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Sugar is a micronutrient??
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I've read about people with hypoglycemia doing very well on a low carb/high fat diet. I found this thread on reddit r/keto subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/keto/comments/2yavmh/hypoglycemia_keto_and_me/
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I know of people who actually do stick to a zero-carb diet. Meat, meat and more meat. By all reports, they thrive on that diet (although I hope they supplement with some sort of multivitamin -- there are essential nutrients that are necessarily missing from such a diet). I do well on a 20g net carb/day plan. The principal…
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This is, I think, the cardinal rule of weight loss, and it's very simple: Don't eat if you're not hungry!
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Welcome, Yolanda! I'm pretty new here, too. You'll find lots of good ideas from the members here. There are lots of different ways to lose weight, of course. Most people here try to limit fat and watch their calories, and MFP is a big help in doing that. Some of us, instead of cutting out fat, cut down on carbohydrates…
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This is the very essence of the low-carb, high-fat, moderate protein diet. I shoot for 5% of my calories to come from carbs (no more than 20g of net carbs a day, usually), 70% from fats and 25% from protein. It's an immensely satisfying diet - I feel satisfied at a much lower calorie consumption level as compared to my…
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It was slow but insidious. Over the course of 20 years, after retiring from the US Air Force, I slowly ballooned from around 135 pounds to 178. I barely noticed, to be honest, as it happened. But eventually I couldn't help but notice. None of my old clothes fit me, I didn't like what I saw in the mirror and I felt…
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I was excited to read that it says "low-carb" on the label, but the lowest carb count of any of the flavors is the black cherry at 9 net carbs per tiny serving. I could probably manage it if I leave most of the vegetables out of my meals for the day, but otherwise it's tough to fit into a 20 net carbs/day budget. Oh, well.…
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Obviously, if you're doing fine, keep doing what you're doing, but if your bloodwork still looks pre-diabetic, you should probably consider watching carbs as well because, for the most part, carbs are sugar. Except for fiber, digestion turns all carbs into sugar.
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MFP is great for tracking what I eat, but I don't pay too much attention to calories as long as I'm hitting my macro goals. I shoot for 5% net carbs (carbs minus dietary fiber), 65-70% fat and 25-30% protein. The high-fat diet keeps me always feeling full, and since I don't eat when I'm not feeling hungry, my calories stay…
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The concern about impact on your joints is a reasonable one. If, after you start running, you feel as though you might be doing yourself some damage, I'd recommend spending some time on the elliptical. It'll really get your heart pumping (be careful about that, too, of course. Monitor your heart rate and keep yourself…
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I'm on a low-carb, high-fat diet, trying to burn fat instead of carbs. It keeps me in ketosis almost all the time. My doctor thinks it's a good idea to spike my insulin and to reload my muscle glycogen every now and then, so I give myself a cheat meal once every week. It's a good system; I get the best of both worlds - I…
