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I got injured at the gym yesterday. I'm rolling on opiate derived pain killers. It's a tad bit better today, so hopefully it will heal within the week (crossing fingers). It means that I have to rest up and heal as best as I can. Meaning, I'll abandon the goals of strength class and less pork rinds for now. I have not…

ty @auntstephie321 and @Dragonwolf for ideas about leftover almond pulp. I think I'm gonna try use it in homemade protein bars :) @totaloblivia. I ditched the dates and don't bother with the vanilla. I used a bra-bag as milk bag (McGyver style). But have found out that a very fine mesh strainer works just as well. Like…

Korean cold spinach salad (banchan) Dip salad spinach into boiling salted water. 5 secs. Colander, squeeze a bit moist out with a wooden spoon or ladle. Splash of sesame oil. Mix well. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Can store in fridge for up to a week. It's great for lunch or to any fried or grilled protein. Even put it into…

Most people have tight hamstrings cause of too much sitting. Just sayin'

Try Mag glycinate ? I've seen it mentioned as «less bathroom effects» in r/keto. Are you having salt, potassium in right ratios too? I'm someone who cramps easily. Without straining even. Must up the dosage when training harder. Problem solved :) Hope you find something that works for you.

You don't have to give up lowcarb for IF. Depends on how you wanna play your calories. I went other way, I started on 5:2 and 16:8, then got headaches. Googled it, found atkins flu etc. I reckoned that going in and out of the flu was a waste of energy. Reseached some more and found that being Fat Adapted, using fat as main…

I agree. If something's not working, time to switch things up a bit.

First, I don't have an activity tracker like Fitbit etc. So don't know any specifics of YOUR tracker model and relationship with MFP. BUT. All calculators, including activity trackers use algorithms that assume everyone does some kind of movement during a day of normal living. I think the sedentary on MFP has a built in…

You're totally right! Comparing to anyone else is not just waste of time it's only leading to bad loops. Either you're «worse» than them, then you feel bad. Or you're «better» than them which may lead to hubris. It's a zerosum game. Scale weight as the only metric for progress is poor. They lie cause of water fluctuations.…

Week 1: I already broke my promise to only have 1 bag of pork rinds/day. But I've been able to keep it to max 2 :o The only thing I weighed was almonds for the homemade almond milk. Hurrah. But I feel a bit frustrated not logging the food I eat. Have had bad dreams of losing control almost every morning. Duh, could there…

Ty for sharing this. I read that somewhere, but unlike you I'm not so organized to bookmark good findings :) I make my own sushi rice with erythritol and more 7% table vinegar instead of the milder 5% rice vinegar. No problem eating 200g cooked rice on hard training days. I'm not sure if it will work for a lazy day, though…

I make my own almond milk. It's better and cheaper than the commercially produced :) Sorry, thread jacking. But, I actually have too much almond flour as leftovers. Any ideas what I can use it for? (I don't bake). I also make almond butter with it.

Hmm, I didn't know it's dangerous to disagree with me. That has never been my intention. I'm sorry if it has come off that way, cause that's not what I want. A good discussion is about putting up the best arguments we can find to shed light on a topic. I come from a profession where one gets slaughtered at morning meetings…

This is my understanding: State of Nutritional Ketosis (NK) is a tool to achieve and sustain Fat Adaptation (FA). Body using primarily fat and ketones for energy. The carb threshold that kicks you out of NK is individual. Some feel better at zerocarb, some feel better at 120g net. Most of us fall somewhere in between.…

There's always a certain factor of «willpower» when making changes. But relying on willpower alone, puts me into these endless debates with myself. So much wasted energy for ME. Desire bobs and wanes. Try focus more on building habits? It's kind of a job to diet. To change is uncomfy. Some things in life are just not up…

Oh, in the spirit of Simple September. Even though I can't rely on my weird appetite for cues, I have been maintaining for well over 6 months now. It's time I start to try trusting my body. I'm gonna stop tracking this month to see if I can still maintain scale weight and slowly shave off fat at the same time. I'm fearful.…

As a binge eater, keto has not changed my ability to stuff myself. Overall I'm less hungey, yes. But the act of overeating is an emotional thing, I think. I notice this pattern: If I overeat several days in a row having 2000-2500 net kcal, I increase stomach capacity facilitating even more eating. Feeling «hungrier». But…

I used to carb up on the day of my hardest training (2-3 hrs, including anaerobic work). But the last months I did keto level below 50g for the most part. I found that on the hard day, I kinda lost the drive for eating carbs, even if I could! IMO, carb up should be earned. Not as punishment, but as a tool for metabolic…

Lack of a good deficit :# Joke aside. It's true. I can so far only lose scale weight by doing a semi-fast. Maintenance range is oddly wide, though. My body is weird. I do lose some fat though, but it's not reflected on the scales.

I finished listening to Brain Grain by Perlmutter. Like sunnybunny I often use the walks listening to books or lectures. On my shelf is a long list, among them is Sapiens, lol. Inspired by Ferriss, I'm gonna have to read Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. Might try The Fat Switch, but he sounds a bit too invested in the…

Honey is fructose :( Not recommended. I love it too. Haribo is just a few pieces. Like 10-15 g. Weigh them! or preportion. Ingest about 15 mins before you need the boost. But, only use the boost when need it. Low intensity training does not require any boosting. If you're new to low-carb, it's generally advised to not carb…

My KISS will be: To kick at least one habit and grow a wanted habit. I eat too much pork rinds, because they're tasty and convenient for fat quota. 1 bag is 45g at 280 kcal. But I usually have 2 bags and some days up to 4 bags :o It's too expensive. I'll only allow 1 bag/day. Better have some avocado or CO instead. I'll…

NO fruit or oats, lol :) For TKD, you want faster acting carbs, that fuel the incoming workout. In the ketogains FAQ, they actually recommend dextrose. Whether this is pure placebo or actual «effect» is not clear. Anyhow, it works. I use MCT and Haribo when doing explosive work. Fruit is bad for fat loss from stored fat…

Did 1 hr strength class on Friday and followed up with 70 mins walk same day. Avg daily step count for August is 11 295 steps, according to Samsung S Health. Naturally I don't carry the phone all the time, so step count is higher. I'm very happy that I finished this challenge, since I failed the July one :p All my life…

Week before TOM...no bottom to hunger feelings. Possibly ghrelin/leptin hormones out of whack. In general, try make protein a goal . Most women do fine with between 60-120 g net protein/day. It also depends on activity level. When I started following Dr. Donald Laymans «30g/meal» minimum, I saw tremendous progress in combo…

This. OP, you describe above fear of fat. Low salt and fat = feeling awful. I eat as much salt as I can. Healthy fats give you energy and helps, among other things, build vital hormones such as testosterone. (which you want). Embrace the fats, but keep a deficit. Try different fats. Avocado and bacon? Try the ketogains…

Try to eliminate all manufactured foods for a month, including sausages and sweeteners ? Go simple, then slowly add 1 item back at a time. Yes, it's quite some work, but going on with all the discomfort you're describing sounds worse. You could possibly lack some vital bugs in tummy or other micronutrient deficiency.

I forgot to mention that my measurements haven't changed so much compared to the weight loss phase either. Just a few cm in over 6 months. The hip bones are the width they are, can't change that. But the bum is more muscular. Because of this I can now use size XS (size 0 in usa?) in undies, a size I previously haven't…

Agree with @JodehFoster. And to add, people forget eating more salt, especially if training a lot. Salt is critical for cell function. To OP. I used to eat a full dinner 3 hrs before gym 3x/week. Still there were episodes of almost fainting from low bloodsugar while in class. Always carrying emergency snacks. Now I do IF,…

My point was that scale weight is a very bad metric for tracking miniscule changes. Because it can be any other very plausible explanations than a plateau. Really, don't worry over minor changes :) Peace of mind is better! Scale weight fluctuations are also a VERY imprecise metric for fat loss, which is what we really…