut the amount called for at least in half when baking). We've made muffins, muffin bread, pancakes, donuts, etc.

Suggestion #3: You can also find recepies to make most if not all of your favorite foods online. We've done pizza, "fried" chicken, fried fish (the Slap ya Mama fish fry has only one carb per serving I believe), chilli (not using the pre mixed chilli seasonings, but making our own mixtures of spices) enchilada stuffed bell peppers, and a handful of other foods that all taste great and aren't that hard to make.

Suggestion #4: for me, food prepping for "snacks" are the most important. Helps me keep those between meal cravings in check.

Suggestion #5: if you don't like black coffee, try adding some "premiere protein" to it instead of an artificial sweetener. Half a chocolate shake and the rest coffee in a 20oz tumbler is pretty dang good (and only one carb), and there is a caramel flavored one as well.

Question #1: Have any of you been able to find accurate nutritional facts for a hamburger patty from any fast food places? Obviously, fast food is not ideal, but sometimes a craving pops up, and all that will ease it is a greasy fast food burger.

My other questions seem to have escaped me at the moment, but I'm sure they will come to me soon enough.

I'm currently on day seven of low carb, and going strong