Help me explain LCHF to a MFP friend

deksgrl

Hi Becca, Welcome!

KnitOrMiss

wabmester wrote: »

I specifically didn't mention insulin because the appetite suppression mechanism isn't really understood, AFAIK, and it does apply to other types of diets as well. There are many people who find the same success with "paleo," for example.

But restricting to 20g guarantees ketosis, and there is a known reduction in grhelin (a hunger hormone) associated with ketosis. So go for the Sure Thing and then add other foods to see if you can keep it going.

I'm one of those that still deals with cravings and with hunger quite often. I imagine it's at least in part of my IR. Regardless, the biggest gift low carbing gave to me was the feeling of "POSSIBLE." That was a feeling that had been foreign to me my whole life. No what I did, it never stuck.

Weight loss of any kind required extreme measures, life and my body required medications that were not good to me (one caused 40+ pounds of weight gain in 3-6 months). It required pain and suffering for minimal progress, or worse, huge setbacks when a "normal, non-metabolically challenged" would have made huge strides. At so many points in my life, I just gave up, because everything was impossible.

I didn't have the knowledge or life experience or any of those things I have now... It took some serious bad stuff to happen to me for me to really figure out that I could fight, that fighting was possible, that it was my brain, far more than my body, that I need to work on. I know this is not the same for everyone or even anyone else.

But saying that, while I do still have cravings and wild hunger sometimes, managing them now is more POSSIBLE. Facing each day with hope and tools and the support of awesome folks like there are here just makes life seem so much more...well, not to beat a dead horse, but makes it just seem possible, where for the whole rest of my life, I didn't see options. So no matter what happens from here, I have to be thankful for the fact that possibilities and hope were reintroduced to me...

anglyn1

Welcome Becca!

ryry_

Somebody already said it but dietdoctor.com is excellent. Andrees Einfedlt is the DR behind it and his lectures are great to. He is very humorous but also informative.

nvmomketo

RebeccaMaunder wrote: »

Hey everyone. Thank you so much for the information you passed on to Sunny. I did a lot of research last night and today. I'm sure it's only just beginning and I have a lot to learn. I am going to give this a go. I did have one doctor many years ago tell me to try Atkins but at that point I really didn't understand. I've tried many diets since then and at one point had lost almost 100lbs. It all came back and then some. I've been struggling for a long time to find balance with food as I have struggled with horrible eating disorders for most of my life. Add to that medications that cause cravings and weight gain with pcos and it and you get a fun pot of 340lbs. Something I am not proud of but am really willing to work hard on. The lchf looks like something I can do and my husband is willing to join me on it for the most part. I am sure I will have lots of questions and I thank you in advance for helping me with those.

Thank you all for your help so far and I look forward to getting to know you.

Becca

Welcome Becca! I wish you a ton of success in this WOE.

SlimSonic

Hi Becca, welcome to the group. You will find everyone here both helpful & friendly, I know I have. Good luck in your new lifestyle, great job in getting your husband to take the journey with you.