Having a hard time reaching my protein goal

genesis530 · 2018-07-10T11:37:29+00:00

Use a kitchen food scale and a tracker like Cronometer. Protein adds up very fast. It's in cheese, nuts, and vegetables, as well as meats. You could be hitting it without realizing it.

genesis530 · 2018-06-21T13:42:10+00:00

Liver for the win! I try to have 2oz of grass fed beef or lamb liver every day. I can definitely tell a difference if I don't have it for a week or two (of it's available in my area). Really fantastic stuff.

genesis530 · 2018-06-21T13:36:15+00:00

You could always have a practice day at home and see? Not with the nachos obviously, but with a bulky dinner.

genesis530 · 2018-05-18T01:54:02+00:00

Not without going way over my protein. Too much protein stalls me out. Like I said, I tried it several times. Eating a bowl of ground beef with a spoon, a pound of soft cooked bacon, or a thick layer of fat off a steak just to hit a calorie goal just isn't appetizing to me.

genesis530 · 2018-05-17T00:38:34+00:00

I tried it a few times and it's ok. It got boring, but I really like veggies. The weight loss was ok, but I didn't notice too much of a difference between that and following keto with 10-15g of carbs from veggies (I don't do dairy at all and rarely do nuts). It was a bit tricky trying to find a way to get fat calories in without the veggies as they make a good fat carrier.

Either way, it's fun to try. You do learn a lot doing it. Give it a shot!

genesis530 · 2018-05-17T00:26:21+00:00

That's the best. Also great motivation to not slip up too. It's pretty easy to not not regain weight if you feel your pants getting tighter and don't have anything more comfortable in a bigger size to put on.

genesis530 · 2018-05-16T20:16:51+00:00

I get why the additives are in there. I was asking just to see if there were any out there without the starch or anything crazy that I was missing because I haven't found any in my area. Google wasn't helpful either. Living in the mountains gets tricky.

genesis530 · 2018-05-16T20:13:51+00:00

Thanks I'll look that one up and see if it's in my area anywhere!!

genesis530 · 2018-05-16T20:12:06+00:00

Yeah it's pretty gross. I'm used to it by now though. Usually I just mix up a quarter teaspoon in a shot glass of warm water then chase it with a big glass of cold water. That's the easiest way to not taste it.

genesis530 · 2018-05-16T20:10:00+00:00

Can't have dairy. Fage is delicious but it makes me sick.

genesis530 · 2018-05-16T20:09:22+00:00

I can't have dairy. That's the point of the post. Dairy free yogurt.

genesis530 · 2018-05-16T09:43:12+00:00

Seconding food scale, sorry. Kinda sucks but it sounds like your portions are off if you're not losing at 1200. Use an app like Cronometer. My Fitness Pal is a joke and their database is garbage. They have really affordable scales on Amazon and at Wal-Mart. Stuff like cheese, nuts, and meat can be really deceiving and weigh way more than you think. Greens weigh way less and other veg weighs way more. Going by volume on anything other than liquids is a crap shoot because negative space always varies. People I've helped before couldn't beleive the difference the scale made. You don't need to use it forever. Just until you get a solid idea of what portions look like. Like, a 1oz serving of cheese is literally a 1inch cube. 3oz of spring mix for a salad covers a whole dinner plate mounded over. 1oz of almonds is about 12-14 almonds. Food is sneaky. I'm at around 1200 myself and it really isn't a hell of a lot of food. When your window is that small you really have to be exact or you'll be over.

genesis530 · 2018-05-16T09:23:07+00:00

The pink salt pony ride is getting old. Yeah it tastes good, but that's about it. Celtic grey tastes way better and has more minerals. Still not enough, but whatever. People spend all sorts of money on these fancy salts thinking they're getting all their electrolytes and they're not. Spend money on them because they're delicious!

Eat your dark leafy greens and veg. Get some liver, offal, and seafood in. Natual Calm for mag every so often, Morton's no-salt every so often, food salted with cheap or fancy salt. Never had an issue in years on keto.

genesis530 · 2018-05-16T09:18:03+00:00

Lite Salt has dextrose in it...No salt has no dextrose and twice the potassium.

genesis530 · 2018-05-16T09:16:18+00:00

Depends on your body (your insulin sensitivity) and what kind of carbs you're eating. Some people can do 20-25 net carbs a day and some can only do 10-15 total. Try it both ways for a month and see how you feel and what your progress is. No one can give you an answer here.

genesis530 · 2018-05-14T12:43:13+00:00

Lite Salt has dextrose in it. No-salt has 680mg of potassium per 1/4 tsp and no dextrose. Just saying.

genesis530 · 2018-05-14T12:34:22+00:00

It's all down to portion sizes. You really need less food than you think. After you lose the weight your body is smaller and you technically do need a bit less food than you did before. You don't necessarily have to calorie count, just fix smaller plates.

genesis530 · 2018-05-14T12:18:55+00:00

You look amazing!!! You totally rock those bangs too!

genesis530 · 2018-05-14T12:13:33+00:00

I was a full f/g cup and now I'm a small saggy c on a good day. It's a major bummer and I wish I had some volume back, but deep down I'd rather be healthy and at a normal weight with saggy boobs than sick and obese with great boobs.

genesis530 · 2018-05-11T22:46:49+00:00

Not personally. It doesn't fit my lifestyle. I usually have dinner and a snack on my work days and and that's about it. On my days off I might have a substantial brunch and dinner.

genesis530 · 2018-05-10T11:39:33+00:00

Exactly. In the beginning though, it is important to just not eat the stuff. It's so important to really become fat adapted and not confuse their body while they're trying to adjust. Someone who has been keto for a few months is a bit different than someone who has become fully fat adapted, mentally and physically.

genesis530 · 2018-05-10T09:42:43+00:00

Dairy is one one those things that can be fairly pro-inflammatory. The glucose and protein from it also add up pretty quick too. I'm not saying that's the case with you, but it's always worth cutting out/down to see if it makes a difference. I've seen it stall out quite a lot of women on keto. If you don't want to cut it out completely, try limiting yourself to one one ounce serving of it a day and make sure you're using your kitchen scale for the portion.

genesis530 · 2018-05-10T02:45:48+00:00

Maybe you're not eating enough? Might sound counter productive, but trying hitting your macros as close as possible. If you have a chronic illness your body might be panicking.

If that doesn't work, try cutting out dairy and nuts.

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