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Evachiquita, yes, this is me, although as I've said, my weight loss is not my primary motivation. I'm nowhere near 80% though.
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Slinkyluvsyoo, I'm doing 40% of the grams I eat as carbs, not 40g a day, far from it. I still eat plenty of fruit and veges. I don't know whether I could keep doing it. Given the importance of glucose to the developing fetus, if I actually manage to get pregnant I will return to a somewhat higher carb diet at least for the…
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I have some Dr Barnard books. Low fat and sugar. Ironically, soon after I bought them, I changed my approach, and am now doing moderate protein and much higher fat so I haven't cooked much from them.
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I'm eating 40% or under (in grams) of carbs and at least 30% protein. I eat much less grain foods than I did in the past, and I eat way more tofu. I also use protein shakes to top up my protein to these levels. I've been doing this for about 6 weeks, and I feel very well. My digestion feels much better than previously. I'm…
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I make a yoghurt substitute with aseptic tofu (marketed in Australia as Morinaga, but I think it's sold as Mori-nu in the US?). I process a box with 10—20g of agave, a spoonful of Tofutti cream cheese and if I've got it, a generous squeeze of lemon juice and lemon rind. I love it.
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37 and over or over 37? I could join the former, not yet the latter. I'm eating according to (my understanding of) Dr Jeffrey Russell's recent ASRM presentation, increasing my protein intake significantly (with the parameters of my vegan diet). Have 18mths of fertility treatment behind me at this point.
