Zero Carb eating

Let me address questions/statements here.

First of all, this isn't Stillman's. I have done other low carb plans before, but this isn't low carb. Stillman's aims for low fat meats. I aim for the highest fat possible. Lots of butter which I fry foods in. I also eat the skin of poultry. I think I can have a little dairy, but other than extra sharp cheddar, I will not be doing so ( and rarely ). I have lactose issues, and more importantly, not a fan of dairy overall. Just a little cheese on rare occasions.

Second. I didn't eat the bones.. I was simply saying the weight included the bone. I ate the skin, and tossed the bones in the garbage. I had 1.35 lbs. MINUS the weight of the bones. Whatever that is.

Third, I am a CHF patient, working to get to 210 lbs., or less, so I can have mitral valve replacement. I was born with this issue, Started having breathing issues as a teen, stopped exercising as much, gained weight, and was diagnosed in 2001, right after 9/11. I weighed 361 bs., and I am 5'6". I lost weight, and was off diabetes meds for 6 years, with 5-5.5 A1C's, so I know very low carb can work. I have been down to 240 lbs. years ago, but currently was back up to 280.6 as of yesterday, due to inconsistency. I get tested for everything, being a CHF patient, AND a diabetic. No, my time eating LC, wasn't loved by my doctors, but my results have been. Especially when I stuck on it for years, with minimal " cheats ". I should have kept on it strict, and lost the other 100 lbs., but mostly, I maintained, by having a cheat meal 1-2 times a week, which kept my blood sugars stable, and below 125 mg/dL.. big improvement from A1C's above 12, in my first decade of managing my diseases. The problem was that I started indulging in more carbs, and my weight, and test results started to go the wrong way. I was put back on some pills, and basal Insulin at night.. 15 units. So, I decided that it would be best to either commit FULLY, or admit I wasn't going to actually follow a LC plan. Then I admitted to myself that the only reason I eat any carbs, is it's expected of me. There are NO essential carbs. The body has ways to produce ALL the glucose you need. So why eat carbs, unless you WANT to? Nutrients have other sources, and I have never been low enough on any nutrient that my doctors care about. After 20 years of seeing doctors and being tested, my kidneys are still doing great. Lasix, which I take, a diuretic, is a far more dangerous thing for my kidneys, but no damage at all. A1C, blood panel, nutrient levels, and lipid panels, are tested at east every 6 months, so will be repeated in less than 4 months, since I haven't been to doctor for 2 months. Half the tests in a month, the rest 3 months later. I take 16 pills a day, which I am hoping to drop, as well as the Insulin.. WHEN my doctor allows it. Obviously, I am doing this way of eating, because I see POSITIVE results, and would quit, if it was doing anything my doctor was concerned about. My doctors, especially my cardiologists, LOVE Keto or lower carb. Being in ketosis is good for me, they say, as long as I don't cheat enough to cause cravings, and go off plan.. basically, be consistent, or find something else.

Last of all, is the comments about how YOU wouldn't or couldn't do this.. Then don't. I am not suggesting you do so. Eat what works for you. Why would I care about anyone else's opinion here. I didn't ask for it. I simply said I AM doing this. I appreciate support, or well-intentioned questions, but if I started this with weak enough convictions, that you could talk me out of it, with a post, I would likely have never started it. I wish you well eating whatever you eat, but I am not YOU. I don't do well eating carbs, and I don't really like any carbs, other than the tiny amount in eggs. I love eggs. I eat 5-6 a day, and my cholesterol is 123, my LDL, and triglycerides are about 70-80, and my HDL was 42 the last time it was tested.. I know some people see rapid increases in TChol with eggs.. I don't.

I will just ignore the negative comments, and assume you mean well, but you are wasting your time. I will stay on this, or quit, based on results, and nothing else.. with obvious input from my doctors. It is not as big a jump as most people would find it, since I already did LC, but I hope to be more consistent, and HAPPIER, without having to force myself to eat a few veggies, to make others feel more comfortable, when I talk about my meals.

I get that most people like carbs. I really don't. I don't miss them, at all. Which is why I decided to do this, but I do realize that 95% of people would not do well on this. They would never stick to it. I prefer this over LC. I have done a few test runs at this, and this is simply me jumping in completely, not a random decision to eat this way, because it sounded cool, or I feel for some promise of better than average results.

Hope that clears up most of the questions, and you stay to hear what happens for me, along the way.