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In the first couple weeks, I recommend just stuffing yourself as needed with keto friendly foods. Definitely cold turkey on the carbs, and just keep yourself full of low carb foods that you enjoy, even if that means eating too much initially. I didn't have the willpower to just ignore those cravings, but I promise after a…

The lipoprotein NMR profile, which gives you particle counts, is covered just like the standard lipid panel by BCBSNC for me. Maybe ask about that if the more complex stuff isn't? If you very recently had a normal lipid panel done you may ahve to wait a few months regardless though.

http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=960105 Something like that is really easy, you can do different flavors, cocoa powder, a little fruit, nuts, etc. I think you can mix a little water and less heavy cream if you want it to be less calorie dense as well.

A smaller steak? :D

+1 from a guy who also had some form of pelvic floor dysfunction. Its a lot more common in women but its an issue men can deal with too. I wasn't taking laxitives, but I was taking glycerin suppositories after my primary care doc and urologist both told me those were safe, weren't going to hurt my system long term, form…

As a diabetic, the instant control that LCHF gave me over my blood sugar has been the overwhelming factor in answering all of these questions. I was on the road towards slowly harming/killing myself by being unable to control my blood sugar. Getting rid of the carbs fixed that in a matter of days to weeks. My blood…

MgO as in Magnesium Oxide? My understanding is that is not used by the body very well and isn't recommended for keto/low carb folks. I take Magnesium Citrate and the results are fairly immediate. If I forget to take it I'm at high risk for leg cramps when I wake up. When I take it the problem immediately goes away.

I hadn't been below 300 pounds for more than decade and was at the time above 350, so when I picked my goal weight (220 pounds as a 6'4" male) it was one that I knew was obtainable if I could start losing. But I've always said "I'll see when I get there how I feel and what I look like". I'm still at 250, so I've still got…

This is a great point. I have certainly founde myself tweaking things, looking for problems during a stall, and it makes me feel better to tweak things even as I know patience is all I need. I just mainly caution against anything drastic, if you want to tweak, do something small that you may generally have wanted to do as…

my favorite part about making fat bombs is eating some of it as i'm putting it in the mini-muffin tins to put in the freezer, reminds me of licking the icing off the beaters when my mom would make cakes as a kid :D

I don't trust myself to do it in a consistent/reliable fashion. One of the trainers at the gym I go to does it for me once a month. There has been drastic improvement even as my weight loss has slowed/stalled at times. The measurements have definitely helped my mindset a lot and helped show that the scale lies, etc,…

4/1 weight: 250.2 4/8 weight: 248.0 (-2.2) 4/15 weight: 247.6 (-2.6 total, -0.4 last week) 4/22 weight: 246.4 (-3.8 total, -1.2 last week) 5/1 weight: 248.0 (-2.2 total, +1.6 last week) Down overall on the month but the last week was a bit rough. I expected it to be, I ended up with a grand total of 9 appointments during…

You don't need to do this at all. It would be very disruptive to do so for most people. No one is going to be perfect every day, but aiming for consistency long term is absolutely best. I'm type 2 diabetic and do a ketogenic diet with amazing success and perfect blood sugar control, but I know that's a very different…

Welcome, glad to have you here :)

For me leg cramps were always Magnesium. Luckily, its the easiest thing to supplement. I take 400mg of Magnesium Citrate a day, no more cramps. The other key electrolytes to note are sodium and potassium. Avocados are great for potassium if you like those, most meat does have it, even though most MFP entries won't say so…

11 pounds in two months is good, no matter what may happen with some other :) Congrats! There is a thing called PISS, Post Induction Stall Syndrome, that happens to a lot of people. You drop a ton of water weight initially, as you mentioned losing most of what you've lost so far in the first 20 days, and then there's a…

16 months on keto, 77 pounds down, 25-40 more to go (we'll see when I get there). In total I'm down 114 pounds from my highest ever weight, but the first bit of that wasn't done with low carb.

You're welcome, and good luck! The same low carb group I mentioned above (http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group) would be relevant for you as well. Even though the dominant group of folks there are the extremely low carb/keto/25g or less types, they are supportive of everyone…

When most people say Atkins they're talking about the "induction" phase of atkins, which is extremely strict, 20 or 25g net carbs a day or less. Keto, or a ketogenic diet, is basically staying in that phase forever which is popular. But there are other low carb variants that people have a lot of success with. Typically,…

15 months on keto here with nothing negative to say about it. There are definitely others who have been doing it for much longer than me who intend for it to be a permanent thing, not just a weight loss tool. I don't know if I'll necessarily stay at keto levels forever, but low carb forever, absolutely. The low carb group…

I eat 5 or 6 eggs most days for breakfast, and I put salsa and some cream cheese on them too, I don't hesitate to use Worcestershire sauce, quite probably in amounts bigger than a serving size (it replaced a very bad ketchup habit). That and some peanut butter in my chia seed pudding that I make every evening. I recently…

Yep, it certainly should. I work from home so I'm doing this on a bit of an easy mode, but I'll answer anyway. I like to cook in bulk when I cook whenever possible, so leftover chicken/pork chops/burgers would be my most common things to take for lunch. For snacks, boiled eggs, salami and cheese, pork rinds, nuts (almonds…

So I made a BJ's run tonight and noted some prices: Smuckers Natural Peanut Butter (no sugar added) - 2 jars for $8.29 Coconut Oil - $11.99, I can't remember how much, but I'm sure at Wal Mart the same thing is $14 1 pound deli hard salami - $5.99 1 pound Finlandia Swiss Cheese - 5.99 3 pounds shredded sharp cheddar -…

Yup, this is how I look at it. I haven't taken any meds for blood sugar in 2 1/2 years now. I haven't had an A1C above 5.5 in two years, and the last few are in the 4.3-4.5 range (keto/very low carb). But if I go eat a bowl of ice cream right now and take my blood sugar an hour later, I guarentee you it'll be 170 or…

Some monitors can test blood glucose and ketones. Ketone test strips are MUCH more expensive so look into that before you commit if you end up deciding you want to test both. If you are just interested in blood sugar, I'd recommend the Relion brand that's sold at Wal Mart. The meters themselves are all pretty affordable,…

Nothing wrong with 50g carbs but if you're aiming for a lower net carb, I get my fiber almost entirely from a pudding I make daily with chia seeds. 6-8 oz unsweetened original almond milk 2 tbsp heavy cream 1/4 cup chia seeds I also include small amounts (i don't measure, less than a tablespoon of each for sure) of cocoa…

4/1 weight: 250.2 4/8 weight: 248.0 (-2.2) 4/15 weight: 247.6 (-2.6 total, -0.4 last week) 4/22 weight: 246.4 (-3.8 total, -1.2 last week) I definitely bounced around a lot on the scale this week, if I'd weighed in yesterday instead of today it would have shown a gain. But it feels like the general downward trend is "real"…

Out of curiosity for myself using the keto calc: Age 38, 6'4" 250 male, sedentary - TDEE 2581 Age 68, 6'4" 250 male, sedentary - TDEE 2404 7.4% difference, not insignificant

Not possible, discussion is good :)

I have a BJ's membership and have used it extensively over the last year to buy the following: Bacon (3 pounds at BJ's cost the same as 2 pounds at wal mart pretty consistently). Ground Beef Pork Chops Chicken Thighs Fish Occasionally Roasts occasionally Eggs Almond Milk Heavy Cream Cream Cheese Shredded Cheese Sliced…