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Believe me, I sympathize. I'm highly insulin resistant due to circumstances at birth (premature and very low birth weight). 2 years ago I realized that if I want to survive into my 70s, I need to let go of "carbs" now, in my 50s and hope for the best. I never looked back, but I've had to let thoughts of sushi and peaches…

I can sympathize. I went counterintuitive and massively reduced fiber intake. I'm on a LCHF regime. https://www.gutsense.org/gutsense/diverticular.html

i don't touch them because of the carbs.

simple. don't "take a break". if keto works very well for you, chances are you are insulin resistant at the very least. that's metabolic damage that takes a lot of healing, if it can heal entirely at all.

I don't eat eggs, so I don't agree with the "only thing" comment.

those doctors then don't know a thing about cycling. http://www.aapsm.org/cycling.html

you of all people should know that cycling is not low impact on knee joints if there is misalignment or wrong fitting (saddle height especially)

those must be doctors that know nothing about cycling. google knee injury and cycling. even slight misalignments can cause a lot of damage, especially in people who pick up a bike from a big box store and don't fit it properly.

It's non-weightbearing, that's true, but the impact on knees and ankles (and shoulders and neck) you get from serious cycling, even if a bike is fitted well, can be considerable. I nearly irreversibly damaged my knee joint by buying new cycling shoes that had a sole that positioned my foot and ankle slightly differently.

I'm a vegetarian and I eat to a low carb - high fat pattern. I bought a protein powder I liked, so my protein needs are spoken for. The rest is eating low carb vegetables and sufficient fats, in my case mct oil. There's a medical reason I eat to this pattern, so I'm motivated to continue. It's for health reasons, not…

eat it from the tub, with a spoon

biking is not low impact

Uhm, nothing?

Well, already in episode 2 they did, when it turned out that most were able to do without medication, or reduce their use of it, by means of relatively modest changes. That gave them an appetite for more: next wednesday episode 3. Looking forward to it.

My longest fast, which I do occasionally and in a specific setting was 96 hours. No problem if you're well prepared. However, this is in a wilderness retreat, where the entire environment is geared to focusing and spiritual practice. I would never undertake such fast in daily life because of my lack of focus. I did feel…

No apologies necessary. What I found sad about the show is that all participants blame themselves. They mainly think there's something wrong with their level of discipline and willpower. Even with medication (which they hate, as a phenomenon in their lives) Yet they feel they are powerless.

I always think it's so bizarre that if I'm on a train, say, and I want a quick snack at the station at the end of the day and go into one of those small coffee/snack stores on the platform, there's literally nothing I could eat. It's all carbs, even the "healthy" choices (sweetened yoghurt with granola)

I find that highly insulting, and untrue in this case. In the first episode they have extensive interviews with the participants, and a medical check up. All are worried about their health, that they see failing before their eyes. All want to do something about this and feel they have to act and take matters in hand, but…

It's interesting that they do get to move more, but it's built into their daily lives (start biking to work, take up yoga and tai chi). This is very far removed from shows like The Biggest Losers.

Yes, I think I saw that programme too. What this series demonstrates so well, is that changing the food pattern is a very viable and cost effective treatment option. It's also excellent that two cardiologists are on the panel

try it, you might be surprised.

Uhm, nothing. You don't need "snacks" for workouts. Make sure you are well fat adapted, lay off the exercise a bit until you are, mind your fluid intake and electrolytes. You'll need to completely rethink the regular advice on food for exercise, because LCHF is a completely different ballgame. Give yourself time though.

I've adapted the fathead pizza crust to use as a kind of flatbread. I think they could be used as soft tortillas as well. The original recipe has egg in it, which I avoid, so I left it out in my adaptation: no difference. For flatbread I roll out the dough really thin (thought about buying a tortilla press) and then bake…

There's an interesting series now on Dutch television. In it, they do a diet intervention with 6 people who are either pre-diabetic, or have type 2 in a dangerous stage (kidney damage). Basically, what they do is put them on a low carb diet and get them to move a bit more (cycling instead of car for errands etc). In almost…

I've registered for the Transcontinental today. Assuming I'm getting a place, that's the real test. Fvaisey, being well fat adapted takes more than a few weeks (took 3 months for me), but once you're there, it creates great freedom. Electrolytes are key, once there.

(very) low birth weight is associated with metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance later in life. It might be, that among C-section babies, there is a higher number of babies with low birth weight. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/278913452_METABOLIC_SYNDROME_DEVELOPMENT_IN_RELATION_TO_LOW_BIRTH_WEIGHT

no it doesn't

I switched to a ketogenic diet. I do ultracycling and it gives me a lot of freedom. Also, it's muscle sparing. It's given me access to good management of power vs weight ratio, which is really beneficial for me, since I don't climb well. Going this route for cycling that involves a lot of sprinting might not be so…

what do you mean by "4 pounds of inflammation"? I must confess, I have a hard time understanding the inflammation trope.

and acquire pre-diabetes. LOL