tiffanycherie wrote: »

Whenever someone says they keep losing and gaining the same 3 to 5lbs.
Whenever someone says they have been eating everything in site and they need to get serious.

Right there!
I couldn't have said it better..

I'll add the bloat carbs give me and the postprandial CRASH I get after lunch.. Kills my productivity and all I want is just a nap!

I do not obsess over food anymore. I am finally satisfied. When I think about food now I am actually hungry. I can eat and go about 12 hours before feeling the need to eat again. This is liberating I feel free to enjoy life without worrying about what I will eat next.

Just made the "Holy Grail" or "Fathead" pizza for the first time !

Lrdoflamancha wrote: »

GrannyMayOz wrote: »

Oh gosh, now you mention it, I had gastric issues that had reached the point where I was afraid to go anywhere that would involve standing up in public, like going shopping or social events. If I was sitting down I was fine, but to stand for any length of time I began to get horrific issues with (shall we call it) excess air. It was not only cripplingly painful trying to keep that air to myself, but always felt as if worse, and I mean **worse** would happen if I did fail. It felt as if it would be mop and bucket time, and never go to that shopping centre again. I'd reached the point of wearing panty liners and taking spare underwear and wipes with me. Though it never came to that, it was only a matter of time... I'm 58. I wouldn't have expected that from anyone under 90. I never got it diagnosed and it doesn't matter, its *truly* gone now. This is the first time I've mentioned it to anyone except my husband. That would have been the most humiliating thing imaginable.

My lament .... Never trust a fart...

This sentiment is SOOOO true for someone without a gallbladder. On this WOE, particularly, I would personally recommend not having pickles/vinegar within and hour or two either side of having coconut oil. Turns on the "DUMP EVERYTHING" setting.... *sigh*

I have two big reasons that keep me motivated.

1. I have rosacea, which means my face reacts strongly to almost anything (makeup, lotions, cleansers etc) as "invaders." I get what looks like an allergic reaction - little red bumps and itchiness. Before keto I had to take daily antibiotics to control this and use medicated lotion, neither of which worked that well. On keto my face NEVER breaks out in bumps or flushes red. I haven't taken the medication in almost 2 years since being on Keto and only use the lotion sometimes because my skin is never dry anymore.

2. I have a terrible sensitivity to gluten. I would usually get nausiated and throw up within 30 minutes of eating gluten heavy foods. Sadly this reaction did not always deter me from eating pizza, pasta, cupcakes, etc because of those insane cravings. I would often get sick 3-5 times a week from eating carby gluteny food. On keto this NEVER happens. I haven't felt sick in almost 2 years. I never get sick, never FEEL sick, never experience weird bloating, and best of all never experience those crazy cravings that defied logic.

And yay for never having to obsess over the scale numbers! Trusting a WOE to work and actually SEEING it work is pretty awesome.

Dragonwolf wrote: »

supergirl6 wrote: »

I have two big reasons that keep me motivated.

1. I have rosacea, which means my face reacts strongly to almost anything (makeup, lotions, cleansers etc) as "invaders." I get what looks like an allergic reaction - little red bumps and itchiness. Before keto I had to take daily antibiotics to control this and use medicated lotion, neither of which worked that well. On keto my face NEVER breaks out in bumps or flushes red. I haven't taken the medication in almost 2 years since being on Keto and only use the lotion sometimes because my skin is never dry anymore.

2. I have a terrible sensitivity to gluten. I would usually get nausiated and throw up within 30 minutes of eating gluten heavy foods. Sadly this reaction did not always deter me from eating pizza, pasta, cupcakes, etc because of those insane cravings. I would often get sick 3-5 times a week from eating carby gluteny food. On keto this NEVER happens. I haven't felt sick in almost 2 years. I never get sick, never FEEL sick, never experience weird bloating, and best of all never experience those crazy cravings that defied logic.

And yay for never having to obsess over the scale numbers! Trusting a WOE to work and actually SEEING it work is pretty awesome.

Your 1 may actually be a result of your 2. There a type of dermatitis called dermatitis herpetiformis that's associated with gluten sensitivity. It looks like what you're describing.

Quite possibly! Although my little red bumps were more like dots than blisters and the itching wasn't crazy intense, more like dry skin itchiness and only on my face, though it could present on people differently. But otherwise it sounds very similar. My #1 showed up about 2 years before my #2 started and it took forever for my doctor to consider a gluten allergy as the problem to my #2, not until after a lot of tests. That was what started me down the keto path in the first place because it seemed like an easier, more enjoyable way to avoid gluten. It was a wonderful surprise when it cleared everything else up too!

Every day I realize I'm not bloated like I ALWAYS was before. I'm so glad I started the LCD. It has made me feel ten times better, and I have more energy!!! I actually stay awake in class now!

the_baroness wrote: »

Every day I realize I'm not bloated like I ALWAYS was before. I'm so glad I started the LCD. It has made me feel ten times better, and I have more energy!!! I actually stay awake in class now![/quote

same here, i used to get tired, like clockwork at 3 pm, i'd look at the clock and be like ope must be three cuz i feel like a zombie. now i fly right through not even thinking about what time it is

Bacon, butter, cheese, feeling satisfied and not deprived. ( I do eat veggies too though).

tiffanycherie wrote: »

gerrielips wrote: »

Thanks for this thread. My weight loss seems to be slowing down, but I feel so much better when eating LC...needed the reminder!

YES, me too!!

Moi aussi. I ate noodles on Friday night, some chocolate covered almonds Saturday and a shortbread cookie. Woke up Sunday with my hip bones aching from the arthritic inflammation! Everytime I overindulge in sugar or wheat, that happens and reminds me to get back on my bacon and butter....