Hi All,
Thanks so much for your support. Ziggy_W, Isogenix is pretty brutal and as is said above it's shakes and suppliments. To be honest I was pretty desperate and willing to try anything so I signed up on a whim (as I usually do, you'd think I'd learn!) I have done a fair bit of research on Keto but what puts me off is 'Keto flu' and I am concerned I get hungry. If I do, it's game over and I will reach for anything I can get my hands on foodwise, then the perpetual cycle starts i.e I have ruined everything, no point in starting again etc etc. What would help me greatly is menu planning so I think I'll start doing that too.
Goonergal - I don't have any specific questions at the moment, I think I am going to try Keto - I'll have a look at diet doctor and I'll also join the "what have you eaten today group" as that sounds like a good support group!
I'll let you all know how I go, I'll start on Monday so I can do some meal prep and look at some receipes.
Thanks for all your support and suggestions, I am determined to get on top of this!
Best Wishes
Kathryn
Keto flu doesn't last long, and you could avoid it all together if you keep your electrolytes up to par with bone broth and coconut milk. (
https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/keto/flu-side-effects might help). Basically though it's mostly a matter of getting dehydrated. When you first start, you lose a lot of the water weight the carbs were holding on to, and with that, you lose salts too... So have some extra! As for hunger, well... You're not supposed to be hungry on keto. Not just because you replace the carbs with fats and you eat until you've had enough... But once you kick the carb habit, that usually goes. And often, what we think is hunger, is actually thirst. So instead of munching something, you might want to pour yourself a sturdy mug of tea or broth and see whether that took care of the hunger pangs. Also.... If you already know you're a muncher... Make sure you have low and no-carb stuff to munch! Go for pork scratchings (I like mine with mayonaise), a boiled egg, a handful of walnuts or pecans, olives, heck, have a
wheel of hard cheese if you want to. Couple of squares of extra dark chocolate (not the whole bar, and if you know you're going to down the entire thing at the mo, leave that be for a while.). Basically though, we up the fats so we don't get hungry, and don't become malnourished. And one more thing: We all topple off the wagon at some point or another. Some plan for it, like with Christmas, and they start the new year with a fast or something, though that's certainly no requirement. Tomorrow's a new day, try again. If you fall off once, there IS a point in getting back on: tomorrow's blood sugar control!
You can do this.
Jo
