Excellent on the pre-planning! Getting a plan you know you can follow is crucial.

Like BawdyWench, I discovered vegetables are not my friends. I liked salads and potatoes. Even on Atkins I was not a fan. It took some extensive Dr Teresa Wahls Protocol, which can step down to keto. I started on meat only just to narrow things down, and I'm still 90% meat. The rest is dairy, whey protein, and botanical fruits that are low sugar, like avocado and raspberries.

My digestion, weight, and health is never better than when I stick to that. I restrict what my body regards as toxins of varying strength: lectins, gluten, soy, and carbs themselves.

But we all start somewhere and tweak whatever plans we choose. And those approach we have to craft ourselves pay off the best