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Subway has a chopped salad that is low carb that you can get done for breakfast. Put whatever protein you want in it. Sometimes I do egg whites others chicken.

You didn't put the weight on in a day and it won't go away in a day so give yourself time to do this in a healthy way. No issue with low carbs since your path is keto but I'm with Fit_Goat on this one in that your protein is likely lacking. If you aren't feeding the body that critical macro it can't repair itself. There…

@freckleston One meal a day intermittent fasting. I started doing intermittent fasting again on 2/1 and am following a 16/8 plan which means that from 5:30pm to 9:30am I don't consume food. From 9:30am to 5:30pm I get my calories in over 2 meals and snacks. Want a fast way to get some calories, fat and protein with no…

Another suggestion beyond the great advice above is to invest in a Dexascan to dig deeper as to where you are then compare with another scan a little later on to see where the changes are happening or not happening. You seem to be doing great overall but remember that a 1 pound gain of lean mass minus a 1 pound loss of fat…

Have you considered switching to maybe 2 meals per day to allow more time for your stomach to accept the food even if you continue a small eating window? For instance: an 18/6 where you eat at 9:30am and eat the final meal before 3:30pm? That would allow some digestion to occur. A Florida avocado (not hass) would give you…

You still have a great chance to reverse this. Start with smart food choices: learn what a serving truly is/buy a food scale, stop for 3 seconds and consider what the food will do to you when you eat it. Find an exercise you enjoy and stick to it. A low carb way of eating could benefit you. Read up on it to see if it for…

The folks on this board and generally happy to help you succeed. No charge. :smile:

A 126 is still in the Pre-Diabetic range so you likely have time to fix this. What was your A1C? Most doctors aren't going to do much for you as a diabetic. They will tell you to eat better, exercise and send you out the door with a prescription or two but not much info beyond that. Visit a quality nutritionist. The…

This is the point your body becomes very efficient at using fat for fuel especially when you are fasting. An RMR test would confirm your exactly percents but based on the statement above I'm almost 100% sure that you are at least 51% fat burner 49% sugar burner now. I'd suggest you keep doing what you are doing for a…

Lots of reasons you can go out of ketosis but how about another theory? You have crossed the line and are now fat adapted and if that is the case: Congrats :smiley: https://perfectketo.com/fat-adapted/

Wings and ranch.

I put a cup along with hot sauce and a bunch of spices to make my 10 pounds of chicken I bake each week. :smiley: Brings out the flavor.

@Yadagoy I had 5 years of taking two 1000mg tablets a day. I just generally took it right out of bed and the other 12 hours later and found that to be the safest. Interesting enough the best A1C I ever had was a 5.4 with metformin and exercise. My A1C is now 5.1 (103 out of bed sugar) with no pills at all using keto to…

I still look at my plate suspiciously when I eat keto so imagine what others think :D . Yikes, just realized I've turned into one of those proper food choice yoga people lmao.

I'd suggest joining the Keto group here on MFP. They can likely best assist you. This topic has a tendency to get off track. o:)

Empty the tank of carbs right away with an intense exercise and you can likely avoid being kicked out of ketosis with an 8 gram item.

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This is not medical advice but as a fellow diabetic you may want to consider a bit more intense approach to get that A1C down. Have you considered going strict keto for a while? I did strict keto for about 3 months and that basically rebooted my body into fat adapted mode, got me off of all pills and now I am back to more…

I think it is valuable data and worth the investment. Just hard data to help you get to the goals you have without wasted effort. They are opening more and more facilities and are in almost every major city now. The price is very reasonable especially if it has a groupon as well. I was really happy when they told me the…

I watched it this morning and it was well done. The part about the lack of nutrition training by the average doctor was amazing. It's no wonder they can't help any diabetics that seek their help and just want to give them a bunch of pills.

I like to think of these things in the good and bad way as well but there are so many directions this kind of topic can go. Avocado fat is great in the moderation but transfat not so great etc. For me, the biggest thing I look at in carbs are their glycemic load/index scores. How fast is that breakdown going to hit me for…

Buy a container of chicken breast and bake/grill the entire container. Each day grab a chicken breast or two and you will get where you need to be without wrecking your fat macro. Some Bolthouse farms ranch will give it a kick as well.

Maybe try something like this and you may have better success and even feel less hungry: 5% carbs 40% protein 55% fat Protein should be hit or even exceeded daily. Fat is a limit up to satiety but not a target that needs to be hit. Protein/Fat can be moved around a bit to what you find best works for you but if your goal…

Most of my weight loss wasn't directly a result of ketosis but it was important at least to me for the 2 strict months of keto in getting things moving. I bounce in and out of it at this point but not anything I specifically target these days.

@kahart625 I know it's hard to not look at the scale but it truly does more damage than good this early on. Get a tight piece of clothing and use that as a real guide. I went for what felt like an eternity with small losses but as the year came to an end 55 pounds were gone because those 0.2, 0.7, 0.4 type losses added up.

Ignore the noise and keep going. You are doing great and those that do not understand are bound to make ignorant comments to drag you down in a desperate attempt to align you with their point of view. I simply tell them: I respect your opinion but the method you describe has resulted in me not being where I need to be up…

Try to get enough food intake to get to satiety. Keto really isn't a WOE intended to ever be hungry. Remember the keys: Protein: Max it out and exceed if you can. (Protein is needed for the body and helps you feel full). Carbs: Stay under and don't go over your limit unless you have a way to immediately use the fuel (high…

Nothing out of the norm if you are keeping your intake in check. Get some tight clothing and start trying on the same day each week. If you are doing this correctly the clothing won't lie to you although the scale will. Thursday the home junk scale said I was 237 yet I dropped a pants size in the past week. Today the scale…

That is great! Not everyone gets the keto flu but if you were low carb before starting your body would have been more prepared for the change. Keep it going. It keeps getting better.

Had that initially during the first month of Keto but it stopped after a month or so. I'm guessing it was all the changes happening with loss of fluids and sleep being thrown off. If it lingers or becomes uncomfortable its worth a visit to the doctor but my guess is it stops soon. Over time my resting heart rate has settle…