rubywanderlust

That's great! And it is fantastic that your doctor is supportive, too. The only reason I am interested in reintroducing carbs at some point is because I am not strongly motivated to keep up with the dietary restrictions, as I have no health or weight issues to address. I like to cook, and don't want to spend my life…

Yes, I will have to give more thought to what I reintroduce, whenever that may be. I did have some beans for dinner, and no hunger pangs later on. As I said, I'm sort of experimenting right now, and am fascinated by the effects various foods can have. My background is working public health, so I've been immersed in the…

I've only been doing this for a few weeks (just looking to shed a few pounds, no medical reason). I'm sort of experimenting at the moment. I lost about six pounds in the first week or two, then started to put it back on just as a fast when I reintroduced a few carbs (a bit of sugar in my morning coffee, a small piece of…

Thanks for all the suggestions. I will have to dig out my hand blender this weekend and give it a try!

I haven't tried BPC yet, but it sounds interesting. Mind you, I tried butter tea in Bhutan and it was kind of gross.... How do you make it? Is it essential to use a blender? It sounds like a lot of work for a 5am cup.... Thx

I'm curious, what happens one some resumes a "normal" healthy diet which incorporates carbs, after a very low carb diet? Do the pounds stay off unless you overeat? I'm fortunate that I don't really have a weight or health issue that requires a major dietary change. However that also means I'm not strongly motivated to…

I've been trialling a keto diet for a couple of weeks now. For the first week it took me some time to wrap my head around just how much fat you need to take in to make up for the carbs, and where I was getting a lot of hidden carbs in my diet. Fruit is pretty much out, but it have found that a small amount of frozen…

I've just started experimenting with low carb/high fat, and find the recipes on cavemanketo.com to be very helpful.

That's a very informative site you mentioned. It also confirmed what I've suspected, is that I'm losing a lot of water right now. The pounds seem to be falling off (4 in a week, and I only really want to lose 10-15 lbs). I'll take it any way I can get it. Being stationed away must make this extra tough. Did you say you…

Great advice. I have to admit I feel good - more energy, and the scales are going in the correct direction. Tracking really helps me figure out what impact various foods have. The challenge will be when I could rather involved recipes - finding the time to enter them into a program (either MFP or my recipe software) might…

I went for the smoked salmon cream cheese. You're right about the carbs for things like the chocolate or fruit flavoured, I'm sure! I've also decided sweeteners taste horrible. I'm big on having things taste good, and won't consider eating something if I don't like it. Fortunately I like most things. I tried a tea in Tim…

Thanks again for all the helpful suggestions. I went grocery shopping tonight, and rediscovered the cream cheese section in the dairy case. When did they create all those flavours? :laugh: Although it's early days I'm finding this is easier than I thought it might be. The key for me will be keeping some variety in my diet…

Thanks for the warm welcome, and it's nice to see a fellow Canadian here. I'll check out some of the websites. Already this is seeming all a bit overwhelming, and reading other discussion topics where people mention drinking entire cups of whipping cream just weeks a little surreal :noway: As a beginner, not looking to…

I'm just at the very beginning of researching keto/LCHF diets to shed some pounds. I was hoping there would be a "one stop shop" website, so I'd definitely be interested. As a real newbie, info on what ratios work (and why), along with recipes, menus, quick meal options for work nights and taking for lunch, and some links…