NSV's
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my NSV for this month is ....I went from a 9.2 blood sugar A1c to ......drum roll ...... 6.1A1c and all my blood work is in a normal range . Doc was checking my kidney function as well and the numbers are in a normal range . I am just over the moon!!26
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tammyfranks2 wrote: »my NSV for this month is ....I went from a 9.2 blood sugar A1c to ......drum roll ...... 6.1A1c and all my blood work is in a normal range . Doc was checking my kidney function as well and the numbers are in a normal range . I am just over the moon!!
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That's incredible. I hope you feel as much better as that lab improvement!
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I have been gaining and losing the same 2 lbs for the last week. Did my measurements on my belly and I lost 1 1/4 inches on my belly over that same time span!19
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Put on my skinny jeans... straight from the wash... pulled up and did up easily!15
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Someone told me not to lose TOO much weight this week.
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I feel like this is a big one.....For the last couple of years we have started hanging out with some of our friends on 4th of July. They also have a high school friend and her husband that come up from Arizona for the 4th as well. Last year they noticed that my family and I had all really slimmed down as we were all on keto at the time (my family is on again off again).
They asked what we were doing and discussed keto with us in great length while we were here. Yesterday I saw them again and they let me know they started keto right after they got home last year and have been doing it ever since. They are feeling great, leaving migraines behind as well as some other minor health issues.
Spreading the Keto Love....One person at a time!17 -
You deserve an award! Good job!!I feel like this is a big one.....For the last couple of years we have started hanging out with some of our friends on 4th of July. They also have a high school friend and her husband that come up from Arizona for the 4th as well. Last year they noticed that my family and I had all really slimmed down as we were all on keto at the time (my family is on again off again).Spreading the Keto Love....One person at a time!
They asked what we were doing and discussed keto with us in great length while we were here. Yesterday I saw them again and they let me know they started keto right after they got home last year and have been doing it ever since. They are feeling great, leaving migraines behind as well as some other minor health issues.
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I donated blood last week, and they give you a non-fasting cholesterol level along with a few other basic metrics - hemocrit, etc. I have been on a statin for 20 years and went off it on my own (and told the doctor), because I wanted to see how I was regulating things just on the keto diet. Now - I don't know how non-fasting total cholesterol corresponds to fasting, but it is supposed to be higher. Mine came back as 194.
I get a panel later this month with a checkup, and I am expecting to see better cholesterol numbers.8 -
A cholesterol number like that is a huge NSV. I'm hoping for a number like that next time I have blood work done. Big Congrats!! How long have you been keto?1
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A cholesterol number like that is a huge NSV. I'm hoping for a number like that next time I have blood work done. Big Congrats!! How long have you been keto?
I was low carb initially, but in October of 2016, I took the plunge and dropped carb limits to 20. I have an annual blood draw for the physical coming up and will have more detail on numbers.0 -
Not really sure where to put this, but it feels like a victory and it's not scale related, so here we go.
Bought a bike on Feb 8th 2017 because we had to quit walking due to a foot injury (plantar fasciitis). Didn't want to stop cardio though, and the doc said cycling was fine as it wouldn't stress the heel.
17 months and 4 days later, we're still cycling pretty much every single day, and this morning the bike odometer rolled over 10,000 kms.
In addition, just this past week I've noticed an increase in endurance - a couple hills we've never been able to pedal up before, we're doing consistantly now. And no longer needing to stop halfway through the ride for a break; this morning was 29.5km and it was all non-stop.25 -
Yeah, well done to you!!0
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Oh, I have one! Today I noticed that my pants are too long. I'm wearing them in the same spot on my waist that I always do, but I guess because I have less leg fat filling them out, that the fabric is hanging lower than before. I'll take it I guess LOL15
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I've been diabetic for a year and a half. My blood sugar hasn't been great, in the 160's when fasting, so on the 4th of July I started low carb/keto. After only 9 days, I had a blood sugar of 107 today. I'm so excited I can't even handle it! It's never been this low since I became a diabetic. This is such a motivator to continue with this lifestyle.13
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breezee313 wrote: »I've been diabetic for a year and a half. My blood sugar hasn't been great, in the 160's when fasting, so on the 4th of July I started low carb/keto. After only 9 days, I had a blood sugar of 107 today. I'm so excited I can't even handle it! It's never been this low since I became a diabetic. This is such a motivator to continue with this lifestyle.
It gets better too. I was having a terrible time with my numbers following the Diabetes Association diet and taking metformin. Staring LC (50 g) and then moving to keto (20 g) was like a miracle. The drop in glucose levels was quick and dramatic.
My doctor reduced meds and then stopped the metformin. I have been off the metformin since January. I just got an A1C for an appointment on the 23rd. It was 5.6. I am very happy with progress.9 -
When you're craving something sweet to go with your non-dairy cheese snack; but then you bite into the nd-cheese and discover that IT tastes sweet now. :laugh:2
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"Victory" might be too strong a word but I've completed my first week of 14:10 intermittent fasting.
For a woman who - prior to LCD -couldn't go 4 hours without snacking, that feels like a victory.11 -
My ankles no longer swell up every day. It could be the Keto WOE. It could be the 20 lbs lost. It could be the extra walking and activity. Or it could be a combination of these things. Whatever it is, I'm so happy to be able to put on shoes without having trouble and without having muffin tops on my feet!12
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Ok, so this might seem silly, but I can cross my legs now like a girl...thigh over thigh, knee pointing straight up, both legs straight down. I have not been able sit like that in almost 20 years. I am down 60 lbs and have about 70 more to go...I think. I am not sure because I have never been thin/in shape as an adult!13
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I bought a couple dress shirts last summer because I really liked how they fit my body. I'm roughly the same weight right now, give or take about 3 lbs and these shirts DO NOT FIT the way I want them to. So, even though I never took measurements I clearly have some recomp going on.
or my taste in clothing styles has changed, which I think may be the real issue lol4 -
Twenty years ago or so during a move, my wife had me go through clothes that were too small and save the ones that I would wear again if I ever lost weight. We put them in a fancy garment box with a hanger. I tracked the box down, and the pants are all too big. There are a couple of suits in there I can wear again.15
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Twenty years ago or so during a move, my wife had me go through clothes that were too small and save the ones that I would wear again if I ever lost weight. We put them in a fancy garment box with a hanger. I tracked the box down, and the pants are all too big. There are a couple of suits in there I can wear again.
This post made me think of polyester, bell bottoms, wide lapels and wide ties but then I realized you said 20 years not 50 years. Dear me...50 years ago and I well remember the fashions.
Kudos to you for shrinking into and out of your boxed up attire. May you wear it in good health. 5 -
This post made me think of polyester, bell bottoms, wide lapels and wide ties but then I realized you said 20 years not 50 years. Dear me...50 years ago and I well remember the fashions.
Kudos to you for shrinking into and out of your boxed up attire. May you wear it in good health.
Well - no danger of wide ties since I always wear clergy collars. There was a snappy seersucker suit in there that I had forgotten about. There was a camel hair sport coat. These were things bought 25 - 30 years ago, and in what is probably a sad commentary on my wardrobe, they are exactly the same sorts of things I would wear today.3 -
Good quality clothes don’t ever really go out of style. A good tailor can make lapels narrower and perform other feats of magic to update clothes.2
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So an odd one! In the past few months at great expense I might add, I have gone down in bras from a 38F to a 36F and now a 34F please note the back is going down the boobs are staying the same size damn it!!
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So I started my keto journey 3 years ago because I was diagnosed with PCOS. Doctors said it was impossible for me to get pregnant because of my disorder (I don’t ovulate on my own) but I stuck with keto because I truly believed it helped balance my hormones. Here I am 3 years later, with more digging and more research under my belt. I started carb cycling.. keto days thrown in the week along with high carb days. And we found out I’m pregnant! No medications, no exogenous hormones. All natural.25
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YAY!!! That's amazing!!! Congratulations!!!2
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LolaDeeDaisy23 wrote: »So I started my keto journey 3 years ago because I was diagnosed with PCOS. Doctors said it was impossible for me to get pregnant because of my disorder (I don’t ovulate on my own) but I stuck with keto because I truly believed it helped balance my hormones. Here I am 3 years later, with more digging and more research under my belt. I started carb cycling.. keto days thrown in the week along with high carb days. And we found out I’m pregnant! No medications, no exogenous hormones. All natural.
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Wonderful news! Can't wait to see your updates! @LolaDeeDaisy233
