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Congrats on making the 81 pounds disappear! It must feel great! I am not diabetic but I'd like to keep my diet to 20 net carb grams a day and enjoy the benefits you described...however, especially since I'm adding more veggies now, I can easily exceed 20 net carbs. Do you have any secrets that have made 20 g net carbs work…

Furthermore, all of your cleaners are edible and taste so bad it's unlikely you'll have to call Poison Control, or worry about your toddler suffering serious damage or death, if you find him/her with any of them.

I've used unsweet. almond milk but not, I think, unsweet. vanilla almond milk. Will try it!

Posh on their excuses. Hundreds of millions of us, sincere seekers of good nutrition for our families, MISINTERPRETED the nutrition-feds' massive public education campaign that clearly advocated high carb, low fat diets? Hardly likely.

Oh dear, I was afraid that was going to turn out to be Plan B. We'll cope. :)

What is the best way to copy this to my MFP Recipe file?

Precisely, kpk54. Beginning with the Nixon administration in the early 70s, federal agencies launched new dietary guidelines telling us we should be avoiding fats at all costs and simultaneously amping up our "healthy grains" intake (which usually turned out to be in the form of easy to produce and easy to eat refined…

No, Alexandra, we want you to stick around! And bring your OCD! It's time to put the fun back into dysfunctional!

No harm in being a stickler! I like the details. That's what it takes to make valid decisions. I noted though, while reading Louis Lasagna's modernized (holistic) 1964 version of the Oath, still used in US medical schools, that it is disappointingly watered down. I find it alarming that it contains absolutely no reference…

Truly, as Taubes said: "The history of science is littered with failed hypotheses based on selective interpretation of the evidence." So I wonder what sort of selective interpretation the "authorities" will dream up to justify their contempt for LCHF and their insistence on high carb diets when confronted with the…

Indeed.

The final study cited in the newspaper article (with some derision), "Medium Chain Triglyceride Oil Consumption as Part of a Weight Loss Diet Does Not Lead to an Adverse Metabolic Profile When Compared to Olive Oil," contains a statement that formed the basis of my former hyperanxiety about getting enough raw veggies, that…

These were all helpful articles. And the last one (by Maria Trimarchi, http://www.howstuffworks.com/about-author.htm#colenso) offered a good guideline: "There's a fine line between fermented and spoiled. Stu, for example, cooks over an induction burner, simmering at a temperature of about 200 degrees Fahrenheit (94 degrees…

Beginning again doesn't seem so intimidating with all of the ideas I've gotten from the forum. I'm actually no longer kicking myself about the fail because it forced me to reach out and now I've learned so much from it that will help me move forward with keto with much greater ease and confidence. And that's actually a…

As a chocolate lover, I was blown away at the beginning of my keto journey by how delicious the "lemon cheesecake" fat bombs were. So tangy! And, like you said, the fat is so satisfying, the cravings evaporate. I'm sure it's no coincidence that my fail happened a couple of weeks after I stopped making them. Back to fat…

That's exactly where I was during the fail -- spiraling down the rabbit hole of food science and neuromuscular (etc) disorders. Now, thanks to all of the feedback, I'm going to choose those (many) veggies I CAN eat with a measure of convenience and ease and stop panicking over the foods I can't manage right now. Mmmm,…

I used to diet primarily for vanity's sake. It's a whole different ballgame when you're trying to save your life. So...onward and upward! Good luck with overcoming your own health issues. And {{HUGS}} back to ya'!

I don't understand your veggie need either. Is that related to your kidney problem? People don't need any veggies. They can be very good for you but much of the benefits of phytonutrients (and fibre) have to do with plant digestion. If you limit plant intake I believe there is less of a need for plants. I could be wrong.…

Thanks! I'm trying to buy one inexpensive labor-saving device a month and think at least one of these items belong on my Wish List. Thanks for the research!

This is great. Combining your suggestion with food_lover16's, I'm going to log my meals in blocks, four days ahead, and then adjust them as I go. I'm really excited about this. It feels right.

Good ideas. I had been avoiding the bagged, cut veggies in favor of individual whole, but since that's not working for me, I'm going to change my shopping patterns and go for the pre-washed, pre-cut. I can justify the expense because of the $$ (and angst) I save not having to throw out beautiful veggies that have gone bad…

Yes, my fear of food contamination was the only thing stopping me from trying it. But I remember stories of the constant soup pots some women used to keep running, apparently without killing every member of the family, so wondered if it might actually be safe/feasible. I would rather my bone broth not kill me, of course,…

You know, food_lover16, simplifying with identical meals for four days at a time might help a lot. All I'll need to do is get my macros, nutrition and satiety right for those four days. I'm feeling less overwhelmed by all of the dietary "parameters" (including those imposed by various medical conditions) just thinking…

I've never tried apple slices in my water. It sounds so refreshing...looking forward to it!

What a useful, handy (no pun intended) test. But, darn it, I flunked it too. I'm a mess.

Ha, ha! Aging is a trip, hm? Reminds me of the time I got some long-overdue reading glasses, took one look at my hands and gasped in horror, "Oh! My cuticles! I had no idea they looked like THAT!"

Tried the scalp test too, with equally unsatisfying results. How'd yours turn out?

Well, Sweetie, that dizzy, dried-out geriatric prune you just described is me over the past sixteen months, complete with repeated ER IV hydration and electrolyte supplementation. (Did your aunt mention that IV potassium BURNS like the living blazes going in, and often continues to spread beyond the IV site throughout the…

Thanks, AlexandraCarlyle, I've been struggling with moderate to severe dehydration since the onset of the statin catastrophe last year and, despite the recently improved hydration with keto, the skin pinch test just tested out at 15+ seconds. I clearly need to work on this more. And big congratulations on your husband's…

TY!