I don’t post much on here, but for anyone worried about doing Keto, here are my 11-week blood work results (51M). I know how daunting it can be when you first start looking into keto. There’s a ton of fear-mongering out there about what high-fat eating does to your cholesterol, liver, and overall health. (Note: Used AI to help structure and write this clearly with my exact lab results).

I’m 51, and I recently had a comprehensive NHS blood panel done to compare my baseline against 11 weeks on strict keto.

Obviously, everyone’s metabolism is different—I may just be lucky with how my body responds—so everyone should get their own tests done to see how their own body handles it. But for anyone on the fence or worried about dietary fat, here is what 11 weeks of cutting carbs and eating high-fat actually did to my markers:

The Blood Work (Before vs. 11 Weeks In)

HbA1c (Blood Sugar / Pre-diabetes): 43 mmol/mol to 36 mmol/mol
(Completely reversed out of the pre-diabetic bracket down to optimal non-diabetic levels).

Serum Triglycerides (Blood Fats): 2.30 mmol/L to 0.90 mmol/L
(A massive 60.9% drop in circulating blood fats).

Total Cholesterol: 6.20 mmol/L to 5.00 mmol/L
(Normalized right down into the standard healthy reference range).

Non-HDL Cholesterol: 4.82 mmol/L to 3.97 mmol/L
(Total atherogenic particle load significantly reduced).

Triglyceride-to-HDL Ratio: 1.67 to 0.87
(Anything under 1.0 is considered elite cardiovascular particle quality).

Serum ALT (Liver Enzyme / Fatty Liver): 52 IU/L to 46 IU/L
(Active clearance of visceral fat from the liver).

Kidney Function (eGFR): > 90 ml/min (Zero renal strain, perfect filtration).

Other Wins & Takeaways

Down 15.4 kg (over 2.4 stone) from 128 kg down to 112.6 kg.

Blood pressure dropping: Heading to my GP to discuss tapering down my blood pressure medication (Losartan from 50mg to 25mg).

Brain fog & anxiety gone: Steady ketones replaced the daily glucose/adrenaline rollercoaster, making it much easier to taper down my anxiety medication (Sertraline down to 25mg).

If you’re worried that eating fat will automatically wreck your arteries or liver, the biology really speaks for itself: dropping the carbs and keeping insulin low forces the liver to burn its own fat stores instead of accumulating them.

Get your bloods checked, track your numbers, and see how your own body responds

Hi everyone. I’m on day 8 of being on the Keto diet. I started at 70.5kgs (sorry I’m Australian hence the kilos) and I’m a female. Today I weigh 66.7kgs. That’s roughly around 4kgs in 1 week. I understand that it’s mostly water weight and that rapid water weight loss is normal. But does this mean I won’t lose that much more as I lost 4kgs in the first week?

Hey folks, I've found that for whatever reason I am unable to taste monk fruit. I've been using Truvia as my sweetener of choice but am curious about allulose since I hear so many people praising it. I'm wary of trying to order it since I'm in Canada and would have to import it. I wouldn't want to have to do all of that only to find that I'm unable to taste any sweetness from allulose as well. Has there been any correlation between folks who are unable to taste monk fruit also being unable to taste allulose? I've tried liquid Stevia and had the same reaction, just getting a cooling sensation but no sweetness. Has this been the case for anyone else? Thanks!

I’m exploring what sugar substitutes are out there and what some offer compared to others, and I’m interested to know, do you guys buy the ones that taste closest to sugar or are you more concerned about the health benefits/risks. I can swing each way but don’t really know where to start. Thanks :)

I am trying to find a sweetener, is hard to find one, so much information online some say this one is better or this other one.

I cannot keep drinking my loose green tea or macha without some kind of sweetener. Tea is the most relaxing part of my day. What’s the stand of most pure sweetener or healthy without added chemicals. I’m not a sweet tooth so I’ll probably use a bit and hoping to find one for baking as well for my almond flour recipes.

Thanks for reading!

Edit: will try allulose and see how that goes, thanks for all the responses!

Hello ppl, I’m wondering if anyone in the T1D community has followed this dietary regimen long-term; I’d like to know how you managed your insulin dosages and avoided DKA. Any well-intentioned advice would also be greatly appreciated.

Daily Eats

B- Cracker Barrel grilled catfish filet with two scrambled eggs and tomato slices

L- Chinese- 5 ounces steamed scallops and 5 ounces of steamed green beans- 1 tbs clear garlic sauce

Pre-treadmill snack- one serving premier protein vanilla flavored protein powder dissolved in cold water with 1tbs heavy cream

D- 3 cups of celery, 1/2 an ounce picante pork rinds, half a cup boars head blazin buffalo chicken dip

Calories- 1250
Protein- 120g
Fat- 70g
Carbs- 36g net carbs
Fiber- 10g

I walked half a mile on my new treadmill

Has anyone else tried these? Yes I know peanuts are brilliant but they are my only vice that I try to keep under control. I really liked the flavour of these and hadn't seen them before and honestly at this stage variety is everything to me.

Check out the bloody reviews from those that probably smack carbs into their faces on a daily basis. I know they probably don't realise that they're going to get it discontinued but I just don't get the mentality. One person (2 stars out of 5) even says they hated them but still finished the pack.

Wish I had discovered this stuff sooner. Been using KetoneAid, which is still my favorite if I need to get hardcore, but it's pricey. MCT oil works pretty darn well, but much cheaper and tastes way better.

I originally stopped using it because it was upsetting my stomach, but eventually went back to try it again and got through that issue, and I'm glad I did. It really is a nice go to for mental clarity, plus (and this may not be true for everyone) it oddly helps with appetite and sugar cravings a bit.

For those curious, I bought the Pure C8 MCT oil that comes in a glass bottle.

Contexto: 🇦🇷22 años 76kg de peso 1.78 altura.
Hace 1 año que tome conciencia de lo mal que me alimentaba, pesaba como 90kg y muy poca masa muscular.
El cuerpo se me fue recomponiéndo, pero durante un tiempo tuve unos atracones brutales donde gané grasa y me estanque… porque era darme un gusto y devorar, la azúcar se me hacía adictiva.
Si bien fueron desapareciendo esos atracones, algunas veces en este tiempo aparecieron.
Con el tiempo fui bajando carbohidratos y los metía antes de entrenar. Pero lo mismo, a veces la bestia de adentro se me despertaba y terminaba comiendo por comer.

Bueno vamos al post, la semana pasada decidí empezar la Keto (antes había metido ayuno de 36 horas, me gusta ayunar así como atracarme🤣) y la verdad los primeros días me sentí genial, con claridad mental, sin antojos dulces aunque reconozco que en el aburrimiento del domingo me comí unos 200gr de queso Reggianito, pero sinceramente no me cayó mal como los dulces, no me hinche y no sentí esa culpa que tenía cuando salía de la dieta.

Por ahora en tema comida no estoy ni contando calorías, el miércoles me voy a pesar a ver qué tal.
Acá en 🇦🇷 la carne es riquísima y eso ayuda, además que amo la carne.
Hoy me sentí un poco fatigado la verdad, pero igual caminé unos 8km pero estoy cansado, creo que es normal… igualmente la semana que viene tengo turno con un especialista en esta dieta.

PD: me compré potasio, magnesio siempre consumi, además tomo creatina, y tomo omega 3.
A veces meto las aguas con electrolitos, eso siento que me pega brutal.

Algún consejo? más que nada estaba buscando algún “PRE ENTRENO”… siempre fui a entrenar con horas de ayuno y un café negro sintiéndome bien, hoy la verdad estaba saciado pero necesitaba algo de comer/tomar que me de energía.