CARoberts73 Member

Try a cup of chicken bouillon with a dash of heavy cream. Tastes like cream of chicken soup and has lots of sodium. Works for me. Good luck!

Welcome! :D I'm laying off right now for health reasons, but still being mindful and checking in here just because.....well frankly I just like the group. Feel free to add me, if you like.

1. I avoid the big board like the plague. I wandered over there ONE time a couple weeks ago and wound up butthurt. I'll stay here from now on, TYVM. 2. I, too, hate this new design. And I don't know about anyone else, but "my comments" stays completely blank for me now, no matter how much I comment! Grrrr

You're in the zone, my friend! Good job!

Pinterest is a GREAT idea for low carb stuff. Also, weclome!

Thank you kkimpel. That's basically what I'm doing. I'm not measuring, not stressing, but I am sticking to lower carb foods just because I feel better that way. Yesterday I discovered I'm in ketosis without even trying. Oh the irony..... :o Surgery is set for early November so just going to coast and be sensible until then.

Thanks Cindy, that's the kind of thing I really need to hear. :wink:

Thank you ALL for your kind responses. I gave myself until Sunday for some "self pity eating" :wink: and what I learned was this: sugar just makes me feel worse, in the end. And so does an excess of carbs -- just bloaty, burpy, yucky. So....back in the saddle today. Nothing extreme, I'm not even sure I'm going to count,…

Thanks!

What a load of crap. On the other hand, at least you didn't get stuff like "low carb is the evil and will kill you" because that's the kind of stuff I have to wade through everywhere I go, it seems.

I had for lunch: a salad with a little bit (2 carbs worth) of full fat ranch, green leaf lettuce, tomato, with some nice chunks of steak fried in olive oil on top. Paired it with a big mug of chicken broth that had a shot of HWC in it. Maybe it's psychological but I feel so much better now!

Ah, thank you. I'm reading that book but I'm only on chapter 2, as I just got it yesterday. I love bouillon......especially chicken with a little HWC to make it taste like cream o'chicken. Don't have to tell me twice!

I purchased some strips for the first time on Amazon today, and I noticed on some of the cheaper brands, reviewers continually stated they were inaccurate. Have you tried a couple different brands?

OH, and because I do realize it's not ALL about me :D I hope tomorrow is better for you!

Do you find certain foods become unappealing faster than others? For example, I can eat beef every day and not get sick of it. Chicken....not so much. It makes me want to barf if I try to eat it 2 days in a row.

Thank you. I am losing right now, I went off over the weekend and restarted Monday. My net carbs have been under 20 each day this week. Today.....er well TMI WARNING.....I might better have moved my desk into the bathroom. So the water weight is coming back off, and the scale agrees with this assessment. I feel like, I…

Ahhh, gotcha! Thanks :D

Found it! Thanks again.

I will confess I have a love / hate relationship with FB. I think social media is turning us into mental midgets....but I work at home, which means I'm here alone most days of the week, so I am also on there quite a bit because I need the socialization. I will check out the group and see what I think. THANKS!

Also, I just now went and bought The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living, so hopefully I can stop with the dumb questions soon!

Hmmm....it would seem I need to look into macros. Thanks!

OK. I have a sincere question (as in I'm not intending to be sarcastic or snarky because tone is hard to read online): It was recommended to me before that increase my fats.....how do I do that and still limit calories? I was actually thinking the jello with HC was a good way to increase my fat. It's not, then? Or maybe,…

You know.....I think I know the answer to this one on my own. I think it's "It will be ok to eat the jello as long as, this time, you use some moderation with it. You know, as opposed to standing there with the fridge open, eating it directly out of the serving bowl with an extra large spoon until it's all gone." :wink:

It's been added to the list of saved resources, DeansDad, thank you!

Wow! OK well, if nothing else, your story puts my anxieties about one little thyroid nodule into better perspective! I was looking at that exact book yesterday on Amazon, only 10 bucks for kindle, I think I will pick it up today. Thanks~

Thank you :) I know that thyroid cancer is, in most cases, highly treatable so I'm not freaking out as much as I would be otherwise.....but it's definitely in the back of my mind at all times. I appreciate the support.

Thank you. I have done a bit of research, but I find it really overwhelms me and, as I work on the internet, I have learned to maintain a healthy skepticism about what I read. For that reason I am VERY grateful for the links and authors. That is one big thing I really needed. I don't mind doing independent research but…

Thank you all for the responses! I was feeling pretty burned out and frustrated and I basically bombed it over the weekend. Starting fresh today, going to shoot for keeping the carbs under 20 - 25 all week and I will watch the fat to make sure it's high enough. I have high cholesterol, always have, since my 20's. It's…

Ahh, ok, yes there was probably quite a bit of fat: ground beef, butter, sauce.

I think I am going to have to look into my macros and / or try lower or higher numbers. I'm stalled after only a few weeks and getting frustrated. But this is how I truly prefer to eat, and I do NOT want to go back to calorie counting, so I will have to find a way to make it work.