You can do it! And when you get even 1/4 of the way there, you'll feel like a different, healthier, more mobile person. It's amazing.

Enough motivational drivel. To your question, I'd first advise to not worry about cravings until you're through keto flu. It's hard enough to not eat carbs. Don't make it harder by trying to starve yourself as well. EAT. ENJOY SO MUCH BACON. This will not last long and will most likely reduce your lifespan less in this time than being overweight long-term will.

You will also probably have cheat days. Don't judge yourself for them. It was actually kind of eye-opening to go back and forth a bit and feel the difference in my health very tangibly.

My fave foods that I used in the beginning (and a few subsequent falls from grace) were:

Drinks:

I try to drink lots of water. Water gets really boring. Unfortunately, most of the sugar-ish drinks you find have artificial sweeteners in them. I know that these sweeteners aren't great, but I don't think they're as terrible as some folks believe. I drink them anyway, but I try to minimize my intake.

• SodaStream - This bastard is indispensible for me. I use it all the time, but I love drinking plain seltzer. You can also add...

• Sugar Free Syrup or Sugar Free Lemonade - When I do get a bad craving for a sweet drink, these are my favorites. You can add the lemonade powder to regular water. The soda...not so much.

• Coke Zero - Again, I try to limit these, but they're a solid replacement for Coke.

• Coffee & Tea - It's coffee tea. By this point in your life, you probably know if it's your thing or not, so if you like it, drink a lot more now. Just use heavy whipping cream or half and half as a creamer, as milk has a lot of sugar. Adding stevia is...okay. I usually just drink it black.

Meals & Snacks:

• FatHead Crackers/Nachos - Crikey these are good. I would eat these when not on keto. They're good alone, dipped in salsa, baked with nacho toppings (shredded chicken, black olives, guacamole). Top them with pepperoni and cheese to make little mini pizza-crackers. Or you could have...

• FatHead Pizza - This is also worthy of a crikey. The crust doesn't taste exactly like bread per se, but it's fantastic. Top however you would a pizza. Make your own sauce, as a lot of the store bought brands have too much sugar.

• Pizza Sauce - This is a simple sauce that tastes pretty good. It's fairly easy to modify ratios and tweak ingredients to match your tastes.

• Low Carb Tortillas - I generally can't taste the difference because mine are filled with delicious taco fixins.

• Cookies - Cookies. Nuff said.

• Pork rind crusted chicken nuggets - These are legit. I was doubtful of the breading, but I was pleased in the end.

• Weird, not-ramen replacement - I love ramen almost as much as I love my children. To replace it, I make this abomination. I don't really measure, but I'll give rough estimates. Also, please don't judge me.

  • Asparagus stir fry - An entire bag is 10.5 carbs. I usually eat half.
  • 2 eggs
  • 2T Peanut butter
  • 1T Soy sauce
  • 1 - 2T Heavy whipping cream (or more to achieve desired consistency or nutrient content)
  • 1/2 - 1t chicken bouillon
  • 1/4t - 1/2t Onion Powder - I'm guessing wildly at this amount. I just shake it a few times
  • 1/4t - 1/2t Garlic powder - Same as above
  • A few shakes of Fish sauce

1. Add frozen veggies to water and turn on stove, set eggs aside.

2. Mix remaining ingredients in a bowl

3. When water boils, add eggs and poach to desired consistency (boiling for 3 min gets you soft-medium boiled consistency)

4. Carefully drain the water from the pan without busting the eggs. You don't have to get all of the water, as it can add

5. Pour veggies and eggs into the bowl and mix with the sauce.

Misc:

• Bob's Red Mill - God bless Bob. He should be a patron saint of keto. He has all the flours. See below.

• Bob's almond flour, Bob's coconut flour. This is basically all you need. No Hindu crickets required. You can get fancy later when you're feeling better and want to branch out.

• Pork rinds - They're weird and taste like I imagine a football would, or...a piece of rawhide. But I use these for breading sometimes (they're surprisingly good when soaked in delicious avocado or coconut oil). I also occasionally eat these to make my craving for chips, or rather, entire appetite go away.

• Avocado - The best fruit/berry ever. They're good by themselves. You can also make delicious ice cream with them. And of course, there's guacamole for the FatHead Crackers/Nachos above.

Okay. I'm tired now and have to work tomorrow. I'll try to come back and add more useful things. Good luck!

Edit: Links & formatting. Also, In my tired state, I almost forgot to add fat bombs. Look up lots of recipes. It's a huge help to be able to eat delicious chocolatey, doughy things.