RE: A Quick Start Guide to The Keto Low-Carb Diet
First of all great post and great progress. I'm also into keto and I have a few tips. You mention to eat lots of fat, well in my opinion the less fat you eat the more fat gets taken from your body so better results. The main criteria for keto is carb limiting. I'm speaking from my point of view and what worked for me so while carbs are not essential I've been doing carb refeed days when the progress slowed down a refeed jump started the process again. That carb load helped me put on muscle because of the insulin spike and the growth hormone(it rises on keto) combination. It's kind of like a cheat day but it's good for you(well in this case me). I also do IF (intermittent fasting) and it really goes with the keto lifestyle. All the cravings are gone, I almost don't feel hunger and i'm always energetic. But anyway really enjoyed your post and i'm gonna follow you. Good luck on your journey :)
Thanks for the comment and I agree on limiting the fats. But starting off I wouldn't. The fat really helps get over the cravings for carbs. Anytime I have cravings it's usually because I haven't been getting enough fat. But I no longer try to hit that 75% fat each day. I'm fine with only 50% and letting it use my stored fat instead.
I'm afraid to do carb up days because I feel like that's a good way for me to go off track. But everyone is different and if you can handle that then great. I do think it's good to change things up when you can to keep your body guessing.