a1c not dropping
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20 a day, wow!! I have really been restricting my carbs this week but not to keto range. Do you think restricting carbs but not being keto still helps enough? I feel weird loading up on hamburgers with cheese not knowing if I am burning it or not. I did lose another lbs this week though
Restricting carbs but not being keto absolutely helps most people. Keto started for me for psychological reasons. Moderation wasn't working. If I limit my carb intake, I am simply not hungry the vast majority of the time, I have no/very low cravings for food in general, I can go as long as I want without eating without it causing a problem. If I start adding in more carbs and get up to 50-100, I find cravings for sugar start coming back, and I just don't resist those cravings very well. So this seems to be what works for me. Others definitely talk about 75g carbs a day being perfect for them.20 a day is pretty low. What do you eat> I am at about 50-60 per day. Not making much difference yet
I never log my food anymore, or I'd share the diary. Bacon and Eggs cooked in coconut oil for breakfast almost every morning, maybe some cheese or heavy cream in the eggs. Sometimes I do Intermittent fasting and only eat twice a day, sometimes I eat more than that. Almonds or deli meat/cheese for snacks, some kind of meat for dinner, with a preference for fattier meats over the lean ones (chicken thigh > breast, 80/20 beef instead of the super lean, etc). Green veggies whenever I want them. But no bread, no pasta, nothing fried in flour, no sweets (there are some low carb options for some of these things but I tend to shy away from "low carb replacements" for most of these things).
An average day might be something like 5 eggs/4 strips of bacon for breakfast, with some cheddar in the eggs. A handful of almonds if I want a snack. A couple slices of deli roast beef and swiss cheese an hour or so before I go to the gym, and a "taco salad" like creation for dinner, just without the taco shell, ground beef, cheese, salsa, and sour cream over a bunch of lettuce. I'm aiming for around 2000 calories a day (I'm 6'4" and still a bit away from the goal weight).Had a good week with very low carbs. Last night and today will be rough, my son is getting married in an hour
Congrats on the good week and I hope the wedding was awesome
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Thanks, I'm not going to lie, I had 2 pieces of cake. Man was it good. Had 2 beers too. Now I kicked it back in gear. Salmon and cauliflower steaks last nights and going to try spaghetti squash (in place of pasta) for the first time tonight.0
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Blood Sugars erratic and mainly still over 200. Week #3 on Low carb. Not loosing weight either. Frustrated.0
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Are you doing a solid 60 minutes of cardio to burn off your glycogen?
Burning it out of your system works.
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I usually get 30-40 min of cardio then 15-30 min of core , body weight and dumbells. I get up at 0445 every morning and get home about 5:15 so if I dont work out right away, I'm not going to. Although it would probably be better to work out after dinner to burn off the glucose. I tell myself occasionally I am going to go for 60 minutes, even if its walking, but I cant ever make myself go that long. Short on time, energy and patience 0
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