I'm mostly a lurker here but someone ran across this thread when I was looking for info on skiing with a meniscus tear. I don't know if I'm really doing a true "keto diet." I downloaded the CarbManager app and have tried to keep my carb intake below 23/day. That's been the extent of my research. I'm not particularly stringent on what I eat but protein is mostly confined to fish and poultry, no red meat. Basically, it seems like my 'regular' diet minus pasta, bread, and sweets. So far, I've lost about 6 lbs in 8 days with about 10 lbs to go before I'm at my target weight. Long term, I don't think I will be completed devoted to "keto" and will gradually re-introduce some fruits but I think I'll avoid refined sugars and processed flour henceforth except for maybe the occasional "cheat" day. If nothing else, this diet has forced me to come to terms with some of my terrible eating habits which were mostly overeating and fattening up on bad carbs. I eat more organic food and have cut out chips, pastries, etc.