r/ketobeginners

Hi, I’m looking to start the carnivore diet. I already have experience with the keto diet and really enjoyed the state of ketosis. My question is: what exactly should the ratio be? Could someone break down the math for me—say, for 500 or 600g of ground meat, perhaps with eggs added? I’m a bit unsure about the proportions, as I know some people actually gain weight on the carnivore diet. My main goal right now is weight loss, and I also want to see how the diet affects my body. Ideally, I’m looking for recipes or shopping lists where the ratio has already been worked out.

Hello,

I am 27 years old, male, 1.75m height, 73 kg.

I practice OMAD and today I started the keto diet.

I eat ~1500 kcal / day and I workout 7 days / week (5 days I lift weights, 2 days I train home).

The average workout session is 1h.

Because I can't get more than 1500 kcal due to my stomach limit, can something bad happen in the future?

Should I be careful about certain aspects?

Thank you.

I have been keto now for the last 2.5 weeks. My grocery shop has doubled!!

This week I have been eating very low carb for breakfast and lunch while eating lean protein and healthy fats. lve been having the bulk of carbs for dinner. Will my body enter Ketosis eating this way? If not, what will my body use for energy?

Anyone go off track on weekends or special occasions? We’re having friends over, and I’m trying to stick to the meats/cheese, however the chips will be calling for me. I’ve been doing good for 3 months, but this weekend I feel like having a bit extra. 😭 I’ve had 2 bad days this whole time, and only that, I had a few chips while at a friends gathering. I feel so guilty. I haven’t touch pizza, pasta, breads nothing. I’m really proud of myself. Guess I’m just looking for approval 😂

So I am planning to start by body recomposition journey soon, and I am trying to get all the right info on how to do it properly and in a healthy way. I have nearly 20-22% body fat at the moment. 26M 163cm height and 62Kg is the current body weight. I would like to keep the body weight nearly similar +/- 2Kg would be fine I guess. I will give out the basic plan that I made.

I am going for 1.2g/ kg body weight protein, less carb and lesser fat. No processed food.

PS: Also if you have done it, can you let me know how long do you have to stay disciplined to achieve this.

Every time I look up a keto diet meal plans, I see pages full of recipes, specialty ingredients, and meal prep schedules that look like a part-time job.

Meanwhile, the people I've seen stick with keto for months usually keep things ridiculously simple.

Something like:

Breakfast: eggs, avocado, coffee.

Lunch: grilled chicken salad with olive oil.

Dinner: salmon, broccoli, and butter.

Snack: cheese, nuts, or boiled eggs if needed.

That's basically it.

The weird thing is that when I first tried keto, I thought I needed endless variety to avoid getting bored. Instead, constantly planning meals became more exhausting than avoiding carbs.

Once I started repeating the same few meals, keto felt much easier. Less decision-making. Less temptation. Less room to mess up.

For those who've done keto successfully, what did your actual day-to-day meal plan look like? Did you keep it simple, or did you need lots of variety to stay on track?