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As far as prepared foods I don't usually have a lot. I do keep ketchup (I tried making my own and it just sucked) mustard, mayo (made with avocado oil) and some salad dressings. I try make everything myself, but as a busy mom of 5 sometimes the pre-made stuff is a must! That said what I buy is generally a whole food source…

Still digging and I am not finding any difference in the actual information that I posted. You may not like the sources I quickly dug up, but that doesn't change the fact that the are true. If you can dig up any better studies than I can find I would love to read them! The most recent study I could find that was done in…

The information on ASP as the main driver of fat accumulation has not been proven. At least not by 2011. But I will keep digging for more information on that one. This was just one of the things I quickly dug up. http://slowburnfitness.com/fat-regulation-insulin-or-asp/ Glucose dependent Insulitropic peptide or (GIP) This…

With all of the hungry comments is anybody doing this with keto? I fast for days and rarely notice that I haven't eaten.

From testing (I was experimenting) my ketones and I did notice a substantially rise when I use MCT oil. But I also got the same rise from plain coconut oil. I will add more fat to keep my calories up when needed. The ketones produced are where the actual energy comes from, and I can get the same bump in energy tweaking my…

Thank you awesome video!!!!

polyunsaturated aren't all good and they aren't all bad. It really comes down to the source of said oil. I personally avoid any soybean, canola, or corn oil. They are generally loaded with GMOs. I really try to keep it to olive, avocado, and coconut oils for plant based oils I also use butter and bacon grease. All of them…

Yes sometimes you need to hit that stretch receptor to get that switch to work! Sometimes it's that I do need extra calories It might be because I am woman! LOL!

Like I said start their then read the studies I never said that it was the end all beat all. Take Ansel Keys' Minnesota starvation study done back in 1944-45. They didn't really starve them just put them on a calorie reduced diet or the smaller Biggest Loser study. The actual information is truly shocking, If you would…

I am very clear on how it is lost. Start here and then start reading the actual studies. It's quite eye opening. Because common belief on weigh loss in the last 40 years has worked so well the obesity and overweight in the developed world is what now 30%. Yeah CICO works great! Not!!!…

Going keto and using it to intermittent fast works because it lowers insulin. Insulin is the fat storage hormone. I like food way too much to cut my calories. This is the only way I get to eat real food that doesn't taste like cardboard in child size portions and after torturing myself for months only to gain it all back…

Nope to what?

Fasting works great with a few caveats. You have to make sure that when you eat you eat a lot! I make sure I eat at least maintenance and usually 200 over on eating days. If you want to get the most benefit keto adapting and no snacking really helps to get your insulin levels down. The more often you eat the more you…

For me the hunger starts the week before. But when I start I lose my appetite. I can gain around 3-5 lbs which usually hangs on around 3-4 days after I start. Then it falls back down and if I have been tight with my plan through the bad week they usually take a pound or 2 with them.

Protein and carbs are the easy part. I have just been trying to not reduce my BMR (I understand some is to be expected with less of me) to much and I end up trying to make up the caloric difference with fat. I also have a tendency since doing keto to just not want to eat at all. Which is part of the reason I try to pack in…

Also if your are actively losing, you are actively mobilizing your fat stores in your body. That means more fat in your blood. Blood lipid tests really shouldn't be done during active weight loss or until your weight loss has stabilized.

One way that they affect your body is that when you taste sweet anything your body responds by pumping out insulin. Insulin the fat storage hormone! While these sweeteners don't raise the blood glucose level in and of themselves just the sweet taste is enough to drive the insulin up and of course the BG levels down, which…

Now that I am keto and have been for several month I normally eat everything on my plate. That said I also put way less on my plate to start with because I already know I can't eat nearly as much!

That looks like a heart attack/diabetic coma in the making!!!

My tummy is happy even if I don't eat! When I ate carbs all day I had to eat all day! I love being not ruled by my cravings anymore!

When you have your husband so well trained to your WOE that, when he grocery shops he doesn't let the kids buy me junk and he buys me a bottle of MCT oil! The jar of bacon grease is always full and the cast iron pan has been so seasoned with it that just heating it makes the whole house smell of bacon! Yes I take heavy…

I watched a video that said the best way to do it is to get good carb sources, then good protein and then fill the rest of your calories with fat as needed to satiety.

In Atkins is it referred to as CLL or carb level for losing. The basic concept is to add 5 NC every week or two until you find the level you can can continue to lose at. It also helps you find your maintenance carb level. I personally need the control of keeping my carbs under 20. I tried adding them back and got to 30 and…

I am at 123g for today. Some days it's more and some it's less. It says I am over. That is just a suggestion. You aren't going to hit it 100% everyday so don't sweat it. Just do your best to get close.

I was just sitting here thinking about the fact that I live in a 2x sweatshirt!

Okay in peoples defense I wear a lot of clothes! Minnesota is still cold and snowy even in April! That might be part of the problem.

Does that mean no veggies?

Some times it takes a long time to heal your body before it's ready to give up the fat. Try to focus the fact that you are feeling better. If isn't getting better in another few weeks you may need to readjust your macros.

Yes I measure both I was just out of strips that day, I know I wasn't kicked out I was just wondering if it was possible.

I try to weigh everyday but I don't always remember first thing in the morning! It goes up and down I only record after I get the same lower reading 3 days in a row or I am fasting. Right now I am averaging around 1.5 lbs a week. But let me say at one point like a month I didn't lose anything! Since then I am back to 2 lbs…