My macros are set at 75/20/5. Lost 44 pounds since March, 2015 with no regular exercise until the past few weeks.

I don't recommend anyone try to begin this woe at 5% carbs! The withdrawal from them is real! I began (last March) at 100 gm a day and realised I felt better the lower I went. Dropped to zero carb levels, for the May challenge, and haven't really looked back. Good luck!

Thank you Sue for the heads up on calculating net carbs on mfp! You may want to post it in a separate thread because I believe there are many others group members who would benefit from this information too!

I have been here for 10 months now, eat mostly Keto, but very rarely meet my protein goals. My typical eating pattern has evolved to eating one meal per day, so eating this way makes eating "enough" protein difficult. I don't worry about it though. Now that it's January, I'll tighten up my macros much more, but honestly, as long as my carbs are about 20 g daily or under, I don't worry about the ratio of protein to fat. I am quite often over in fat. I think that I've only had ideal macros a couple of times since I started eating this way.

I worried in the beginning too, but now accept this as a way of life, so I find various ways to make this work, including changing things up to incorporate fasts of up to 72 hours and occasional higher carb days. I think that the key to success will be longevity with LCHF.

Hi everyone! So nice to see some new ladies have joined us! Welcome one and all. If you would like to why not tell us your 'name' and a bit about yourself! Its nice to relate to proper names as opposed to 'tags'!!
There is a site which a lot of us use to work out our macros...
www.http://keto-calculator.ankerl.com/
This gives a good guide as well as working out according to the rate that you want to lose at etc. Even has pretty graphs for those of you who are 'data junkies'.
@j_jayhl there is a free ebook you can download with a plan for vegetarian keto by sifning up to ketodietblog. If you cant get it let me know and I will download it and send it to you. Its not easy doing veggie LCHF I understand....is that a personal choice or medical need like one of the girls????

Thanks so much for all your lovely comments about Alexandra! I'm still amazed at how emotional it has made me being a grandmother! I think I have just about stopped crying at every new photo thats sent.

Kathy, sorry to hear that nothing has been diagnosed as causing such pain! Maybe they could slip in a couple of extra botox injections in any area you think needs it!!! Lolol.

Right ladies....more good news! Got my blood test results back! There was some disparity between the lipid profile done at the lab here and the lipoprint that was done in Germany but after discussing it with a Dr at the lab today I have been assured that it isnt really significant differences and whats important is the particle size! Here are the results...


Yaaaaay. The small dense LDL are virtually non existant!!!! Thats after 10 months LCHF. My HDH was really low before at 27 and is now 56! Yes the total is a bit high and its a bit offputting seeing high, high, high for the VLDL and INtermediate but I was reassured today that those are very dependent on what you have eaten in the previous few days and I had been really upping my butter and ghee to try and get weightloss started again so that is probably the cause of that.
The best thing is seeing the line at the bottom....
Phenotype A.No increased atherogenic risk. Predominately large and less-athergenic particles are detected in LDL subfractions.

Cant wait to send these to my Cardiologist....doesnt explain my recent cardiac event but that was already damage done at least Im doing something to be cardio protective for the future!!!!

I have never heard anyone mention Intermediate lipoproteins and what little I can find doesnt sound good but I need to find out more! Anyone have any info please share!

It is terrific meeting you all!

Hi, I'm Maggs. I started on MFP back in 2011, I think. My entire life, I avoided high fat, high protein anything. Just the way I was raised. AND I was ALWAYS HUNGRY! I accidently came across LCHF, and strangely, I embraced it.

Hobbies: motorcycle riding and painting
Family: 4 dogs, 3 horses, 9 barn cats and 1 wife
Age: 54
Job: RN and volunteer Licensed Paramedic

Quick picture from my walk on the frozen river yesterday. I was just turning in at the creek here. I love walking on the river in the winter. After this walk, I drank a cup of bone broth.

Kit that is so pretty. We never get snow here in Alabama. Yesterday y'all I ordered a large sausage, onion, and green pepper pizza. Ate all of the toppings and fed the crust to the dog, he was happy. Just waiting on the 18th to come around to start my new job.

LOL, you ladies are quite funny ! That picture isn't the best. The day was getting late already, and this is so ordinary, although most people don't venture down to the water like I do. When I came upon that spot where the creek flows into the river, I noticed all the footprints of the people who had come before me. They actually walked through slush, pretty brave when the river is still freezing and I was skeptical if it was frozen enough to hold me safely. Walking across a frozen lake is much prettier, especially when you can see through the clear ice into the lake below. Even the river was prettier, with most of the snow untouched by human of canine feet. I did note quite a few cross country ski trails across the river. Not sure if I'd chance walking across yet.

We have lots of snow here, come and visit ! I do find it beautiful too, but most people here get tired of it. We are having quite a mild winter so far though, so it's perfect for walking outdoors. I did spend three Christmases down south on vacation while in high school, twice in Florida and once in Texas...wow got such a sunburn in Texas ! We drove from Manitoba. It was interesting to see the snow disappear as we drove further south. However, on one trip, there was snow in Georgia, and we found it amusing watching the southerners try to figure out how to drive through it ! No offence to my friends in the south ! I did like Texas, it's sort of like Manitoba but further south, rugged and unpretentious, with some wild weather in the summer and lots of sunshine, being located far from oceans. And the barbeque was good. We do get some pretty warm temperatures in the summer, but not as hot as you. We have 4 distinct seasons here.

Oh I meant to say @Maggs, I used to be an artist, went to art school, did my thesis in ceramic sculpture, but did a lot of drawing, not as much painting. When I walk through the snow I think about how I would paint it. There are many variations in colour, from blues in the shadows, to yellows where the sun hits it. And it does twinkle and sparkle in the right light. We've had lots of snow on the boughs of trees, but with the strong wind today, much of it has been swept away. I'll try to get more pictures next time it snows, or next time we have frost.

Maggs, I remember that Christmas with "snow"! It was 2004 (my baby sister was home on furlough from federal prison. Very long story there), and we had enough to call it snow on Christmas day! Wow! You sparked some memories there!
It's 28 F this morning! The changes in temperatures keep everyone sick around here too! We don't get adjusted to one temp before it changes again! My plan is to just stay inside, warm!

Have an awesome day everyone!

Jane, Complex explanation:
Very low-density lipoproteins (VLDL's, triglyceride transporters from our gut and liver to muscles and our "fat"), degrade into "intermediate lipoproteins".
Intermediate lipoproteins, like all lipoproteins, are fat transporters, differentiated by how well they float. Some Intermediate lipoproteins then degrade
into LDL's (Booo! BAD!!), low-density lipoproteins that transport cholesterol to tissues other than our liver...too many of the LDL's floating around in our
blood, taxiing cholesterol, can lead to coronary artery disease and atherosclerosis.

I believe their significance is that high triglycerides (carried by VLDL's)=intermediate lipoproteins from VLDL's breakdown, which then=more LDL's
(carrying cholesterol) from intermediate lipoprotein breakdown=heart disease. "Me thinks that triglycerides should be the focus of all heart disease discussions, yes?"

Really simplified and possibly not perfectly accurate:
increased triglycerides>>>increased intermediate lipoprotein transportation/breakdown>>>>increased LDL's>>>>increased cholesterol in blood>>>>heart disease.
Yea!!!! And the crowd roars!!!!!! SCORE!!!

Hi, I am Gilly, am 55 an have been on LCHF for two days now, I did it several years ago and it worked well but now with the extra challenge of hot flushes and night sweats it's going to be a bumpy ride! I am in NSW Australia

Hi Gilly! Good morning, wonderful people! Off to work for me!

Hi Started reading all the threads and they were from last year. All good. Fast forward to this last thread I think.
New to this site but my I think everyone is so positive and I want to stay.
Started this way of eating Dec 30. I officially retired Dec. 31. Yeah!!!!!! But pre retirement meant a lot of eating daily at work. Catered lunches, subs, chocolates too much coffee and oh did I say lots of chocolate????
Anyways, that is all behind me and away I go.
Home retired in my seventh day. The house is a mess, the dog is hungry and i need to clean
up. Got up early to take my gd off to school an half hour away. Did some shopping and home to look at the paper. Common thread is like......squirrel?.....So i shall try to focus.:)
I started at 225 and read the ruledme site and off I went. I have calculated the carbs and calories etc with the keto calculator. Seems that 1545cals per day is a lot. I am used to 600 or a bit more to diet. (never worked, don't worry) Well......it is working. As long as I drink all my water and i mean lots 4 litres a day. hard to get her in but doable. Only because I am at home near the loo. I made fat bombs but kinda yucky. What I do is measure and read and get it all in. I have had a day of not getting all the fat quotient and calories but couldn't get one more bit in. Love cooking so and going to try to crock pot it today and have leftovers. I think that less time being in the kitchen is good for me. Just right now.
I believe that I am in ketosis and love the fat bomb coffee in the morning. Very yummy and filling. Exercise is a thought right now and the treadmill is being dusted off.Love to ramble on but I wish everyone luck and have fun. This I figure is just part of my life and will try to not let it consume me.

Welcome new Ladies ! I am Janice, I'm 53 and live in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.