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Reader Questions: Low Carb on the Go, How To Get Started, and more!

Man, does time fly when you're having fun! I'm so glad you're here as a part of the Fit Mom Journey family and hope you're loving it here!

You all are so amazing, and (not surprisingly) have been asking many of the same questions. So today, I decided to answer 4 of the most common ones I receive on a daily basis.

Many of your questions will be answered, but if I missed one that's really bugging you, feel free to leave a comment and let me know! I'll do my best to address it in a later email or blog post.

Question #1: What App Do You Use?

I post my daily macros on Instagram most days, and just about every day I get the question “What App Do You Use?” – and that's a great question!

Let me first say that I don't freak out about calories. What I'm focused on is listening to my body telling me how hungry/not hungry it is, and balancing my macro percentages.

Because I'm a weight lifter, I try to keep my macros to 5% (or less) net carbs, 30% protein, and 65% fat. The carbs are really my only hard limit, and I have higher protein levels than a traditional ketogenic diet because I'm building muscle. I recommend the Perfect Keto Macros Calculator to find your personalized macros.

With that being said, I use the free version of MyFitnessPal. I track my foods in the Diary Section, then use the Macros and Nutrients sections to post on Instagram.

I find that both the Macros and Nutrients screens are helpful because the pie chart is very visual, but the Nutrients give me hard data.

MyFitnessPal does have a paid version that will do Net Carbs for you, but I don't feel it's worth the monthly fee when I could just subtract my Fiber from Total Carbs on my own to get Net Carbs.

Question #2: What Types of Foods Do You Eat?

Oh my, how to answer! The easy answer is that I eat the recipes I publish, but there's a lot more to it than that. While I don't obsess over calories, I do try to get a lot of nutrient dense foods in my diet on a daily basis, and I DO count carbohydrates. That includes:

Grass-fed beef
Wild Salmon
Chicken
Brussels Sprouts
Bacon
Cauliflower
Broccoli
Squash
Cheese and dairy
low carb nuts and seeds
Keto Baked Goods
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If it's low carb, I can eat it, although I try to limit more indulgent (less nutrient dense) foods.

Some people find it helpful to think of it this way:

First, start with a low-carb protein: Beef, Chicken, Pork, or Seafood

Then, add fats, either while cooking, in a sauce, or even in your marinade. Great healthy sources of fats an include Coconut, MCT, and Avocado Oil. Heavy Cream, cheese, and coconut milk/cream are also great sources of fats.

Finish your meal off with low-carb veggies: Brussel sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, squashes, eggplants, radishes, onions, and peppers, to name a a few.

And of course, there's no harm in adding salt to your food (helps with Keto flu and electrolyte levels) and drizzling grass-fed butter over your veggies!

Basically, I eat REALLY GOOD on Keto!

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Question #3: I'm so busy, what can I eat on the go?

I get this question all the time and it's not surprising – we're all busy! I'm so glad that Keto is doable on the go with simple snacks and foods:

Hard boiled eggs
Cheese
Low Carb nuts and seeds
Lunch meat
Oh Yeah! One Bars
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Of course, if you don't want to pack your own food, there are fast food options too:

Bunless burgers (Hardees will wrap them in lettuce)
Jimmy John's Unwiches
Chipotle Burrito Bowl – hold the beans and rice
Little Caesars Pizza – pick one up for $5 and just eat the toppings!
Caesar Salad at almost any restaurant – hold the croutons and make sure you get grilled chicken

Eating on the go with Keto is super easy!

Question #4: I don't know how to get started – help!

Man, have I been there! I kept seeing this thing called Keto on Instagram and in the media, and of course, everything I saw was accompanied by really cool “before and after” pictures.

Now that I've been Keto for a while, I have my own:

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Keto Quickstart will allow you to eat real foods you actual like that allow your body to reach nutritional ketosis and…

Reach the weight you’ve been wishing for without feeling deprived.
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Maintain not only steadier energy levels, but higher energy levels than you have before.
Stop the cycle of self-hate and love your body!

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I'll be back on Thursday to share my new recipes with you – you're gonna love it! Think: Chocolate, protein goodness that even your kids will love. You won't believe you're eating Keto!

xoxo,
Gretchen

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