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Thanks for the great info. What about soybean oil though, is it something to avoid? I guess the guy in the video thinks so.

I'm not really counting calories, that was one of the things that attracted me to the "diet" per say. I'm eating when I'm hungry and stopping when I'm not. Im pretty sure I'm not at 2500 calories a day though. But I don't feel hungry, which I really like and I think is going to be the key to success, I lost 40lbs just…

For real, or is that something experienced ketoers tell newbies to calm them down? Haha. Hey thanks for the great feedback everyone, and talking me off the edge. Staying the course. Measured the ketones last night and they're at 1.9 so something is working, i just need be patient like you all suggested.

Right (I wasn't saying thats why Atkins works, thats what they were saying, I was just trying to true up the discrepancies), I'm going on that assumption, the high fat. And thats where the disconnect was, and I see now they we're adding the carbs to the high fat meal. ON SIDE NOTE: @Leonidas I'm curious how you eat once a…

Right, I don't think they were saying it didn't work. (I shouldn't have been so lazy in my opening post). It was more that protein made you feel fuller and you ate less. Thats why Atkins works.

all great info, much appreciated. I'm only 10 days in, so I'm not obsessing about it, but it seems a 1.5 goal is something that is better, but doesn't have to be to have progress. Odds are the truth is its going to be different for everyone including myself, but I have plenty of years to reverse some activities going on in…

frob, thanks for the insight. Much appreciated.

thank you sir, great info.