Hello my dear fellow keto community. My name is Karla Ugarte and I am a 45 year old elementary teacher from Hidalgo, Texas. All my life I have been morbidly obese since I was a toddler. I used to be in tons of diets all the time. I took many weight loss medications that only made my problem worse and make me gain more pounds every time I failed. I always felt that nothing would ever work for me and felt very miserable, depressed and tired all the time. After I got married I developed more ...
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How to Start a Low Carb Diet: A Step-by-Step Guide
Starting a low-carb diet sounds simple enough - just eat fewer carbs. But if you've ever tried it without a plan, you know how quickly that falls apart. You open the fridge on day two, realize you have nothing to eat, and end up ordering pizza. I've seen this pattern hundreds of times over the years, and the fix is almost always the same: the people who succeed are the ones who prepare before they start. They clean out their kitchen, stock it with the right foods, have a rough meal plan for the ...
- July 12, 2026
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Coconut Flour vs. Almond Flour — Everything You Need to Know
With coconut flour and almond flour, you can make pancakes, cookies, bread, muffins, pizza, and even waffles that are both healthy and delicious. In fact, they are the feature flours for anyone following a ketogenic, paleo, low-carb, or gluten-free diet — allowing us to satisfy almost any craving without slipping back into our old eating habits. As with any food, however, there are some crucial caveats to be aware of before using these flours. After considering these concerns, we find ...
- June 20, 2019
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The Guide to Keto For Women: Lose Weight & Improve Health at Any Age
The keto diet is so different from other weight loss diet plans that it tends to spark concern, particularly regarding women’s health. There is no doubt that carb restriction can promote substantial amounts of fat loss for many women, but its impact on hormone levels, fertility, pregnancy, and menopause is often misunderstood. This naturally begs the question: Do keto weight loss results come at a cost, or is the diet a win-win for women's health? To help answer this critical question, ...
- May 13, 2020
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Best Low Carb Tortillas
I will be sharing some keto recipes that call for low carb tortillas in the near future, so I thought I’d share my take on a popular version making the blog rounds. As for how these stack up against store-bought options, our guide on whether you can eat tortillas on keto covers the net carbs on regular tortillas and which low-carb brands and alternatives actually fit your budget. They’re a little hard to work with, but I’ve got a little trick that will help you make near-perfect tortillas every ...
- November 25, 2013
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Best Keto Recipe Roundup of 2014
Phew, what a year it's been! I hope everyone had a great busy holiday season and is starting to wind down again. With over 250 recipes posted by me over the weeks that have gone by, I decided that I needed to highlight a few of my favorites. I put together this list of just over 50 recipes that I personally loved and am still making to this day. Recipes that can be used and re-used over and over and continue to please the palate of any picky eater. So, if you're ever in a spot where you're ...
- December 30, 2014
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Keto Hair Loss: Why It Happens and How to Prevent It
What do a keto dieter, raw vegan, and backpacker have in common? If they don’t eat enough, their hair may start falling out. In other words, keto doesn’t cause hair loss directly. Instead, it is the significant shift in what and how much we eat that can cause us to lose hair. Fortunately, there is a simple solution that’ll help your hair regrow just as thick as before: eating more of the right keto foods. (Plus, you can even prevent hair loss with the same strategies!) To reach your ...
- January 13, 2021
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