FIT_Goat wrote: »

petunia773 wrote: »

Maybe it's because I'm on my phone.

It might be. It probably takes you to your web-browser, and you might not be logged in there.

@Sunny_Bunny_ This was exactly my issue. My mfp app acts as the browser and sucks at that function. I had to go into one of my other browsers to open it up.

Thank you for the Zaycon recommendation @WIChelle! I've set up an account (do you have a code for credit for the referral?) I plan to place an order when I return from vacation! Looks like it's good deals!!

I'm in but the will probably switch around with bacon and ground beef. Can't wait to see the results.

OK, I really need to get back to this, sending you a friend request to help motivate myself to kickstart new weight loss again.

Yes, heartburn aside, the smell of pork was a bit nauseating by the end of the day. But, two good things came of this for me (1) my blood sugar took a serious plunge (though not hypoglycaemic low), motivating me to keep the carbs as close to zero as possible and (2) I was finally motivated to exercise today and I'm sufficiently inspired to keep it up. I guess I just needed a kick in the butt to get back on the horse.

Good luck to you @FIT_Goat hope you can rediscover your appetite.

FIT_Goat wrote: »

Question: Does anyone think it would be cheating to grind up a chuck steak? It's the same cut they use for burgers. I don't want the cheap stuff raw, but I think it would be easier to eat (right now, while not feeling like burgers) if I could have some raw meat.

I can't see how it's cheating... since it will basically be burger meat. LOL But, I am willing to not do it, if anything thinks it will make a difference in the results.

well technically speaking, you did call it a ground beef challenge. So I would say that any cut of beef which is ground before cooking would meet the parameters of the challenge of not the implied spirit. Anytime I buy hamburger it is labeled "ground chuck."

Smart of you! No one needs the hate and negativity when you are trying to make a change. It is your body and your choice.

I posted what I thought was an innocent funny remark on logging food and people jumped on it. Sigh. I might take my post down and never post again on the main forms.

FIT_Goat wrote: »

Question: Does anyone think it would be cheating to grind up a chuck steak? It's the same cut they use for burgers. I don't want the cheap stuff raw, but I think it would be easier to eat (right now, while not feeling like burgers) if I could have some raw meat.

I can't see how it's cheating... since it will basically be burger meat. LOL But, I am willing to not do it, if anything thinks it will make a difference in the results.

Definitely not cheating. in fact, I can't see how it would be cheating if you cooked the chuck as a steak or a roast to provide a change of texture. Cheering you on!

PaleoInScotland wrote: »

I posted this on my profile, but I'm sharing here too.

So after just one day, I think I'm ready to throw in the towel already on my 30-day pork belly experiment. I'm having the type of heartburn that genuinely leaves you questioning whether this time it's actually a heart attack, which in turn gave me the worst panic attack I've had in 5 years. Thank god for my emergency bottle of 5 year old Valium. I literally wrote a note for my husband to give the paramedics, if it came to that. Apparently my handful of carbs do a good job of helping my stomach process the fat. My regular heartburn pills have done nothing. So, after this hellish evening of chest pains, I can at least say that my blood sugar is doing better than it has in two weeks. And with that in mind, I'm going to work really hard to stay under 5-10 carbs each day and as close to zero as I can get, but no more single fat/protein source days.

Oh my! You must have been in pain. Glad you are on the other side now. Interesting result in blood sugar though. I'll have to think about that one.

Feeling hungry today!

I got up and refused to make myself food while everyone else was still asleep and I'd have a chance to write (I ruined two such chances yesterday), so I didn't eat until just before noon. I was fine on two cups of (last night's reheated) decaf coffee. Wrapped up writing and ate the leftovers of that pound I cooked yesterday (3 7/8 ounces) and their juice, and another cup of (1/4 caffeinated) coffee. I have had a small amount of water but not what I'd normally have on a week day. I'm already looking forward to my next meal. Might sear a patty just a bit on the grill. I like the texture of the browned meat around a nice gooey (beef nougat?) core.

I weighed myself this morning and I'm down to 140. That's a total loss of 2.8 pounds just in the past two days. This is weight I'd been struggling to shed since mid-January. Now I need to look at what I'd been eating in the previous weeks and find a culprit. I'm eyeballing the MCT/Coconut oil, honestly. Or chicken? Or just the fact that they were all involved recipes with vegetable components. Can't tell. When I do add back in other foods, I want to start with eggs. I miss eggs.

I had some seriously severe cravings last night, like I haven't experienced in a long time, and was worried about my grocery store shopping trip for today, but this morning I'm feeling much better and looking forward to piling the cart high with the fattiest ground beef I can get. If I had my own grinder I'd get chuck steaks and some trays of fat, but no luck.

Anyone know what percentage of lean/fat Original Bubba Burgers are? Per serving they have far and above the fat that the 80/20 store brand burgers have. Is there a math equation for figuring this out? Divide fat and protein into the total weight and compare it? By gram, or by calories?

Anyway, I'll probably pick up another box of Bubba Burgers as backup to the fresh meat. I'll need to batch cook myself some for work, I guess. Or for breakfast. Can't decide if I should skip breakfast or lunch. Guess I could always just go to Five Guys during the day, but that's the same price per meal as three pounds of 80/20 ground meat, and I can cook mine rare. :P

I don't think my parents have a BJs membership anymore, but hopefully I can find chubs of ground meat, similar to what @FIT_Goat found, at Costco this week.

For those of you who follow along in my other posts, my mother and husband also eat low carb. Husband is getting a batch of turkey bacon chowder (I Breathe I'm Hungry recipe) to eat, plus a batch of bacon dip (I'm relieved to hear him have a taste for this again, he's been giving me that old 'texture issue' line lately), and he's got a corned beef brisket to cook on Thursday. Mom has fresh Tuna Salad I made her for her lunch, and said she'll eat burgers with me for dinner (though she's having vegetables on the side). So the shopping trip should be nice and easy.

Speaking of which, someone stole an hour from my life while I was sleeping, so I'd better go get that shopping done...

Of course it's not cheating. Ground beef is all types...I would be grinding up that rib eye! lol
But I am thinking of backing out after hearing PaleoinScotland"s awful day. I may myself try to keep my carbs to low-low.....if I can't commit to all meat.

Best wishes , Fit_Goat & Glossbones, I admire you!

PaleoInScotland wrote: »

dasher602014 wrote: »

PaleoInScotland wrote: »

I posted this on my profile, but I'm sharing here too.

So after just one day, I think I'm ready to throw in the towel already on my 30-day pork belly experiment. I'm having the type of heartburn that genuinely leaves you questioning whether this time it's actually a heart attack, which in turn gave me the worst panic attack I've had in 5 years. Thank god for my emergency bottle of 5 year old Valium. I literally wrote a note for my husband to give the paramedics, if it came to that. Apparently my handful of carbs do a good job of helping my stomach process the fat. My regular heartburn pills have done nothing. So, after this hellish evening of chest pains, I can at least say that my blood sugar is doing better than it has in two weeks. And with that in mind, I'm going to work really hard to stay under 5-10 carbs each day and as close to zero as I can get, but no more single fat/protein source days.

Oh my! You must have been in pain. Glad you are on the other side now. Interesting result in blood sugar though. I'll have to think about that one.

I've been under 20 grams for a few months now and have had massive improvements in my blood sugar and huge reductions in medication use, but I've found considerable benefits remained in dropping my carbs even further. I kind of thought 20 carbs is practically nothing, how could a few mushrooms, a handful of spinach, lettuce, some cheese, cream, and seasonings (garlic, ginger, peppers, lemongrass) really make that much of a difference on my blood sugar, but they do. I sure as heck don't want to live without those things forever, but if that's what I have to do now to lose the weight, I'm ok with it. Im at 4 g carbs so far today. 3.6 of them are from pickles. The vinegar makes my tummy feel better and I needed the sodium. I'll probably end the day at 5g as I'm having some sauerkraut with dinner.

I understand this. Those few carb gram, and the extra protein, make getting BG to your goal tough.