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  • You are still consuming a very sugary drink.. 8 ozs. of Simply Apple has 25 grams of sugar, compared to 27 grams in the same amount of Pepsi. Basically the same, in terms of sugar.. better nutrition of course, but the problem with fruit juice, is we think it isn't as bad as Pepsi, but all sugars break down to glucose…
  • I am anti-carb, so this is going to be painful for me.. lmao.. but, I know protein.. simply change your meals.. I used to eat Keto, and ate thing like stir fry.. but with fish or chicken, and I would add lots of vegetables, and cook in a bit of olive oil... that would allow more protein, without a ton of calories.. leaving…
  • I stayed the exact same weight, and I think it's because I drank too much fluid after eating salami roll-ups.. salami w/cream cheese.. I went shopping for a few groceries, and the idea of GB again did not sound appetizing. I got home, and my BG was 90 mg/dL, so I ate 5 salami rollups. Then I read until 7, when the Pistons…
  • I used keto strips back in 2011, when I did Atkins. They turned darker, if I got deeper into ketosis. The best way to know you are in ketosis, is to eat under 20 total grams of carbs per day. I know when I am out of ketosis because it usually means I ate carby foods. Once you get an idea of what 20 grams of carbs is.. a…
  • I don't think everyone is that different. I simply think many of us lie a lot. People have this idea that 1200, or 1500 is what a woman should eat, so every uses those numbers, but we all had a number we told people.. it was what you planned. 1800 calories, 2000 calories.. 3 excellent meals. And then 1-2 times a week, I…
  • It depends on the rest of your diet. I eat ONLY animal products.. fats, meat, fish, fowl, cheese, and eggs. So I ate 25 ozs. of ground beef yesterday, with shredded cheddar on top for lunch & dinner ( split into 2 meals ).. and had 4 Jumbo eggs for breakfast with a 1/4 stick of butter. 2,964 calories.. and this morning, I…
  • A better option is to use a TDEE calculator. https://tdeecalculator.net/ This will let you choose activity level, body fat %, and give you a caloric level to maintain. Total Daily Energy Expenditure. Then cut 500 calories a day from that number, to lose 1 lb. a week. See what happens. I think you will be surprised to lose…
  • I have no idea what " hypos " is.. please explain. Hypoglycemia? I do check 3 times a day, before every meal. I was a bit surprised that i had no cravings, but I'm back on track now.. 1.5 days on Carnivore. I had 4 Jumbo eggs cooked in 2 Tbsp. butter, with 1-2 Tbsp. Parmesan sprinkled on top, for breakfast. Lunch is 12…
  • Lost another 2 lbs., down to 257.2, still up 16 lbs. Ate eggs w/2 Tbsp. Parmesan cheese for breakfast, cooked in 2 Tbsp. butter. Lunch is 12 ozs. of perch, cooked in 2 Tbsp. butter. Dinner is 12 ozs. of 73/27 GB.. all my meals are cooked. Breathing is better, less phlegm/coughing today.
  • Due to my sore throat, I consumed too much fluids ( chicken broth ), and ended up gaining over 20 lbs., and ended up in the hospital for 4 days. Thursday night, I noticed I had gained 8 lbs. since the morning, despite not eating much.. I had chicken broth, and drank water. I was coughing up phlegm, and thought I was sick…
  • I ended up in the hospital...the sore throat was nothing. I don't have the Flu, pneumonia, or Covid.. but I gained a bunch of weight last week from too much fluid.. I started consuming chicken broth, and did not get rid of it.. because of my CHF.. I added bouillon cubes, which added sodium, which made me retain more water.…
  • My " cold " is back.. or never left. My throat is fine, but now I am coughing up phlegm. This has stranded me at home almost 24/7, since I don't want to make anyone else sick, and forced me to do workouts there. I have stuck to Carnivore, but had broth as a meal a couple times, then eggs and yesterday was a pork steak for…
  • I have been sick for a few days now. The sore throat is gone, but I am coughing up phlegm, and been a bit short of breath/wheezing. Otherwise feel OK, but this is annoying, and forces me to stay at home most of the time. My Goals: I am down to 240.4.. goal of 235.. so still losing slowly but steadily.. not consuming as…
  • Sick again the past 2 days.. nothing major, just a sore throat.. but I am wondering if it's the same as last week, just never went away. I feel so much better that maybe I am not noticing being mildly sick, unless my eyes water, or I get a sore throat. The sore throat is most gone, but it messed up my diet some. Last night…
  • Did your doctor tell you that you needed to add nutrition when you are on Keto? I ask, because most people starting LC, tend to be moving from a less nutritious diet, to LC. They never supplemented before, but for some reason, start without any prompting from their doctor. After a decade of mostly LC.. with cheats of…
  • One concern you should watch out for karahunts, is that YES, cheating is normal.. so is failure on LC... the vast majority who do not fail, do not cheat. I have done LC for 10 years. In the first 6 months, I dropped from 340-242.. that was in 2012.. Atkins Induction.. under 20 g of carbs a day. I did that for years, adding…
  • For November 2&3 Goals: 1. 235 lbs./241.2 Lost another 1.2 lbs. in past 2 days. 2. Eat Carnivore. Check, although several of my meals have simply been broth, since I had a sore throat for about 36 hours. Eggs are easy, and so is breakfast sausage, but can't do beef. I am having some fish tonight. I feel better now, but…
  • I haven't been on this WOE long enough to have a lipds test run while on it, but to be honest, before this, I was following very low carb keto, about 80% of the time.. or in other words.. on the plan ALL the time, but cheating 20% of the time. It kept me treading water, as far as weight is concerned.. 260-300 range. My…
  • For November 1st. Goals: 1. 235/242.4 2. Eat Carnivore/ check 3. Exercise/check I lost 2/10ths of a lb. since Halloween, have eaten Carnivore every meal, and yesterday, I did a Chest, biceps and Legs workout.
  • Today, I am at 50 days on Carnivore..I believe I have lost 38 lbs. now. I am down to 242.6, so only need to lose another 90 lbs. It has been a while since I have done this good.. a lot of wasted effort, losing and gaining over the years. This is the lowest weight i reached back in 2012.. yep, that's a while. Since then, i…
  • Most of my family is dead. My brother died in 1999, my Mom in 2000, and I became a heart patient in 2001, my Dad had 5 massive strokes in 2002, and died last year.. so the holidays are meaningless to me, and have been for 20 years. I actually lose weight during the winter, and struggle more in the summer, due to picnics. I…
  • I'm 5'6" male, weighing 242.6 as of today, and I eat about 2000 calories most days. Some days I eat 3000 though, depending on how I feel. I eat Carnivore, which is a bit more strict, only getting carbs from eggs, and cheese, so usually 5g a day or less. If I feel like eating more, and do, my weight loss doesn't slow down.…
  • I guess this is the end of the month. I hit my goal of 245.. 242.6. I went up some yesterday, then down today, so a new low. My BMI is 39.2. First time in a while it has been below 40. I topped out at 58.3, when I weighed 361 lbs. My second goal was to stay on Carnivore, and that has been easy. It has been exactly 50 days,…
  • I have been sick for 3 days.. started Tuesday night.. runny nose & itchy eyes, the I go cold, and started to ache. I didn't eat on Wed. or Thurs., but started having to run for the bathroom last night. This morning I woke up feeling better.. just clearing out my sinuses, so I ate 6 eggs for breakfast, and am planning to go…
  • I hit my weight goal for this challenge. 243.4. I have been sick for over 2 days, and just haven't eaten. I ate Tuesday night, but was starting to get watery eyes, and a runny nose, and started sneezing. My throat was sore the next morning, and I started to ache. Spent the past 2 days in bed, or watching TV. I never knew…
  • So I lost another 1.2 lbs. Down to 246.8 lbs. I knew I was going to lose less in the second month, so I set a goal of 245. I did eat a lot less food the past 2 days, and lost 2 lbs. My weight loss had become very slow. Today, I had bacon and eggs.. lunch is really just a snack.. trying a can of oysters.. hard to find them…
  • I will get it tested, although I haven't had any flare-ups in a decade, or even the beginnings of one for a couple years. I actually had gout issues back at th end of 2010, start of 2011, which is when I first did low carb. I read Atkins, and he stated LC helped get rid of gout in many people.. at that point, I was unable…
  • Lost another 1.2 lbs. today.. 246.8.. only need to lose 1.8 lbs to hit my weight goal for this month.. and still eating on plan... 45 days now. Bacon & egs for breakfast, oysters for lunch, and a lb. of chicken thighs for dinner. Isn't it amazing that you do LC, and your BP, and BG drop to levels which are normal, if not a…
  • congrats NYPhotographer. I DID hit my new low this morning.. 248.0, down 3.4 lbs.. lost the water weight I gained, plus some. So only 3 more lbs. to lose this month to hit my #1 goal. Goal #2 is stay on plan, and I have done that.
  • I lost the water weight.. down to 248.0, a new low. Yesterday, I was supposed to eat two 1 lb. pork steaks ( bone included ). I track each as 8/10ths of a lb. Not terribly accurate, but it's close hopefully. So even with some butter, I only had 1804 calories, and only 143 grams of protein. The only difference today, is I…
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