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I have been eating LCHF for about 3 years now. Personally, I have found it much better to just keep it simple. There are a ton of recipes out there with all kinds of ingredients most of us don't keep on hand. It is much simpler to just start with a protein source, use some good fats in the preparation of it if it is not…

If you are good at reading scientific papers, here is one for you - http://www.vespapower.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Volek-Metabolism-FASTER-2015-Final.pdf Jeff Volek is the premier researcher in regard to keto/low carb and endurance athletics. His findings have been that it can take up to 6 months for endurance…

This is an updated version of what he had before where I found my current doctor after firing the one I had. Former doc is a great guy, but old school in that he believed diabetes is a chronic progressive disease managed by medication. New doc actually continually reads updated research. The one problem with the list is…

Here is an interesting talk on fiber you may want to watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqUO4P9ADI0 Here is one of the studies it references that first got me to question the need for so much fiber. I found it thanks to @FIT_Goat a couple years back. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3435786/ In my own…

Here is some food for thought - http://cholesterolcode.com/the-fasting-disaster/ This shows how much cholesterol can change with a 3 day fast. Granted, you are only talking about an extra 5-6 hours than normal, but still kind of interesting. If you are not familiar with Dave Feldman, he has a pretty interesting theory…

Over on https://optimisingnutrition.com/2018/07/13/does-tim-ferriss-30g-of-protein-work/ - Marty Kendall did a great job analyzing about 500,000 MFP entries to test the hypothesis about getting protein early in the day helping to reduce over eating. You can check it out for yourself, but spoiler alert - eating the bulk of…

Beef, chicken (thighs/legs are best IMO), pork (i.e. chops, bacon), fish, eggs. If you use real sources (not processed meals, sausages, breaded meats, etc.), there are little to no carbs in quality protein sources. It is usually what people choose to eat WITH the protein source that adds carbs (i.e. buns/bread). Subs for…

@thorpet54 - you have already gotten two great replies. Just to expound a bit that it is impossible to get all the micronutrients your body needs to be healthy with a super low calorie diet. Even at the typical diet for weight loss, it can be difficult, so even after increasing caloric intake as has been suggested, a…

Dr Westman found he had several patients report their GERD went away after going on his version of LC diet in his obesity clinic. He ended up writing this review paper on some of the case studies. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/ef0c/ffc2dd474d16112647a8ed4c5daeaa2a874e.pdf Since then, I believe there have been other…

I don’t have all my numbers handy, but I remember about where they were. Fortunately I did research before hand so I wasn’t surprised and rode the wave. When I started low carb, my total was just under 200 with LDL of 110 and HDL in the 40’s. My LDL and HDL both shot up initially with HDL going into the 70’s and LDL…

I also keep it pretty simple most of the time. Meat/eggs/fish with non-starchy veggie is my go to. As far as added fats, avoid the man-made ones (all veggie and seed oils) and stick to natural ones if you want to add any (butter, ghee, olive oil or coconut oil). As mentioned above, if you have fattier meat, you may not…

I don't think this is an either or situation. I am fairly confident those in the study were following a diet much closer to the ADA guidelines (i.e. 60 g carb per meal plus 15 g per snack times 2-3 snacks a day). So, from that standpoint, getting down to 6.7 is not bad. If they were then to follow a low carb diet like Dr…

My main skepticism is really that pharmaceutical companies will find some way to discredit this or to make the vaccine far more expensive. Having something that is effective and cheap and already available is not good for the bottom line.

I have begun making things like my zucchini lasagna in the glass storage containers directly. They are oven safe and this way, I can just make several at once and they are already in single serve containers for my lunches later in the week. Any casserole, lasagna, etc. always seems really difficult to dish out into…

I just looked and they have these at the Whole Paycheck, I mean Whole Foods right near where I work.

I actually did freak out a bit when I saw numbers that high because even when I did experiments early on with a large chocolate chip cookie dough blizzard from dairy queen I stayed below 170. That has 195 g carbs with 142 of them as sugar. Of course with that, I only checked 1 hour and 2 hours after finishing. I wonder if…

I wasn’t able to get good numbers for what to expect for this. All I could find was that I should expect a delayed response but it should get back near baseline by the 2 hour mark - my baseline that is. It actually got lower than that (100 vs 117). If oatmeal got non-diabetics up to 180, I would think straight glucose…

Here is a well written article by Mark Sisson regarding carnivore diet. I am a big believer in eating real food. The vast majority of what I eat has no nutrition label, or if it does it is something like "sardines, extra virgin olive oil, salt." So I do follow a more paleo/primal way of LCHF. I think it is important to…

Well said. I do my best to put context into my comments. I like to think - at least in terms of health and science - I am a bit smarter than Ms. Berry.

I continue to share (possibly too much at times). I do so because it has been others sharing that has given me the bits that got me on the right path - not just with this, but with other areas in my life. My hope is I can help others. Although not common (somewhere between 1% and 10% of all diabetes), MODY is misdiagnosed…

For MODY1 and MODY3, you are correct. However for MODY2, it is more of a set point issue where the body has that set point higher than normal. Insulin production and insulin sensitivity is good. I already knew I was insulin sensitive through several measures and my glucose and fructose metabolism was actually better than…

When some people start, they immediately start taking in MCT oil or lots of coconut oil. MCT oil can be a laxative. It is best to ease into using it. Since part of coconut oil is MCT, it can have the same effect. Honestly, on a couple of occasions, I got a little backed up so I used a bit of MCT oil to get things moving…

I decided to drop out early. I was using this as an elimination diet. I eat this way for BG control. There is no weight loss needed and only about 10-15 lbs when I started keto a couple years ago. However, my FBG has never improved and my A1c only improved slightly from 6.6-6.7 down to 6.0-6.1 through all the various hacks…

Not sure how many people got your MTV reference, but you brought back memories. Anyway, since you got great responses already, the only thing I will add is I personally found when I increased my protein higher than traditional keto, I got all of my pre-keto strength back within a couple weeks and even grew strength from…

Doing well here. Got some homemade "taco" type meat here for lunch that I will put on top of some pork rinds. Already have the pork blade steak ready to go for dinner tonight. Hardest part has been not overeating just because it all tastes so good.

I just went through a stretch where I was traveling about 2 full weeks a month for a couple months for work where I was in all day meetings with lunch being brought in. Of course it was the standard crap of pizza or sandwiches on most days. Like you, I tend to fall into IF pretty naturally just eating lunch and dinner.…

Glad this is working for you. The easiest way for me to up protein was tuna with egg. I did both a tuna salad that way as well as making a sort of crustless quiche where I mixed it all up in a glass dish and microwaved it. I did add some seasonings I happen to like to that, but it made for a really easy lunch using a glass…

Have you found any good ones? I had never even thought of that.....oh wait. I never have any left over after licking my plate clean.

Exercise is great for many reasons, but pounds are lost in the kitchen and ounces in the gym. Exercise is not an effective weight loss tool. Again, it is important and I highly recommend it - just not for losing weight.