Meal plan for week 1

Let me get one thing straight here - I am not planning to post about every meal I eat every single day!  I think that would get tedious for all of us real fast :)  But I have found that more careful tracking in the beginning of keto is really key to my success. 

The early stages of keto can be pretty difficult so being careful to make sure I'm eating correctly (and enough) really helps.  It is tempting to limit calories right away, but when the body is transitioning from carbohydrate based fuel to fat based fuel it takes a little while to become efficient at it.  It needs more fat to get an adequate amount of fuel than it will after it becomes better adjusted.  So for that reason I choose not to limit calories in the first week or so of keto and instead focus on cutting out carbs, getting the proper ratio of nutrients and having plenty of food available to eat as much as I need.  I also try not to have any strenuous activities planned and have plenty of vitamins, powerade zero and medications for headache and fever on hand - keto flu is real and it sucks!

To set myself up for success I used a meal planning app to set up five recipes (2 servings each so 10 meals) for this week.  I went shopping yesterday and I should have everything I need to get through the week.  Breakfast will typically be coffee with heavy cream plus some fried eggs if I feel like I want actual food.  Dinner will be one of the planned recipes and lunch will be leftovers from the day before.  Snacks will be things like cheese, eggs, coffee or tea with heavy cream, or possibly a keto friendly meal replacement shake.  I try not to drink too many of the shakes as I'd rather be getting nutrition from real food, but if I'm not feeling well or don't have much motivation it does make good emergency food.  I'm going to feel like a zombie this week so the easier the better.

My planned recipes this week using the MyFreezEasy app (designed for batch freezer cooking with plenty of keto recipe options that change frequently, but I'll be just using the recipes on a daily basis this week instead of freezing):

1) Beef fajita lettuce wraps (keto version)
2) Beef stroganoff (keto version)
3) Bolognese sauce (keto version)
4) Cilantro lime chicken (keto version)
5) Coconut curried salmon (keto version)