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Cheese on the cauliflower, add butter to the veg when boiling them, chicken breast pizza- just cooked chicken breast with small amount of tomatoe purée on top, grattedcheese & other pizza like toppings, cook in oven, yum...

Looks good to me... I log my food into the myfitnesspal app so I can keep track of the carb:protein:fat ratio... When in doubt increase the fat!! Example cook with olive oil or butter, add cream to coffee instead of milk... Best of luck

Do you mean something like this???

That's what I was thinking... Would be nicer too

Q/A is your quick acting insulin & B/I is your background or long acting insulin...when I was diagnosed I was given a stern talk on DKA especially to test when ill or stressed

So looking at my diet it seems I'm not eating enough fats... Protein is fine & carb amounts are fine too. I haven't lost any weight on the diet but feel like I have & BG are good... So I'm thinking fat needs to increase to also kick me in the necessary ketosis range... The bullet proof coffee...

Thank you everyone! I am type 1 & I think that is why DKA was drilled into me as dangerous! So as long as my BG are good it's ok for my ketones is raise while doing LCHF ...

I'm having difficulty understanding the ketosis' state in order to burn fat...I have a meter that measures my ketones but I've always been told to keep it low, 0.4 low! And anything higher is dangerous! While doing LCHF my keytones never go above 0.2 which I think is why I never lose weight with...

Yikes! I don't know what else I can cut out to reduce the carbs/protein & increase the fat! Tell me should it be this stubborn in the beginning for the weight to shift?

I have changed my goals to 70% Fat, 20% protein & 10% carbs... What else can I do...Eat whipped cream like yogurt? Lol

So I can't get my ketones into the optimum range! I've dropped my daily carb intake from 50g to 30g, upped my fat in take too! Ketones read in at 0.0 or 0.1... I've been so strict on LCHF too & weight is still the same!! Help !!!

I track my food etc on the myFitnessPal app. I consume no more than 1200 calories a day..

So you think less carbs?

More fat? I [emoji173]️ this diet! Ha! Thanks for the advice, I'll increase it & check ketones everyday as up until now I wasn't checking this...

So I checked my ketones on my meter & it's 0.1 is that good? Can anyone give me a guide to ketones on LCHF diet? TIA

I don't have any ketostix, I only have a ketone meter with test strips... Will that still do? I assume a low reading on it is good?

I re-started LCHF about 2 weeks ago. Before this I started for the very first time in February, went well until March. I had the usual issues for the first few weeks i.e. flu like symptoms, list a few pounds etc etc but this time it's not the same! I haven't had any of the flu like feelings, BS...

I put my cauliflower in a microwaveable bowl, I place a wet kitchen towel/paper towel over it. Set the microwave to 2 min 30 sec (depending on the portion size) when that's done I throw a dollop of butter on grated cheese, salt & pepper, replace the damp paper towel & put it on for 1 min...

Hey all looking for snack ideas for trips to the cinema or movie nights in??

You're welcome! Glad my downfall shed some light on yours!