Ladies 40 and over. Is there hope?

[Guest]

Ladies 40 and over. Is there hope? Because I swear I feel like there is absolutely none. I am 172 as of today. Highest weight ever was 225.

I'm lower than I was.

Great. But I am dying to be 135 and I feel like nothing works. Ready to try keto/low carb again.

Would love any tips because I need help!

[Diane]

I was 172 and down to 158. I am 49 years old, and do feel like it’s harder to lose those extra few pounds to meet my goal. But also, I can’t go into keto for health reasons, so I am doing completely low carb, high protein and high fiber.

[Constance]

The addition of Intermittent fasting (16/8) helped make it happen for me (51 years old). IF was much easier than I’d anticipated.

[Kim]

I feel similar. Im 52 and following keto very strictly for the past few weeks. So far only 5 lbs down. I've always been very slow to lose weight at first so it's very very hard to stick with the eating plan but I'm doing my best. Now that I'm menopausal there is definitely a difference in how my body responds to diet and exercise. Hang in there. I'm on the same journey.

[Maria]

Menopause is not the case of putting on weight ,that's my believe,,its what you eat and how you eat it ,try to stop eating at 5 p.m. and drink 1 litter of water in the morning and another litter from 5 onwards ,and try not to eat carbs in the eveing ,eat loads of fish ,veg and white meat

[Crystal]

Hiya! I am 41 and my sw was 173 and my goal is 135 too. I am currently 155 and 4’11. I eat like 1200 calories a day not forcing myself I just don’t feel that hungry. I usually stay under 15 carbs and try to hit my protein goal. I take like 1 walk a day and besides taking care of 4 kids I don’t really “work out!” I do eat keto foods like Carb Culture bread, zero carb little tortillas, sf sweeteners, and keto ice cream. Once I stall I think I will start eating more clean. I eat a lot of shrimp, avocado, zucchini, mushrooms, chicken, eggs, miracle noodles, string cheese, pickles, and pork rinds. I really don’t cook a lot of keto meals because I am always cooking for my family. I say just take it day by day but do your best and don’t quit even on hard days. It does work but also have a plan for when you hit your goal so you don’t gain it all back.

[Princezzlily]

There are certain supplements that can help from the research I’ve done like chromium picolinate, Betaine HCL or Apple cider vinegar, DHEA ( you would have to double check dosage depending on age.) Intermittent fasting might help but don’t do it long term. Reducing or eliminating dairy and meat can help too. Avoiding substitutes like keto bread, tortillas that are store bought. Making sure you are supplementing electrolytes because sometimes you can’t eat enough potassium from diet alone.

[Z Lorraine]

My quick advice for getting started:
Watch Dr Berg on YouTube. I also like bloodsugarking on TikTok. He tests food against a continuous glucose monitor.
The goal is to put your body in Ketosis ( a metabolic state characterized by raised levels of ketones in the body tissues). You can measure with a meter blood test or less accurate urine test strips.
Learn about true Keto and dirty Keto and decide which you want to commit to.
Find an app to use to track your macros (carbs, fat, protein and calories). Many people use Carb Manager. Macro levels are typically personalized by your sex, weight, height, age and activity levels.
Basically - no sugar, potatoes, rice, flour (bread or pasta). Also good to know that vegetables and fruit have carbs so you need to check them.
Be careful about artificial sweeteners (Sucralose and aspartame are Dirty Keto. Monk Fruit, erythritol and stevia are good sugar substitutes).
Fat is your friend. Good options include: butter, olive oil, coconut oil, avocado oil, & MCT oil. Also get high fat cheese, cottage cheese and sour cream. Heavy cream is ok but milk is not unless it is low carb like Kroger CarbMaster.
Google Keto shopping list - that’s a good place to start.
To count net carbs most people take the Carb on package - Fiber - alcohol sugars. Most limit net carbs to 20 - 30 per day.
Just because the packing says Keto doesn’t make it so. Figure out net carbs and read ingredients list.
Keto flu is real. Take magnesium and potassium supplements. Pickle juice is also good.
Drink lots of water. To increase electrolytes many people add some pink salt, lemon, and apple cider vinegar. If the apple cider vinegar is hard to take add some EDIBLE essential oil for flavor.
Consider Intermittent fasting.
If your often in your car keep some keto snacks on hand. Beef sticks or no sugar jerky work well.
Give yourself a week or more to do your best but understand that you will make mistakes. Just learn from them and move forward.
I only weigh myself once a week but others weigh in more frequently.
If you have a question search this page. If you can’t find an answer post here.
I’ve seen positive reviews of the Keto Custom Challenge Meal Plan but I haven’t done it my self.
My Sample meal plan:
Coffee with heavy cream - 2.5 net carbs or tea with Swerve.
My quick advice for getting started:
Watch Dr Berg on YouTube. I also like bloodsugarking on TikTok. He tests food against a continuous glucose monitor.
The goal is to put your body in Ketosis ( a metabolic state characterized by raised levels of ketones in the body tissues). You can measure with a meter blood test or less accurate urine test strips.
Learn about true Keto and dirty Keto and decide which you want to commit to.
Find an app to use to track your macros (carbs, fat, protein and calories). Many people use Carb Manager. Macro levels are typically personalized by your sex, weight, height, age and activity levels.
Basically - no sugar, potatoes, rice, flour (bread or pasta). Also good to know that vegetables and fruit have carbs so you need to check them.
Be careful about artificial sweeteners (Sucralose and aspartame are Dirty Keto. Monk Fruit, erythritol and stevia are good sugar substitutes).
Fat is your friend. Good options include: butter, olive oil, coconut oil, avocado oil, & MCT oil. Also get high fat cheese, cottage cheese and sour cream. Heavy cream is ok but milk is not unless it is low carb like Kroger CarbMaster.
Google Keto shopping list - that’s a good place to start.
To count net carbs most people take the Carb on package - Fiber - alcohol sugars. Most limit net carbs to 20 - 30 per day.
Just because the packing says Keto doesn’t make it so. Figure out net carbs and read ingredients list.
Keto flu is real. Take magnesium and potassium supplements. Pickle juice is also good.
Drink lots of water. To increase electrolytes many people add some pink salt, lemon, and apple cider vinegar. If the apple cider vinegar is hard to take add some EDIBLE essential oil for flavor.
Consider Intermittent fasting.
If your often in your car keep some keto snacks on hand. Beef sticks or no sugar jerky work well.
Give yourself a week or more to do your best but understand that you will make mistakes. Just learn from them and move forward.
I only weigh myself once a week but others weigh in more frequently.
If you have a question search this page. If you can’t find an answer post here.
I’ve seen positive reviews of the Keto Custom Challenge Meal Plan but I haven’t done it my self.
My Sample meal plan:
Coffee with heavy cream - 2.5 net carbs or tea with Swerve.
AM options: Two Good Fruit Yogurt and Keto Nut Granola (5 net carbs), 3 scrambled eggs in butter with 2 bacon (2.2 net carbs), avocado on low carb tortilla (7 net carbs)
Noon Options: Turkey Roll up with cream cheese and celery (2.5), salad with tuna fish and ranch (3.5), 2 beef & cheddar sausages (2), smoked salmon, cream cheese & cucumber (4), or chicken vegetable soup(5).
PM Options (made with good fats): Baked chicken, green beans, salad w/ ranch (6), Steak, asparagus, salad w/ranch (5), Baked Cod, salad with cottage cheese (7), hamburger lettuce wrap and salad w/ranch (5)
Snacks: Hard boiled egg, salami, string cheese, yogurt, nuts, Parmesan Crisps, olives, sliced cheese cumber.
Alcohol: soda water, vodka lime or low carb beer, a good margarita substitute is no sugar Fresca or Squirt with tequila.

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