Protein
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@KPK54 I saw that post! I thought of trying it with ham.
I've decided I'm not going to worry about getting in my protein. I checked my protein reports, and they aren't as bad as I thought. I'm usually under, but not by a lot. My carbs are almost always over, and I'm still losing weight. Now that I'm keeping track of my sodium, I'll see if that helps with my overall weakness and fatigue.
But I will look for other ways to up my protein, but not going to stress about it anymore. It is what it is.
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@Shron123 I do use No Salt as well, and drink pickle juice a couple of times a day. I take a magnesium sup some days, not always. I'll try taking it every day. My potassium is usually around 1k. MFP doesn't track magnesium. How much of each should be we be getting?0
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If you eat sliced deli meats (aka lunch meat, cold cuts), a few months ago someone posted an enchilada that was wrapped in sliced deli meat versus a tortilla. I thought that was brilliant.
I'd probably pair the meat types together at first...ham for pork enchiladas, roast beef for beef enchiladas, roast chicken for chicken enchiladas, etc. Just to get flavor profiles matched before experimenting! LOL But this sounds AWESOME.1 -
KnitOrMiss wrote: »If you eat sliced deli meats (aka lunch meat, cold cuts), a few months ago someone posted an enchilada that was wrapped in sliced deli meat versus a tortilla. I thought that was brilliant.
I'd probably pair the meat types together at first...ham for pork enchiladas, roast beef for beef enchiladas, roast chicken for chicken enchiladas, etc. Just to get flavor profiles matched before experimenting! LOL But this sounds AWESOME.
I'd be inclined to do the same but then I think of something like Chicken Cordon Blue. Now there's another tasty chicken recipe with protein within protein within protein. Recipes on line. Skip the breading or do the keto thing and coat with crushed pork rinds/parmesean cheese.
A meat mallet is a handy kitchen tool for those eating chicken breasts. Even if they're not pounded out to a quarter inch for quick cooking s/b chicken breasts are much less dry and boring when pounded out to be the same thickness so half of it isn't overcooked. It takes a few hits/pounds and a few seconds once one gets the technique down.
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Jigglypuff00 wrote: »@Shron123 I do use No Salt as well, and drink pickle juice a couple of times a day. I take a magnesium sup some days, not always. I'll try taking it every day. My potassium is usually around 1k. MFP doesn't track magnesium. How much of each should be we be getting?
@Jigglypuff00 - I found that adding potassium first made me dump magnesium like crazy. Magnesium is harder to get in foods for a whole number of reasons, so most folks have to do a supplement. I almost never add potassium, but I take 400-800 mg of chelated magnesium glycinate a day... It is used in over 300 bodily processes. They say 75% of the first world population is deficient, and most of those people don't even know. It will never show up on a blood test unless you're on death's door, because the body keeps water, sodium, magnesium, and potassium in a delicate balance in the blood by stealing those things from your muscles and bones...
I had to double dose for over a year before bringing my dosage back to a single daily dose again...I was that deficient...2 -
Jigglypuff00 wrote: »My appointment with the dietitian can't come early enough! I just hope she doesn't try to talk me out of eating keto. I'll be so disappointed. It's the only woe that worked for me.
If she does ignore her and remember they are trained to work following the old fashioned 'American Diet' which has been largely (pun intended!!) debunked. Keep on Keto-ing it's worked really well for you and as we know you are now in Onderland!!!!
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chinatowninchina wrote: »Jigglypuff00 wrote: »My appointment with the dietitian can't come early enough! I just hope she doesn't try to talk me out of eating keto. I'll be so disappointed. It's the only woe that worked for me.
If she does ignore her and remember they are trained to work following the old fashioned 'American Diet' which has been largely (pun intended!!) debunked. Keep on Keto-ing it's worked really well for you and as we know you are now in Onderland!!!!
Well, in and out! LOL! I was expecting either 201.2 or 200.8. Not the number I saw! I was so excited. Then let down. Who knew you could gain a pound within a couple of minutes?!?! LOL!0 -
@Jigglypuff00 I would, if you get on and off your scales too often quickly they stop working properly until later (possibly through sheer annoyance with us!) I bet you are back down tomorrow and if not, you are sooooooo close now it will be just a day or two.
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Cook some chicken each week and shred it... you can use it so many ways. Lots of protein!2
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Jigglypuff00 wrote: »My highest fat seems to come from bacon, eggs and avocados. And then from any other type of meat I eat. Might be chicken, hamburg, ham, turkey. Or Ranch salad dressing, cheese, peanut butter.
When I first started, I put butter on everything. Cooked with coconut oil, olive oil. I lost the bulk of my weight during that part! Now, I rarely use butter. I do use olive oil at times, but I use Pam most of the time.
And now I'm worried about my protein shake! It's like the easiest way to add protein for me! Sunny Bunny! LOL! My appointment with the dietitian can't come early enough! I just hope she doesn't try to talk me out of eating keto. I'll be so disappointed. It's the only woe that worked for me.
I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to stress you out.
I will say that if it were me, I would use a protein shake rather than be low on protein. In my opinion, that’s still a better choice. Now that I think about it, I do see recipes using protein powder often in the Dr Bernstein Facebook group, so if he’s ok with people using it then maybe my warning should be taken lightly.
It makes sense that eating a whole food source of protein is the best option but if you are just not having success getting enough protein overall doing that, then if it were me, I would probably go ahead and have it.
The only other tips I could offer would be to maybe eat less fatty meats like the bacon and opt for more lean meats to make reaching the protein easier without overeating from an energy balance perspective.
Also, you mention using Pam. Is that a vegetable oil? Do they have another spray oil option? One that’s coconut oil or avocado or something?1 -
Jigglypuff00 wrote: »@2t9nty My life would be so much easier if I liked fish. I might try a small sample of salmon. I know it's so good for us...healthy fat and all. So things to try...cottage cheese and salmon. I'm kind of sick of chicken now. Of course I could eat bacon all day long! Can't stand the taste of turkey bacon. And I love turkey.
LOL! This is me! I don't really like fish. I can eat it but I don't enjoy it so avoiding it is easy.0 -
@Sunny_Bunny_ It's all good! LOL! I was just kidding. I would rather eat my meals than drink them, but as it is hard to get the protein in, a'drinking I will go!
The Pam cooking spray is olive oil flavored. I don't know if it contains actual olive oil or not, but it's supposed to be zero calories, etc.
I will not give up my bacon! Bacon makes life worth living! LOL! Occasionally I will have a ham omlette. I may or may not also have bacon.
I changed my macros. I think the protein macro was set too high. Now it's more doable. My new macros are 5% carbs (which I still go over), 20% protein (which I will most likely always go over now without the protein shake) and 75% fat which I probably won't hit now. So we'll see how that goes. Thanks!1
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