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What's your motivation?
I know we all have those days when things get tough. I thought it might be nice to have a thread to remind ourselves why we're making an effort to eat the right foods for our body. So, what's your motivation or inspiration for improving your health? Mobility has been my biggest motivation. I moved to Scotland two years ago…
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Keto Sweet Spot
There's lots of talk around here about what "fat adaptation" is or isn't or may be, so I'm just going to call this my Keto Sweet Spot. I've been well under 50 g carbs for just over 5 months, under 20 g most days, with fabulous weight loss success. However, I've been battling the worst Keto breath ever this entire time,…
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Obesity might be contagious
Okay, I really appreciate the new gut biome research being done, but apparently that has led to the speculation that obesity might be contagious!? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/05/04/obesity-could-be-contagious-like-superbug-cdiff-suggest-scientis/ I may need to be quarantined, stat, before someone catches…
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Stress sucks as much as carbs for diabetics
Having gone from 310 combined units of long-acting and rapid-acting insulin a day to just 10 units of long-acting insulin over the last 3 months, I'm now seeing very clearly the affects of stress on my blood sugar. My blood glucose is very steady most days, usually at about 100 fasting, never rising higher than 120 after a…
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HBA1C & Cholesterol Results
Just sharing for anyone new to eating LCHF as I think we all go through that phase of wondering what's going to happen to our cholesterol when we start eating this way. I just received my test results back today after my blood draw from last week, based on 90 days of eating LCHF, which included the consumption of red meat,…
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Coconut Chocolate Pudding
I had taken to having a couple of spoonfuls of coconut cream for dessert and realised I could make chocolate pudding with it! It's super quick and simple. I use 100 ml coconut cream with 1/2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder and just mix them together with a spoon. I enjoyed it without any sweetener, but you could always add…
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Worsening Rosacea during ketosis
I've had my rosacea well under control for 10 years using steroid cream. However, as of about a month into eating a ketogenic diet, it's flared up worse than I've ever experienced with many painful blisters. All the references I've found towards rosacea and ketosis have implied marked improvements, I seem to be a bit of an…
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MuscleFood.com
This one is for the Brits in the group. http://www.musclefood.com Found this website today, they ship a lot of products and supplements that can be hard to find in the UK. They also have a lot of grass fed and organic meat. Though my only issue with some of the meat and fish is provenance. I prefer to know where my meat…
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Keto breath / Job Interview
So as we all know, brushing your teeth, chewing gum and popping mints does not solve the Keto breath problem. I'm looking for a new job right now and periodically have Keto breath, which is the last thing I want to have in a job interview. I imagine I'll have a day or two notice at least, but I don't want to eat a ton of…
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Why the calorie is broken
I loved this article published on BBC Future today, take a peek when you have a free 10-20 mins. http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160201-why-the-calorie-is-broken I'm a calorie counter still, I hope to get to the point eventually where it's not so important to me, but I have a long way to go before my stomach can be the…
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The emotional side of eating
In the spirit of the No Diet guy on My Diet is Better Than Yours, I thought this thread might be interesting. If you are or have been an emotional eater, how do you cope with it now that you're eating a LCHF diet? Whilst my physical food cravings are under great control with a ketogenic diet, I still struggle with stress…
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My Peanut Butter Cup Crutch
The first time I went low carb, I started eating quest bars for lunch when I had to travel for work. I bought a variety box and it always included one of the Quest Cravings peanut butter cups packets. They were so disgusting to me that they would expire before I ate them. Well clearly my tastes have changed. I'm addicted…
