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Ketosis?
How long can one stay in ketosis for without it negatively impacting health? For example, if one were to stay in ketosis for 10 months consecutively more or less, never "cheating" or having higher carb days over christmas with one's family, would that harm health? In some way?
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Liquorice Root Tea - how to drink it without gagging...
Any suggestions? I've got the whole roots - they just say to boil them and add honey on the package but as Liquorice Root is 50 times sweeter than sugar - it's not necessary. Blegh. It supposedly helps with the ulcer problem. So I kind of want to find a way to drink it that doesn't involve pinching my nose and just…
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Duodenal ulcers and keto/LCHF
I haven't posted here in a while, I've been ill. Diagnosed with a possible forming duodenal ulcer. I've been prescribed Ulsanic and Omez (40mg a day). I'm wondering if anyone had their symptoms improve/ulcer healed on keto? Or LCHF (<50g net carbs a day or 70g total carbs a day). If so, what foods did you generally stick…
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Stomach ulcers, diet and exercise.
I've been sick for two weeks, went to the doctor and he thinks a stomach ulcer is forming. It's not completely formed yet, so I still have a chance at healing it completely I think. I've been advised to stay away from spicy food. I'm just wondering, would it be detrimental to it's healing if I'm in a calorie deficit?…
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Irritated colon - need food advice
I've been sick for a few days. But I'm at a loss as to what to eat. Any solid food makes my stomach hurt. But liquids don't satisfy me at all. I drank 4 servings ensure (made with milk) last night and woke up in the middle of the night STARVING. It's the weirdest sensation - I'm bloated, in pain, and extremely hungry at…
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Hemsley and Hemsley
Hemsley & Hemsley Healthy and Delicious is a show on BBC that I've watched a few times. I find their way of eating kind of appealing. I'm not sure if I'd call it low carb (well at least not keto level like I eat now lol), because they do encourage lots of fruit and veg, and also occasional grains like quinoa (which they…
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Don't absorb nutrition from smoothies? Hey?!?!
Okay so I've started a few days ago to add a green smoothie to my day in an effort to bump up my nutrition. Because I've been feeling tired all the time. I love the fact that I can drink leafy greens because, well, I don't like eating them that much and they just taste better with a bunch of other stuff blended in. Today…
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Meals for Bulking
I'm a low carber. I usually consume 50g carbs p day. I'm also trying to bulk currently. But I'm not progressing in the weight room as much as I know I can (I haven't been able to increase the weights since I started, which is unlike me). So I've decided to up my carbs to 100g a day. Now one question... What do I eat pre…
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No newsfeed - being chatty with updates
I'm craving waffles. I want a very specific waffle. It's a waffle with ice cream and a melted chocolate bar. And it's full of carbs. I can't make a substitute because I don't have a waffle iron, nor do I have ingredients for low carb ice cream, or for a chocolate bar. So what I did was drink some salty *kitten* water, and…
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Energy crashes post workout?
I lift weights for an hour 5 days a week. I started lifting about 2.5 months ago. At first, I had tons of energy post workout. And that's the reason I started doing it in the first place. Recently about 2 weeks ago, I started having energy crashes post workout. When I get home, I literally just want to go to bed. Keep in…
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Wondering...
I've tried this before...but it sort of failed because sweets. Now that I'm attempting bulking, this diet thingy is a bit confusing to me. I've been wondering if I should up my carbs again. Maybe something like 35c, 25p, 40f. I'm currently in the October challenge where one of my goals is staying at strict keto levels, so…
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Group Newbie checking in!...sortof...
Because I'm seeing some familiar faces here... :smiley:
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Addicted to exercise? Is that possible? Lol
So I lift heavy 5 days a week for an hour. (Targeting different muscle groups everyday) I have bodybuilding goals, as my gym is hosting an amateur bodybuilding competition next year around this time. Recently a lot of fun classes have started at my gym. I'm particularly interested in Kickboxing and kettlebell classes. They…
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Oh-Em-Gee - What's with the binging?!
This is starting to freak me out. Every night I overeat by like - 600-1000 calories. It's not that I'm hungry. I just want to eat. Anything and everything (which are all LC luckily - there's nothing else in the house, and my dad's high carb food does not seem to tempt me.) This has been going on the whole week.
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Upcoming summer
It's making me miss fruit and veggies. And I never thought I'd say that...Lol, but the produce section looks very tempting. This coming from someone who used to walk right past it to the candy isle.
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Whey Protein?
What would be the difference between a protein powder I buy from the gym (a commercial brand) and just plain whey protein concentrate with nothing added? You know, besides the flavouring and stuff. Does commercial whey have added aminos? I can't really compare because the nutrition info on the plain whey doesn't say.
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ANOTHER Ladies-only Thread
...because goodness knows there are so many on these boards. Lol :lol: Anyhoo. So, ever since they started at age 13, my hormones have always been out of whack. My period never seemed to find it's way into a pattern. Sometimes it would be at the beginning of the month, sometimes at the end. Sometimes I'd skip 1-2 months…
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Super excited!!!!!!
OMG guys... So the gym has decided to enter me into their bodybuilding competition next year for the fitness category! My weight lifting program has been changed again. I'm still exercising with the group, but because my goals are different the group's program will be modified as we go along. All weight lifting done will…
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Amazing what a little kindness can do...
So I've been on MFP for a while. Quite a long while. About 3 years or so, although this is a new profile. I'm not much of a talker, more of a lurker, in both real life and on the Internet... Well, I was anyway.... I'm sure you've all noticed that I'm very chatty on this group! I tend to come out of my shell around friendly…
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**Tear** Poor poor little.....
Poor poor little boobies... I knew you well... :cry: After losing about 40lb 3 years ago, my boobies, as a 23yr old... Looks more like those of a 50yr old. All saggy. I wonder where I'll end up after losing the next 20lb...
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A Question for my Weight-Lifting Tribe
But first - some stats >>> 23f 5'2, 127lb, 27-30%ish BF (Bagh, calipers, terribly inaccurate things.) I'm currently torn on what I should be doing. My instructor told me that I don't necessarily need to lose scale weight, but I need to lose fat. (Duh) A lot of my fat is in my gut, having never drunk a beer in my life, nor…
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LCHF Ice cream
I've received my ice cream machine today! So I added the ice cream mix and churned it according to manufacture instructions. But it stayed liquid. I read in the manual that ice cream with a high fat content may not stiffen at all. This recipe calls for 500ml cream and 1 cup milk. Was it supposed to stiffen up? Or supposed…
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Ideas for Hemp Seeds?
I bought some hemp today. They look LCHF Friendly with 2.9g protein, 2g carbs (all fibre), and 0.7g fat. I was thinking of using them in this recipe http://holisticallyengineered.com/2013/05/instant-cinnamon-oatmeal-low-carb.html instead of the flax. Any other ideas?
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I almost lost it today...
So, I know gym instructors aren't the most knowledgeable when it comes to nutrition. They tend to follow whatever recommendation is mainstream in the media (which is why this baffles me so damn much!!!) When I started at the gym my instructor asked me how I was eating. And I said I did LCHF. She cringed at that. And then I…
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Well this is new...
So I like walking. I like it a lot. I've been doing it for 3 years daily, for 1-3 hours a day depending on my energy levels. Recently I fell off the keto wagon. And I got back on almost a week ago. Ever since then, I've been getting side cramps when walking, (you know, those cramps that runners also get, which is…
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Keto/Low carb ways to cook Venison?
So I've got about a freezer full of venison (lean meat, it was supposed to be dried and made jerky of) and I was wondering if any of you had ideas on how to cook it besides drying. A low carb or keto marinade recipe would also be nice, and I can make kebabs from them. Any ideas?
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Since I'm chatty - might as well talk about my failures...
So. A few weeks ago I started weight lifting. I thought I would benefit from adding slightly more carbs to fuel the workouts. (I was eating <20g and decided to bump it up to 50.) Then my trainer told me that keto is unhealthy when you do it longer than 2 months. Add to this the fact that I was getting keto headaches every…
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Must...keep...sanity
So I've bought a bunch of my favourites sweets. They are all in the cupboard. Cookies, mini ice creams (they are in the freezer though, lol), and 2 flavours of dark chocolate. I've long wished to be one of those people who can moderate and just have a little dessert every day. I've tried my hand at this many times and end…
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Bodyfat %
I wanted to know if a bf % of 16-17 is long term sustainable for a woman? I really want to look athletic (and going from skinnyfat to fit is gonna take a while, lol). For some reason 18% bf sticks in my mind. I don't remember why. Is lower than that unhealthy long term? Stats : 23, f, 132lb, 5'2, current bf% is 30.
