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When I meet someone who loves me at a heavier weight, I am more assured that they will love me at my best. It is about loving each other through sickness and in health. Obesity is a sickness that nobody wants (at least most people wouldn't wish it upon themselves), so if you're going to be there for someone in youth and…

Definition: Gluconeogenesis is the process of synthesizing glucose in the body from non-carbohydrate sources. All our body's cells can use glucose, and a few are dependent on it. People consuming an average diet get plenty of glucose from their diet. Starches (plentiful in grains including flour, potatoes, etc) are…

There are plenty of potassium and b vitamins in other low carb food sources too. You don't need to eat a particular food that is bad for your blood sugar just to just a certain vitamin that can be found elsewhere. neanderthin - Thanks for that info. Very informative. Yes, caloric balance is still an important factor, but…

The bulletproof CEO usually has 2tbsp or sometimes more if he's in need of lots of energy so it depends on your needs. He also said that pure fat is the least likely to break your fast (from your 8 hour sleep and additional hours you didn't eat last night) so it acts as alittle pick me up to keep you fasting through the…

There are great books out there explaining it but basically Ladymiseryali already said it - you need to get your calories from somewhere, and fat is the least likely to spike your insulin levels. You split your percentage of macros up differently on a keto diet. On a food pyramid diet, you would usually see 60% carb or…

Yes, I agree with MeIRC. Bananas can really spike your insulin levels and send your body into anabolism (storing mode) and pair that with grains, then you're putting yourself in a longer storing window than you are burning. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the human body can't burn and store at the same time. Your body needs…

I go for about 1tbsp of Butter or about 12.5g = 92calories. Mct Oil , 15 ml or 13.5 g = 111 calories

Actually the topic of "Brain needs carb for fuel" has been addressed by many low carb/ketogenic diet scientists. The brain does NOT only run on glycogen from glucose. Your body also makes ketones which your brain actually prefers to burn. In fact, I've read that ketones are preferred and more efficient for brain function.…

Try this. Go to the "FOOD" tab, next to MY HOME, Then click "Settings" on the lower tab. Then "Change goals". Tell me how you went :)

Actually I tried both low GI and low carb/ketogenic diet so I can tell you a little bit about my experience trying to maintian my weight and hormones. When I was eating low GI, I found that white rice, refined carbs spiked my blood sugar levels and made me tired and moody. I switched to whole grain (brown rice) and oats…

Hey there, I have a few ideas for you. Firstly most keto books recommend you go 5-8% carb a day or about 25g of carb a day. Right now you have set your carb limit at 125g, which is actually a moderate to high amount of carbs for Keto. So there will be a lot of tweaking with the food goals setting. You can set it to 5-10%…

Personally, I've gotten some dramatic weight loss off Intermittent fasting using BPC so I'm going to continue experimenting. So far I've tried a whole combination of BPC mixtures. 1. Grounded Coffee, 15ml Coconut oil, 1tbsp organic butter, 1 tsp cocoa, 1 tsp cinnamon - 2tsp stevia - This was okay, but the cocoa thickened…

Find out the diet that is optimal for you. Most people can't handle too much sugar and carbs, which sends their body into fat storing overdrive. So you can start with reducing your refined, processed, chemical laden, crap, junk and high carb food and see how you feel. Some people can handle lot of carbs, for me restricting…

Lol sorry I didn't mean to say that you look pregnant, I just mean't to say that it can be a protocol or a matter of politeness for people to ask women about their dietary needs. It can also be that women are more picky about their weight and usually ask for the skin off etc. Because they get it all the time, they tend to…

The eye candy was selected based on a male boss's choice right? So why is it the female's fault and not that boss's bias? Shouldn't that be the male's choice that he hired something he could treat like a piece of meat and pay less then? People ask women for particular dietary choices probably because there is a chance that…

"No one will ever be attracted to you because you're fat. If any man says that you're pretty, he's lying to you" - A guy I used to date.

He lived 2000 years ago, bit of an age difference :(

Hey there, I just looked at your diary and just wanted to put in my two cents. I lost 66 lbs a couple of years ago by cutting out a lot of processed food and refined carbs. My source of carbs now come from vegetables and fruits. You had a bagel and a chocolate bar yesterday, which is probably not going to help with your…

Played hockey better than me.

For being more superman than superwoman.

Hey there beautiful keto friends :) Would love to connect and offer support. Add me if you feel like it. I log daily. :)

*Removes mask*

flochocinco- That's a very interesting point. I often had trouble figuring out whether people were attracted to me because of shallow reasons, or because they liked me for my personality and brain. I guess you can't blame people for their instinctual reactions, even I get impressed by very good looking people :p Its often…

Coming from someone who used to be obese for most of her childhood and teenage years, I can say that it is very cruel to bully and bash those who have medical and weight issues. It effects our adult selves severely. Weight is correlated with education, wealth and environment. Children are born obese these days, and that…

Many people have said that multivitamins are just expensive urine. The research on it is still pretty sketchy, especially on how much the human body can actually absorb of the synthetic isolated vitamins. Nature combined those vitamins with complex other micro and macro nutrients as well as fiber to help with the…

Wow thank you very much kiramaniac and frob23. Both your replies were very informative. At the rate I am eating, I am in a 700 calorie deficit. I lost 4kg in the first week of the keto diet, but the weight has stalled now (week 3). I'm still eating about 100g of fat, 25-30g of carb and 75-80 of protein a day, but the scale…

sb4480 Thank you! I think that makes sense, I've always intuitively thought this too. I can not add fiber and hope it cancels out the carb in cherries for example. So thanks for clearing that up.

Feel free to add me, I'm a keto lacto-ovo-vegetarian with a public food diary. :)

I'm eating about the same amount of calories and carbs too, but that's not the net carbs. If I subtract the fiber, it would probably be about 20gs. I heard from a few low carb doctors that we don't need to count calories as our bodies will take care of its own appetite. However, I find it safer to count and keep track of…