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I get mine by the pound from Nuts.com for $8.99 and my coconut flour for $5.99. I don't use enough to buy larger amounts.

My son has periodic bouts with gout and I have had one only and am praying to never have another. He takes Dried Tart Cherries, Hoosier Hill Farm when he feels an episode coming on (normally after eating red meat). He gave me a handful when I needed them and the flare up went away with 2 days. He gets them from amazon.

FANTASTIC!

SW (Dec '15) 247 SW (5/1/16) 198.2 CW (5/14/16) 193.8 GW (5/31/16) 193 GW (Dec '16) 175 Carbs: <20 Food choices: good Exercise : YES ...gym today. gonna make it two in a row tomorrow. @elize7 Good Luck It's hard to get back on track but totally worth it.

SW (Dec '15) 247 SW (5/1/16) 198.2 CW (5/13/16) 193.2 GW (5/31/16) 193 GW (Dec '16) 175 Carbs: <20 Food choices: good Exercise : didn't get to the gym ... gotta get back in the grove!

SW (Dec '15) 247 SW (5/1/16) 198.2 CW (5/12/16) 192.6 GW (5/31/16) 193 GW (Dec '16) 175 Carbs: <20 Food choices: good Exercise : didn't get to the gym but help daughter unload moving van and set up house definitely exercise!

SW (Dec '15) 247 SW (5/1/16) 198.2 CW (5/10/16) 196.6 GW (5/31/16) 193 GW (Dec '16) 175 Carbs: <20 Food choices: good Exercise : good

SW (Dec '15) 247 SW (5/1/16) 198.2 CW (5/7/16) 191.8 GW (5/31/16) 193 GW (Dec '16) 175 Carbs: <20 Food choices: good Exercise : none .. need to start going on a schedule! New low today ... yeah. and the beginning of a new roller coaster ride gotta say it's never boring :D

SW (Dec '15) 247 SW (5/1/16) 198.2 CW (5/7/16) 194.6 GW (5/31/16) 193 GW (Dec '16) 175 Carbs: <20 Food choices: good Exercise : none My 5 pound roller coaster is back in operation :/ and yesterday was a 2# up today down 2.6 tomorrow who knows ... but the trend is slowly down :)

SW (Dec '15) 247 SW (5/1/16) 198.2 CW (5/6/16) 197.2 GW (5/31/16) 193 GW (Dec '16) 175 Carbs: <20 Food choices: good Exercise : none My 5 pound roller coaster is back in operation :/ and today was a 2# up :#

SW (Dec '15) 247 SW (5/1/16) 198.2 CW (5/5/16) 195.4 GW (5/31/16) 193 GW (Dec '16) 175 Food choices: good Exercise : good My 5 pound roller coaster is back in operation :/

one of the best things about this thread is there is NO flaming. Another is the advice freely given by really smart members. :)

SW (Dec '15) 247 SW (5/1/16) 198.2 CW (5/4/16) 193.0 GW (5/31/16) 193 GW (Dec '16) 175 Food choices: good Exercise : good .

@kimmydear I use bouillon ... but pump it up to BP with (any or all of) butter, MCT oil, collagen and magnesium citrate powder. That gets my extra sodium in and fills me up nicely

When I crave salty I eat nice crispy bacon ... but then again that's my answer to a lot of 'cravings' :) @PaleoInScotland Congrats on the weight loss and the will power.

SW (Dec '15) 247 SW (5/1/16) 198.2 CW (5/2/16) 195.8 GW (5/31/16) 193 GW (Dec '16) 175 Food choices: good Exercise : good Once again I'm at the 50 lbs lost point. Wonder how many hours (days ?) it will last this time ??? :D

Thank you. Got it

SW (Dec '15) 247 SW (5/1/16) 198.2 CW (5/2/16) 197.2 GW (5/31/16) 193 GW (Dec '16) 175 Food choices: good Exercise : good Started the MCT Oil (again) Looks like I've been neglecting this since the 20th according to my log ,,, ;)

@macchiatto I agree. It'll be daily for me :)

'Meticulous May' for me is not about logging everything, since I do that anyway, but will be about choices of what I stuff in my mouth and exercising. I was NOT meticulous with choices in April (even tho I kept under 30 carbs daily and did lose a few pounds) and am now feeling lethargic. I need to get back the energy and…

@KnitOrMiss Thanks for that info. I do not have access to what type my son had on hand but they certainly were not sweet :) plus I did not mean to mislead anyone by saying 'they worked'. The discomfort is not gone but it's not painful if you know what I mean. Yep, I did get lucky by knowing what it might be AND having…

Thanks, @wabmester . I don't know what was in it either. It was a gift to my neighbor who is a vegetarian. She gave it to me. I'll have a chuck roast ground next time and see what happens/ Cherries are the only natural remedy I've ever heard of ... and they worked.

I love it when NSV's like this are posted. I started with 26/28 and am aiming for 10/12 ... your post makes it seem doable. Thanks

@nicsflyingcircus You are doing WONDERFULLY ! Keep Calm ... Keto On

:D And it seemed like such a natural thing to do. Ignorance was bliss back them.

I don't remember anyone suggesting bouillon. Lots of sodium in one cup. And it tastes good :)

@ruffneck813 There is no doubt in my mind, if your diary is accurate, that you are in ketosis. You've been under 20 carbs daily for at least a week so it's almost guaranteed to put you there.

Thanks @Sunny_Bunny_ Certainly not something one would consider PURE MCT

@KenSmith108 I can always count on you to make me smile ... and sometimes laugh out loud. Thanks

Years ago, before starting Keto, my doctor recommended a Red Yeast Rice supplement to 'normalize' my cholesterol numbers. It worked wonders in 3 months ... now that I'm doing keto I continue to take it and the numbers are still good. Don't know if it's necessary now but why change if it's not broken.