First time doing Keto!!!! :)

Hello My name is Milly, Extremely new to Keto. I am a little overwhelmed and yet excited to start this journey. I am hoping to be able to follow thru. It seems counting calories along with macros just seems a little overwhelming. But here is to giving it a go!. 

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  • Milly Sanchez said:
    . I am a little overwhelmed and yet excited to start this journey. I am hoping to be able to follow thru. It seems counting calories along with macros just seems a little overwhelming.

     Learning Process

    As with anyting new, there is  a learning curve. 

    I'd played with the Ketogenic Diet over the years but never stuck with it. 

    Due to a metabolic condition, I have been on the diet since July 2016. 

    It took me about a year to really figure it out. 

    Keto Cooking 

    What really made a difference was my wife took up Keto Cooking.  

    My cooking skills amount to warming or cooking something in the microwave. 

    She fixed things like...

    1) Spaghetti and Meat Balls (Squash for the Spaghetti)

    2) Keto Pizza,  with the curst made out of almond flower.

    3) Keto Cheeze Cake. with the cust made out almond flower. 

     

    5) Keto Leamond Bars. 

    4) Beef Tortillas, with a Cheese Wrap for the Tortilla. 

    Etc.

    Counting Macro Grams

    This amount to learning you multiplication tables or anything else.

    Overtime from looking food items up, you memorize the amount of protein, fat, and carbohydrates in various foods. 

    After almost 5 years, I can tell you the amount of each macro in most food or get really cl

     

    There are some great online sited with Keto Recipes

    Kenny Croxdale

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