Anonymous wrote:When I started keto, I used a teaspoon of MCT oil with some coconut milk in my coffee and blended it to make a kind of latte. It really helped with the transition. I also needed to increase salt in the first week because I got lightheaded. Both of those things helped and I didn't have other side effects except keto breath for a couple of weeks about a month in. I've been following keto for about 18 months. It's been the best thing I have ever done for my health. I've lost almost 70 lb and now maintaining that loss easily. Have lots of energy and mental clarity. I know the diet doesn't work for everyone, but hope you can get past the first days to see if it works well for you.

Anonymous wrote:Is there a way to ease into Keto so it's not so bad?

Anonymous wrote:Why?? A diet that precludes vegetables and fruit is terrible. So many people are doing this fad diet and it is not sustainable. Eventually your weight will plateau or creep back up and you'll have to restrict even more, like dairy.

Anonymous wrote:I fasted until about noon and then had lunch and dinner. The fasting may have been overboard. I definitely ate enough.

Anonymous wrote:There's nothing magical about beans. They're incredibly high carb (and yes, that's even counting net carbs after subtracting out the fiber). Most fruit as well is very high carb for the nutrients you get. Berries are a good bang for the buck, since they're high in antioxidants and have decent fiber/low sugar, but there's nothing all that healthy about melons, pineapple, and other high-sugar fruits except maybe as compared to a candy bar.

Plenty of people on keto eat plenty of veggies -- just low-carb, high-nutrient density varieties rather than potatoes and sweet potatoes.

It is in fact a sustainable way to lose weight and keep it off -- and there's also nothing wrong with eating meat, full-fat dairy if you can tolerate it, and eggs multiple times a day, preferably pastured.