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I think another point that he kind of fails to hammer home, in my view anyway, is that the difference between fasting and low calorie diets is the insulin level. If you are fasting, your insulin levels are low, so you have access to fat storage, so your body does not need to alter the metabolic rate. When you are just…

I went to the store yesterday to replace my size 12 shorts that were seeming too baggy. I fully intended to buy 10's, but it turned out I needed 8's instead!

This discussion reminds me of one of my favorite memes that I first saw here months and months ago: :lol:

I keep going back and forth on this, but I think I do really want to try it out, given the positive health results so many others have seen.... So... I'm in? Nope, no question mark, I'm in! :smile:

I've been keto for over a year now - I love it! Check out the Low Carb Daily Forum - it's a great resource! :smile: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group

Oh, and tacos/fajitas are another easy one. They get tortillas, I get sour cream & avocado! I think I win! :smile:

My family doesn't eat keto either, and I am the primary cook. A lot of times I eat the same thing they are eating (meat plus veggie), but when I am making them something like pasta, I find a substitution. So, for spaghetti (very simple - Rao's marinara plus ground beef), they get noodles, I get zucchini noodles. I don't…

It looks delicious! My sister tried making it and the results were not as good as they look. We both find that when you wrap bacon around things, it doesn't cook as well. We both decided fried eggs plus bacon plus avocado would just be easier and tastier. We are lazy :lol:

I took one of these tests in college (a very long time ago :lol: ) and I got ISTJ, which I don't think has changed. I came across this post a few years ago, and it is scary accurate for my definition of hell. :smiley: Thought you all might enjoy as well!…

Oh, and the article makes me wonder if I've crossed from "insulin resistant" to "insulin sensitive." Interesting thought! I've never had fasting insulin measured, and my glucose meter & strips are 5 years old (from my gestational diabetes days), so I don't have those tools to help me figure it out, but I've done my…

Thanks so much for the great article! I've been maintaining the same weight since the beginning of November without effort (and my goal was to make it through the holidays without gaining, and I did that, so woot woot!), but I still have about 20 lbs of mostly belly & visceral fat that I'd like to lose. I've been ad…

@kpk54 & @KnitOrMiss - great to know, thanks! Tazo wrote back quickly and says it is "less than 1 g carbohydrate." And then told me "after all, tea is one of the original diet beverages." :lol:

Thanks everyone! I tried google on the tea itself (not the individual ingredients), but just kept ending up at Tazo's page or other pages similarly less helpful. I will happily continue to drink it. I wish teas had to have nutritional info labels on them too - that would help me :smile: @kpk54 - I don't know how it…

@PaleoInScotland You are so right! What I'd really love is for him to give VLC a chance, see how he feels, and see how his numbers are affected. Crossing my fingers!

Thanks everyone! Before and after pictures startle me a little bit, because I see myself every day and don't really realize how much has changed :smile:

Obesity Code is one of my favorites too, but I want to start him out slow with low carb, then get him into fasting :smile: Tapping my foot waiting for him to watch the video.... :#

And @RalfLott - I hadn't heard of Ruhl's book - I'll have to check it out too!

Thanks everyone! I forgot about that video - thanks for the reminder @MyriiStorm! I will send him the link right away! I have read Volek & Phinney, but I am not sure it's a good starting out book for my dad. I will have to read the Bernstein book and see if I think it will convince him. Why We Get Fat was my my light bulb…

This was really interesting to read - thanks for sharing! And congrats on finding such a fantastic doc - I've briefly looked at that website, but there aren't any LC friendly docs in my area.

This is one of my favorites!!!! I'll be right there with you & the macadamias. $10 for 10 oz at Target definitely makes it a special treat :smiley:

Ah yes - I definitely change the rules during long car trips. Then I eat ALL of the macadamias..... :smiley: I am just so glad to have these in-shell walnuts in the house right now. All the yum without the guilt (that I usually feel after eating way too many nuts). My grocery store didn't have the only walnuts bags till…

It's whole nut season! I think that this might be one of the best tips I've read recently. If you eat shell on nuts (walnuts are my choice), they are so much work to eat, you'll eat a whole lot less of them than pre-shelled nuts, which I find way too easy to overeat.

I just impulse-bought this after reading this post! Of course I had to buy the big bag, because you get 4 times as much for only double the price :blush: Can't wait to try this in my coffee!

So much yumminess! @RalfLott - If I could still sleep after a cup of coffee (even decaf) at night, I'd totally try that! Sounds amazing!!

I have ditched the SF sweeteners and since I'm happy without them, I'm hesitant to add them back. That sounds yummy though!!

I'm going to make the "normal" Thanksgiving foods for my family (I'm the only keto one), and try a few new recipes for sides for me. I saw this "stuffing" recently, and I'm going to try it: http://simplysohealthy.com/low-carb-pecan-stuffing/ These brussels sprouts look amazing (without the breadcrumbs):…

That's amazing!!!!!!! You rock! :smiley: Keep up the awesome!

When I made it, I liked it best as toast. Mmmmmm, has me thinking about a lovely BLT..... I just ate way too many pieces of it, so I let it go...... :smile:

Thanks! I just downloaded it!

We also use Rao's. There's no added sugar, and I really like the taste better than other brands (now anyway :smiley: ). It can be pricey though - $9 for a jar at my grocery store. I snap it up when it's on sale.