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I don't log on here, or any other social based trackers (unless you count Fitbit), but I do keto and have been lifting for a while. Figured I'd at least make myself known.

For what it's worth, any fat you have on your thighs that you lose will help make it look like you've got more glutes. :)

That's a demand driven process, not supply driven, so if the only reason for it to convert is because you're eating it, it will never happen. Using protein as a substrate to make glucose is a demanding and rather inefficient process. It takes a lot of work to convert protein to sugar, and the conversion rate is something…

I think this is why a lot of people do better with adherence on lower amounts of carbs. Many find it easier to just cut out foods completely than to try to just do small amounts of stuff and watch the portions like a hawk.

It's worth noting that organizations and governments tend to be notoriously behind the actual research. From this one: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16594930 In other words, K2+calcium is proven better for bone health than calcium alone in the gold standard of tests (double-blind randomized, placebo controlled). A…

He's saying "blessed," because from an evolutionary perspective, gaining fat is a good thing. It becomes dysfunctional because we've taken ourselves out of the natural order.

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Second this. All the hype about keto often makes it seem to newcomers that all "low carb" has to be 20-50g. That's not the case at all. 100g is actually a very good starting point for a lot of people, because it's significantly less than the typical Western diet, but still allows for a lot of things people like, which…

Actually, check out the launch pad for the blood pressure, stuff, too. There's at least one thread of interest to you on that front.

How much water are you drinking? Low hydration can increase blood pressure (due to thickness of the blood), so make sure you're drinking enough. That might help you decrease the sodium intake a bit, too (maybe). As for your last comment, I assume you're referring to your lipid test. Check the Launch Pad for info on that.…

Egg lattes were actually how I discovered (for myself) that coffees have flavor other than "bitter." As a super taster, I literally could not tell the difference between the different kinds or even flavors in flavored coffee, it was all the same. Then, I happened upon a combination while experimenting with egg lattes that…

My n=1 on that front was that my morning glucose ran a bit high (110-115) even while meat only, but on a plan that did three meals a day. Dropped breakfast and went to two meals a day and my numbers dropped into the 80s within a week or two and stayed there even after adding a morning latte back in.

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Salami's a fermented meat, so the sugar is required to feed the starter culture. It's actually nearly all fermented away, it's just that because it's what went in, it has to be listed. It's like with soap. All soap is made with lye, but it's all reacted away to make the soap. However, if the "ingredients that went in" are…

Even at my most steady weight loss, I wouldn't see a change on the scale for at least three weeks. In fact, for a while, it was like clockwork: Week 1 -- gain a couple of pounds Weeks 2-3 -- maintain weight Week 4 -- lose the couple pounds, plus four weeks' worth of weight Lather, rinse, repeat. Had I given up at any point…

Pick something and stick with it for 6 months or more. Weight anything is not a sprint, it's a marathon. Consistency is the key. If you truly only need to lose 5lb, it's not going to come off fast. Breakfast: meat. Lunch: meat. Dinner: meat. :wink: Okay, more seriously, my days currently look like: Breakfast: coffee with…

I highly recommend trying not to actively restrict while starting carnivore. Starting carnivore, even coming from keto, is like starting keto from the standard American diet (aka SAD). It sounds crazy, but it's true. Carnivore is notorious for being weight and composition normalizing (you'll gain weight if you need to and…

He's a big reason we even have home blood sugar testing devices at all. He fought tooth and nail for them when they were first being developed.

The first carnivore monthly challenge was 2015. How time flies, right?! OP, I'm also one that was part of the original challenge we did so long ago (perhaps we should do another one?) and have done it on and off since. I found it to be the best thing for me and did the best when I was completely carnivore. Unfortunately, a…

It's worth noting that for some people, especially those with insulin resistance, have slightly higher fasting blood sugar readings on very low carb, but actually have a normal (or nearly normal) A1C. The exact mechanisms and reasons are a little fuzzy, but it's basically that the cyclical glycogen release is still dealing…

I saw that article and it pissed me off with how much of a load of BS it is.

You might be interested in this article by Dr. Attia https://peterattiamd.com/ketones-carbohydrates-can-co-exist/

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Get the powder and double (or quadruple) up. ;) Zumba's pace tends to put it in the "glycogen burning" group. Less glycogen means less endurance for it. Keep going with it and make sure you keep the electrolytes up and you should start improving as your body adapts and uses what's available more efficiently (you just need…

Siggi's plain while milk yogurt is my favorite. I'm not a big unflavored yogurt person, but this is my go-to for my morning smoothie.

Unfortunately, we never did figure it out. The cause of that kind of incident was too infrequent to be able to pin it down, and we quit having access to that particular pizza shop, I think. Hubby also went on Zoloft for GAD, which has greatly changed his mood "set point" and makes him less prone to such episodes overall.…

Sounds like a play on "perfect is the enemy of good."

Celery. Carrots. Smoothies. A spoon.

I'm just going to put it bluntly -- if you are trying this route because you think it's faster, you're in it for the wrong reasons and you're very likely to fail. You're upset right now, because your current 4lb per week average isn't fast enough. What are you going to do when the scale stalls out completely for an…

Like nvmomketo, my migraines tend to be gluten induced, though going primal and low carb were what enabled me to figure it out, and my headaches in general drop from daily or nearly so to almost never (I literally went from 800mg ibuprofen to nothing in about a week). When I do get them, it's frequently because I had a…