Keto For Women Thread :)

[redheadlaw7]

Originally Posted by MariaCL

My name is Maria.. i got into keto for a good 3 weeks to a month and saw AWESOME results from it. due to the circumstances of my environment i coudnt stay on it and went back to a low carb diet.

i would like to lose some last stubborn fat and get rid of this CONSTANT BLOAT that i get from all sorts of things, including carbs. ive never felt so good except on keto.

my goal weight was 125-130 with 15% bf and i was able to get down to 130 for a good while. as soon as i went back to my diet i am now back between 135-140 and bloated ALL the time. im very swollen everywhere and i know that is part of the increase in my weight because i still watch my calorie intake and exercise


so i would like to get back into keto however, i have IBS-C and need fiber in my diet to regulate my digestive system, more than the average person needs. i probably need between 35-50g fiber a day to work with my system. my question is, how is this possible to achieve on a keto diet? i tried psyllium but that also made me bloat and didn't help with regulation. any suggestions?


anyone here wil food sensitivities/intolerances that still follow keto?


any advice would be great thanks!

Hey Maria!

Did you see this post?

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...425671&page=14

I made the decision that the best part of going out on date night with my hubby was not the food...but feeling good about myself and feeling pretty while sitting across from him. I finally realized this is the way it's going to be...and I just can't eat carbs like a normal person.

I eat a ton of lettuce and a ton of spinach. I also drink mineral oil every 10 days or so and it....ummmm....clears up any plumbing problems.

[MariaCL]

Originally Posted by redheadlaw7

Hey Maria!

Did you see this post?

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...425671&page=14

I made the decision that the best part of going out on date night with my hubby was not the food...but feeling good about myself and feeling pretty while sitting across from him. I finally realized this is the way it's going to be...and I just can't eat carbs like a normal person.

I eat a ton of lettuce and a ton of spinach. I also drink mineral oil every 10 days or so and it....ummmm....clears up any plumbing problems.

THANKS! for the reply, i have actually been on this thread before, the ladies are always so nice.

just a question, when you say a ton, how much do you really mean? and you count the veggies-fiber towards your carb intake no?

im def gonna change things up this time around to see if i get better more consistent results

eliminating nuts, artificial sweeteners, and processed foods

gonna try to keep it simple: meats, full fat dairy, eggs, whey after workout (WHEY+WATER = no added carbs), oils, and green veggies

p.s might want to alter my cals this time around, possible zig-zag. how much you recommend for me?

20 year old female 135lb 18% bf, lift 4x a week and cardio 6x a week (30 min)

[redheadlaw7]

Originally Posted by MariaCL

THANKS! for the reply, i have actually been on this thread before, the ladies are always so nice.

just a question, when you say a ton, how much do you really mean? and you count the veggies-fiber towards your carb intake no?

im def gonna change things up this time around to see if i get better more consistent results

eliminating nuts, artificial sweeteners, and processed foods

gonna try to keep it simple: meats, full fat dairy, eggs, whey after workout (WHEY+WATER = no added carbs), oils, and green veggies

p.s might want to alter my cals this time around, possible zig-zag. how much you recommend for me?

20 year old female 135lb 18% bf, lift 4x a week and cardio 6x a week (30 min)

Don't slam me keto vets....I eat as many bags of lettuce or spinach or broccoli as I feel like without counting the calories or carbs. My hubby buys me industrial size bags of stuff at Sam's Club/Bj's and I throw protein and fat on top of it. The key to this is the whole food thing.

[MariaCL]

Originally Posted by redheadlaw7

Don't slam me keto vets....I eat as many bags of lettuce or spinach or broccoli as I feel like without counting the calories or carbs. My hubby buys me industrial size bags of stuff at Sam's Club/Bj's and I throw protein and fat on top of it. The key to this is the whole food thing.

thats good to hear, cause i need my veggies to keep my digestive track in order, so you think of i stick to whole foods and keep the cals between 1500-1600 i should be alright? thanks for the advice. i wasnt trying to slam anyone just trying to get advice from the people who know and who are experienced in this. i mean no harm/arrogance in my questions. sorry if i have offended

[Atavis]

Originally Posted by redheadlaw7

Don't slam me keto vets....I eat as many bags of lettuce or spinach or broccoli as I feel like without counting the calories or carbs. My hubby buys me industrial size bags of stuff at Sam's Club/Bj's and I throw protein and fat on top of it. The key to this is the whole food thing.

It's good. They are almost free foods. Almost.

If you can eat enough leaves to gain some weight, well, more power to ya.

[redheadlaw7]

Originally Posted by MariaCL

thats good to hear, cause i need my veggies to keep my digestive track in order, so you think of i stick to whole foods and keep the cals between 1500-1600 i should be alright? thanks for the advice. i wasnt trying to slam anyone just trying to get advice from the people who know and who are experienced in this. i mean no harm/arrogance in my questions. sorry if i have offended

No worries girl! You didn't offend anybody! I just give my own opinion on things and I have my own theories on what will work. I was certain there would be somebody who would be troubled by me suggesting not to count all cals. :-P

[redheadlaw7]

Originally Posted by Atavis

It's good. They are almost free foods. Almost.

If you can eat enough leaves to gain some weight, well, more power to ya.

Wow. One of the bigguys checkin' out us ladies. Cool.

[MariaCL]

Originally Posted by redheadlaw7

No worries girl! You didn't offend anybody! I just give my own opinion on things and I have my own theories on what will work. I was certain there would be somebody who would be troubled by me suggesting not to count all cals. :-P

you know what, after reading you can really see that althouh this diet does need to be followed correctly, you can see how many carbs people need to o into ketosis, some eat trace calories from carbs and some people can eat 50g carbs per day and be in ketosis, ill just have to test for myself, but i def like your idea of copious amounts of veggies yum

thanks a bunch for the replies, looking forward to letting everyone know how this goes for me, probably will go back on this diet in around 5 days when my mom leaves for italy to visit my grandparents, this way its much easier for me to avoid her delicious food, although i will miss it on my carb ups

[madelineoneil]

do you girls find that the more veggies you eat, the faster you lose? i have heard that from some...i could probably stand to do more veggies.

also, im curious what sorts of things youve been eating on your carb ups...

[Danceruk]

I havent been eating much in the way of veggies.. completly forgot theres frozen spainch in the freezer

Wanted to go legs this morning but got a temperature and feeling rough..so giving it a miss..cant wait to get in there!!

Grocery delivery time, trying to plan out how much to order, got 50 eggs last week..perhaps a bit excessive lol

My clothes are falling off and my guns are lookin big..so it must be working lol

[afmz3]

Originally Posted by Danceruk

I havent been eating much in the way of veggies.. completly forgot theres frozen spainch in the freezer

Wanted to go legs this morning but got a temperature and feeling rough..so giving it a miss..cant wait to get in there!!

Grocery delivery time, trying to plan out how much to order, got 50 eggs last week..perhaps a bit excessive lol

My clothes are falling off and my guns are lookin big..so it must be working lol

Well unfortunately I think Im going to have to leave keto as well. Doesnt seem that anything is really working for me anymore.. thinking about going back to a lower carb diet with some oats/sweet potatoes and taking down the cals more. Best of luck to everyone.. i'll still probably check in

[redheadlaw7]

Originally Posted by Danceruk

I havent been eating much in the way of veggies.. completly forgot theres frozen spainch in the freezer

Wanted to go legs this morning but got a temperature and feeling rough..so giving it a miss..cant wait to get in there!!

Grocery delivery time, trying to plan out how much to order, got 50 eggs last week..perhaps a bit excessive lol

My clothes are falling off and my guns are lookin big..so it must be working lol

You are doing wonderful!

[redheadlaw7]

Originally Posted by afmz3

Well unfortunately I think Im going to have to leave keto as well. Doesnt seem that anything is really working for me anymore.. thinking about going back to a lower carb diet with some oats/sweet potatoes and taking down the cals more. Best of luck to everyone.. i'll still probably check in

Good luck! well miss you.

[Livingitup44]

Thanks for being so supportive yall! I'm taking a week off from keto to shock up my body a little. I'll still be around though

[lil_terror]

Hello Ladies!

So I've just spent the last couple of days reading through 7 YEARS of posts on the Step by Step Keto thread -- after several pages it got pretty redundant but I have some OCD tendencies and was convinced if I stopped reading I would miss something, lol. Anyways, I then happened upon this Keto Ladies thread -- YAY!

I feel like I need to change something up. I've always been pretty active and really health conscious but only started lifting hard and heavy about 6 months ago. Diet-wise I first just switched to super clean with scheduled cheats and then decided to give carb-cycling a try. Progress was happening quite nicely but I wanted to get bigger. Decided to try a bulk but on a carb cycle -- WHOA! what a disaster. I love my carbs, but clearly my body does not. Packed on a solid 11 lbs of serious bloat, some fat, and (I think...hope!) some muscle in a little over a month . Scaled my total cals back for a month now to what I was eating before the "bulk", but kept the carb-cycle.

Here's the problem. Bulking bloat went away but I'm not as lean as I was before. I'm finding it VERY difficult to not go over my daily cals on days I have carbs (I weigh everything and choose all the "right" foods). My best looking (physically and my macros/cals) are on my no-carb days, which is what led me to CKD.

My main goal is to build more muscle and secondly to clean up a bit of this leftover "squish" I NEED to grow on this diet though. Think it's the one? I was almost convinced to give it a shot starting Monday (getting measured up today) and then I got to the end of this thread and it looks like people are dropping out! Eeep!

Think CKD is my answer? I know you are all going to say 'yes' b/c it's the Keto forum, lol. I guess I'm looking for more LADIES who are also looking to add significant muscle mass and are doing it successfully on ckd. I know Jaim91 bulked on keto, but is there anyone else?

Thanks ladies!

[redheadlaw7]

Originally Posted by lil_terror

Hello Ladies!

So I've just spent the last couple of days reading through 7 YEARS of posts on the Step by Step Keto thread -- after several pages it got pretty redundant but I have some OCD tendencies and was convinced if I stopped reading I would miss something, lol. Anyways, I then happened upon this Keto Ladies thread -- YAY!

I feel like I need to change something up. I've always been pretty active and really health conscious but only started lifting hard and heavy about 6 months ago. Diet-wise I first just switched to super clean with scheduled cheats and then decided to give carb-cycling a try. Progress was happening quite nicely but I wanted to get bigger. Decided to try a bulk but on a carb cycle -- WHOA! what a disaster. I love my carbs, but clearly my body does not. Packed on a solid 11 lbs of serious bloat, some fat, and (I think...hope!) some muscle in a little over a month . Scaled my total cals back for a month now to what I was eating before the "bulk", but kept the carb-cycle.

Here's the problem. Bulking bloat went away but I'm not as lean as I was before. I'm finding it VERY difficult to not go over my daily cals on days I have carbs (I weigh everything and choose all the "right" foods). My best looking (physically and my macros/cals) are on my no-carb days, which is what led me to CKD.

My main goal is to build more muscle and secondly to clean up a bit of this leftover "squish" I NEED to grow on this diet though. Think it's the one? I was almost convinced to give it a shot starting Monday (getting measured up today) and then I got to the end of this thread and it looks like people are dropping out! Eeep!

Think CKD is my answer? I know you are all going to say 'yes' b/c it's the Keto forum, lol. I guess I'm looking for more LADIES who are also looking to add significant muscle mass and are doing it successfully on ckd. I know Jaim91 bulked on keto, but is there anyone else?

Thanks ladies!

I'm packing it on! Lol. I am leaving on vacation ladies. Will check in every now and then. Didn't want anybody to think I wasn't responding.

Welcome lil terror!

[madelineoneil]

wheres all the lovely ladies at?!

[redheadlaw7]

Originally Posted by madelineoneil

wheres all the lovely ladies at?!

Madeline,

How do you get your legs like that (with so much muscle tone) yet still keep all your womanly curves? I'm afraid that if I drop too much more bodyfat I'm going to stop looking feminine. This is my husband's biggest fear. I have two kids...so gravity has done a big number on me. I think I'm going to have to drop farther to get much more definition. Ack!

[madelineoneil]

Originally Posted by redheadlaw7

Madeline,

How do you get your legs like that (with so much muscle tone) yet still keep all your womanly curves? I'm afraid that if I drop too much more bodyfat I'm going to stop looking feminine. This is my husband's biggest fear. I have two kids...so gravity has done a big number on me. I think I'm going to have to drop farther to get much more definition. Ack!

hmm, im not sure. im sorta feeling manly these days, haha! my boobs are small too, which doesnt help....what is your workout routine like?

[redheadlaw7]

Originally Posted by madelineoneil

hmm, im not sure. im sorta feeling manly these days, haha! my boobs are small too, which doesnt help....what is your workout routine like?

My husband is getting nervous about the way my back looks. Ack! Not womanly at all! I'm doing yoga, pilates and a 3X a week HIIT class with weights. That's about it at the moment!

[madelineoneil]

hmmm...well thats tricky. see my hubs is into bodybuilding as well, so he tends to like a manly woman. haha! well, you know what i mean. and i feel like my back is way burly. im starting to find that various shirts are sort of "ill fitting" due to the vastness of my back

i hear pilates is killer, we dont really have that here good for fat burning?

[MikieKyony67]

Hi ladies

I have been thinking of doing this diet, is it good with my current training programme, will I have to increase/reduce my cardio? Will I be eating enough? Can someone please give me some input. Can I follow it for 8 weeks and how often will I have to carb up?

Meal 1: 3-eggs (2 yolks) 1 slice of cheese, whey protein (25g pro, 2.4 carbs, 2.3 fat)

Meal 2 : 100gm of chicken, 100 gm of salad and 10ml of flaxseed oil

Meal 3 : 4-eggs (2 yolks), 5 ml of flaxseed oil

Meal 4 : 100gm of chicken, 100 gm of salad and 10ml of flaxseed oil

Meal 5 : 3-eggs (2 yolks) 1 slice of cheese, whey protein (25g pro, 2.4 carbs, 2.3 fat)

Meal 6: 4-eggs (2 yolks), 5 ml of flaxseed oil

Stats: Weight: 53 kg

Height : 1,57 cm

Bodyfat : no idea

Current Training Programme: Mon: Legs (Quad focus) Tuesday: Back and Biceps Wed: Chest and Triceps Thursday: Hams focus Fri: Shoulders Cardio : 5km run everyday - Monday to Saturday Abs : 2x p/w Calves : 2x p/w

[SophieM]

That's a lot of chicken and a lot of eggs.

[redheadlaw7]

Originally Posted by MikieKyony67

Hi ladies

I have been thinking of doing this diet, is it good with my current training programme, will I have to increase/reduce my cardio? Will I be eating enough? Can someone please give me some input. Can I follow it for 8 weeks and how often will I have to carb up?

Meal 1: 3-eggs (2 yolks) 1 slice of cheese, whey protein (25g pro, 2.4 carbs, 2.3 fat)

Meal 2 : 100gm of chicken, 100 gm of salad and 10ml of flaxseed oil

Meal 3 : 4-eggs (2 yolks), 5 ml of flaxseed oil

Meal 4 : 100gm of chicken, 100 gm of salad and 10ml of flaxseed oil

Meal 5 : 3-eggs (2 yolks) 1 slice of cheese, whey protein (25g pro, 2.4 carbs, 2.3 fat)

Meal 6: 4-eggs (2 yolks), 5 ml of flaxseed oil

Stats: Weight: 53 kg

Height : 1,57 cm

Bodyfat : no idea

Current Training Programme: Mon: Legs (Quad focus) Tuesday: Back and Biceps Wed: Chest and Triceps Thursday: Hams focus Fri: Shoulders Cardio : 5km run everyday - Monday to Saturday Abs : 2x p/w Calves : 2x p/w

Welcome.

Have you calculated your BMR and daily calories needed? Did you calculate what calories your sample menu added up to? Do you know your weight in pounds? :-P

[Danceruk]

crikey.. havent checked in ages..sorry!!

Had a killer migraine this week..kicked out the cheese in my diet..think its triggering them off.. was mad had to go staight to bed after bodypump last night..this morning killed it at the gym.. gonna have to not snack on cheese... eggs..eggs..eggs..

redhead..you look killer!! wish i had such a "manly" back haha!! my oh is a bodybuilder also.. Constant critiquing when I am just trying to mind my own darn business!! Saving up to get my boobs lifted when I am done.. hoping all the chest pressing will do it for me!!

Think gonna have a week off cheese..see if that helps my poor head any!

[MikieKyony67]

Originally Posted by redheadlaw7

Welcome.

Have you calculated your BMR and daily calories needed? Did you calculate what calories your sample menu added up to? Do you know your weight in pounds? :-P

Thanks for your response, according to fitday, I need to consume about 1900 p/d and my sample diet is about 1500 cals. I weigh 117 pounds and my goal is to loose 7 pounds in 8 weeks. Does the diet look OK? I started yesterday and love the food, don't feel hungry at all. Any further suggestions are welcome

Thanks
Miks

[Danceruk]

looks fine to me..but I am no expert, sure the others will answer

you will loose 7lb in no time!! your around the same weight as me, 3-3.5 a week typical loss. good stuff!

[Livingitup44]

I just wanted to say hey!

I started the PSMF (protein sparing modified fast) a couple days ago and it is EXACTLY what my body needed. Let me tell ya though...it's not for the faint hearted....

this diet is a B****

(imagine keto without the delicious fats)

[redheadlaw7]

Originally Posted by Livingitup44

I just wanted to say hey!

I started the PSMF (protein sparing modified fast) a couple days ago and it is EXACTLY what my body needed. Let me tell ya though...it's not for the faint hearted....

this diet is a B****

(imagine keto without the delicious fats)

I want to hear more. Give me some details. I'm giving myself a few more days of being a diet slug and then I want to bust some ass!

[littlelifter3]

hello ladies...any room for another woman for this thread!? I will be starting up again tomorrow after doing three month bulk. Time to get rid of that extra weight I gain with the muscle!! UGGHH! =)
Anyways..looks like a great thread for support. I was keto in the past and LOVED the results!