2 years ago today we lost my brother, then just 53, to pancreatic cancer (so forgive me if I'm a bit dramatic!) The prevailing symptom was unexplained diabetes. He was like a lot of people who find their way to this WoE, he was overweight but active, big beer belly, so it didn't really come as a surprise. They treated the…
My husband is currently in Africa working on malaria elimination projects in 3 different countries, one was cut short because of an outbreak, so he'll be home two days early. I actually found myself thinking 'I'll be glad when he's home - I always forget to soak the chia seed.' I am a truly shallow, horrible human being.
My dear husband has watched me do this for the last few months and has decided he wants to join me - he's maybe 25lbs overweight but carries it all, and I mean all, in the belly and want to lose that. I'm all for it and think that ultimately he'd do best keto (20g carbs) for a while, then aiming for a low-carb, as in less…
Do you have a favourite macro calculator? I've used two different ones and they vary, a lot. One take height into consideration and one doesn't. On the other, no matter what I do, I'm over on protein, and I don't eat anywhere near as much protein as is in the meal plan. It's also hard getting the fats up without protein.
