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guardian newspaper article on sugar vs fat as the culprit in obesity epidemic
I thought you would all enjoy this - finally getting the "it's sugar not fat" message out to a more mainstream audience - has a lot in it about the dodgy science that supported the low fat message. It's a long read, but a good one. The Guardian is a well-respected, left-leaning UK newspaper, in case you don't know it.…
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fasting and sleep
I got back to fasting on Tuesday after about a month off for Christmas which I failed epically by eating all round me: put on 14lbs so working at getting them back off by fasting 36 hours twice a week. It works great of course! My question to my knowledgeable MFP colleagues is: how do you counteract the hyper-alertness of…
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Fasting and exercise
Does anyone exercise while fasting? Am contemplating doing day 1 of c25k again, it's brisk walking and 8 mins intermittent running, but I'm fasting today. Is it a really bad idea?
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Losing mojo - looking for advice from those who have lost a lot over time
Hi low carbers, looking for your wisdom please! I've been following keto/lchf since 5 January this year aiming for 20g total carbs a day. I've lost 33 lbs and feel a lot better. It's all been great, happy that my clothes fit and I'm a size down from where I started. I still need to lose another >33lbs and would be very…
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everything you ever wanted to know about devilled eggs
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2015/apr/01/how-make-perfect-devilled-eggs-canape it's a bit uk based, but i loved this article and am planning to try at the weekend
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measuring ketones
Hi, New to all this! Am on day 11 and feeling good. Have lost 9lbs water weight. I measured blood ketones for the first time today and got 0.5mmol per litre. It seems to be just in the ketones range - is that correct in your experience? How often do you test? Was a bit of a gaff, but I guess it will get easier? Grateful…
