• The first week is the adjustment week. Expect discomforts and side effects to be worse during this time. Beyond the adjustment period, the negative effects should gradually ease.
• Meal preparations may be difficult at first. Create a routine to simplify and speed things up.
• Hunger pains increase the discomfort during the first few weeks of a ketogenic diet. Drinking water with saccharine can help fight hunger pains. Eating more frequent but smaller meals throughout the day can also help.
• Use smaller plates. This makes the food portions more than they actually are. it also helps to lessen feelings of deprivation due to the strict food restrictions.
• Vegetables are best steamed to preserve the nutritional value.
• Meal choices heavily restrict carbohydrates but there are still a wide variety of food items to choose from. Be creative.