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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not OP, but in the same boat. I keep going "Keto? Really"? But the poster that said 98 days until New Years made a compelling point. Maybe I should just give it a whirl. I'm not super-overweight, but sure would like to lose the 20lbs of "babyweight" that I've had for 6 years. The problem is, I'm pretty busy and social and don't like to be disruptive or draw attention to myself when it comes to diets or food choices. Is there a streamlined way of doing this? Do you just eat the same thing every day and avoid dining out or parties for awhile? If you forget and eat some corn or something, does it all go to hell? [/quote]

I'm the 98 days poster ... and yeah, unfortunately it's super important to be really strict the first 6 weeks or so while you get fat adapted.  It's not going to kill you or anything, but makes it way harder.  We go out to eat/entertain/socialize a ton and I've never really had a problem.  When we go out to eat: bunless burger/veggie side, salmon and broccoli, steak and veggies, caesar salad with protein, wings (not fried or sauced - plain buffalo or dry rubs are okay), omelettes with veg, cheese and meat .. it's pretty easy.  When we entertain, we make stuff we can eat (helpful that my husband is along for the ride) and add carby/starchy sides or deserts and just don't eat them (we have 2 kids who eat lower sugar and less treats since we started but def are still kids and eat pasta, etc).  When other people entertain, it CAN be tricky.   I've told people that I'm closest with that I'm avoiding sugar/white flour (keto gets a response sometimes that I don't want to deal with), otherwise I just say that I've already eaten or pick around what I CAN eat.  The beauty of keto is that wine can fit into your macros and a vodka/soda with lime is zero carbs! :) For me, the first few months having easy stuff was key.  Some things that were easy to make: shredded chicken or pork in the instant/crock pot with g hughes sugar free bbq sauce, already prepped zucchini noodles from the grocery store with rao's marinara and frozen meatballs (look for ones with less than 4 net carbs per serving), hard boiled eggs (to snack on or make deviled eggs/egg salad), nuts, cheese, etc.  I do intermittent fast now just because it's easier for me and I'm not hungry, but I didn't count anything but net carbs for the first few months (aka, don't worry about calories, eat until you are full) and still lost a ton.

Here's what my day looks like now if that helps:

Breakfast: 2 cups regular coffee with heavy whipping cream (2tbsp)
Lunch: 2 skin on boneless chicken thighs, roasted with broccoli, olive oil and fresh garlic 
Snack: (before soccer practice) whisp cheese snacks (can buy at giant/amazon) plus a handful of almonds
Dinner: Ground beef over riced cauliflower with taco fixins- lettuce, cheese, a bit of onion, sour cream, avocado

I generally don't drink during the week as it slows down my progress and I don't snack unless we won't be eating until late.  You can totally do this.[/quote]

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