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High fiber carbs and ketosis
I had Carbquick pancakes (16g carbs/ 14g fiber/ net 2g carbs) with sugar free syrup with a sprinkling of blueberries and 2 sausage links for brunch today. Four hours later I am in nice strong ketosis. I was kind of suprised, because I figured the subtraction the carbs from the fiber would come at a later date. You'd think…
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Chicken soup
Loving chicken bone broth as an afternoon snack, but now I find myself craving it. When I'm out working all day, I often find myself making a pit stop at Quick Check or the like. They have good chicken soup that I can serve myself the broth without any noodles. It really made me happy yesterday. But I was wondering if…
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call the wambulance
So I had a planned cheat on Saturday. I had half a cupcake, a piece of birthday cake with a scoop of ice cream, and maybe 1/4 of a Stromboli (after only a protein shake that day). I was 19.5lbs down (Atkins since 3/1), and 145lbs. Last time I cheated was in April (also B-day cake and pasta), and it actually seemed to help…
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macros help
I am a 51 yr.old female, 4'11, active, but don't work out. 162.5 lbs. I have settled comfortably into a 15%carb, 60% fat, 25% protein, in 1270 calorie day. Pretty doable for me. Is this low enough carb to support the fat intake? Is there a better ratio I should look at? I'm happy here, but I feel like my protein and fats…
