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hangnails & dry skin
i am working on getting fully back on the wagon (been a rough couple months with birthdays and invitations to visit friends for dinner and general "oops") and have noticed the last few days that hangnails & dry/miniature abrasion fingertips have returned. i am trying to determine if this is "simply" winter is coming (since…
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ketoversary the first - thank you!
just wanted to drop a note to say thank you to all those that have helped me over the last year as i started keto (and maintained). without this group, i am not sure i could have made it. thank you!
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shoe size
i know there are other body parts/elements of us that change as we go keto and lose fat; but now that i am coming up on a year of doing keto and my shoes just aren't fitting like they have been. i have not changed shoe size for close to a decade (or more). but the last few weeks or so, no matter how tight i tie my shoes,…
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Fasting(ish) blood glucose levels
I just got my labs back from blood drawn earlier this week and my A1C is down (two years, year over year decrease)...while I was not in the diabetic or pre-diabetic range, formally, I had been bordering it for a few years. I would still like it lower, but I’m dead center on the average now (and I’m still battling evening…
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two wins & a fail
the good news is that i didn't succumb to one of my favorite things while making dinner tonight (which for this meal, is a first in the last 10 years or so i've been making it. no brown sugar for me. nor have i snuck any pieces for a few months) i also didn't take a bite (or 3 or 5) of peanut butter when making lunch for…
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draining fat off of hamburger - yay or nay?
ok. i know this is an odd question, considering where i am posting, but i am conflicted (and figure it comes down to "what works for me & my family," but wanted to get opinions of others as well: when i cook hamburger for things like tacos, casseroles, etc the recipe almost always calls for draining off the fat. until…
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entering meat for tracking
when you are tracking your calories/fat/protein for meats, do you use a scale and put in the values _before_ cooking or _after_ cooking? i have been doing after because that is how much i am actually eating. or is this one of the things that is up to each individual for what works for them and helps them succeed (at both…
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NSVs - share your success 😊
I know there is the daily check-in for general chat & help, but I thought it would be fun to have one dedicated for only the positive (and/or things to learn). For me, one recently was when my boss & I were in the same place for the first time in several months. He asked if I had lost weight again; I did confirm yes but…
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Solo or with spouse/significant other/partner?
Have you told your spouse/partner/significant other that you are doing keto/LCHF? If you did tell them, are you doing it together or on your own?
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Impact of staying hydrated
In aiming for the "awkward question of the day" award, I wanted to see if anyone else has noticed an increase in water evacuation after starting keto. I have been drinking 1.0 - 1.5 gal of water for years and have not been to the bathroom as often as I am now and have not increased my water; still drinking because I am…
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recipes, carbs, and spices
when you are creating foods for tracking, do you include the spices used (e.g. garlic, paprika, thyme, rosemary) or do you leave them out since the calorie and carb impact is, generally, minimal-to-non-existent? I have been leaving them in and finding some items have carbs that I would not have expected (or at least not…
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psychological vs physiological hunger
For those that have been making this work for a while, have you noticed that you are hitting a psychological full feeling at around the same time you hit the physical full feeling? If yes, how long did it take you to reach that point……or was it mostly a decision that you would not obsess about how much you wanted to eat…
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Carb (in)tolerance and staying in Ketosis
I’ve been trying to figure out the best macro ratio for me and have come across several differing opinions on the carb value. For those of you who are able to maintain Ketosis with carbs at >= 25g, was this something that came naturally as you progressed through fat adaptation OR was it something you were able to do…
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First carb crash in 3-4 weeks...
And I do not miss this feeling. We went to the fair today and I decided to splurge on a treat that is only there (knowing I was going to pay some sort of price...but better than trying to tell my wife I’m trying Keto). I was expecting the, minor for me, afternoon tiredness. I had not prepared/planned for the carb crash. It…
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Food/drink you unexpectedly miss?
When I started looking at, and working toward, eating Keto to help break my 3 month plateau, I knew I would miss all the candy, sweets, pastries, ice cream, et cetera that I love (and had cut down on the previous 9 months). What I wasn’t expecting is how quickly the extra energy would come on and I would not need to drink…
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How do you get to the fat targets?
I am considering attempting keto; but when I look at my food diary, I am nowhere near the fat targets (even when I try to plan out meals/foods, it does not seem to be coming close). How do you reach the fat goals…or it is about making fat bombs and planning ahead on when to eat them? (I am sure that is oversimplifying it,…
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sugar cravings
Is there anyone else who is always craving sugar and can never get enough? If yes, have you found a way to reduce that craving or do you also "just" live with it and obsess over how much that <insertDeliciousSweetSnackHere> sounds and you really want it but can't have it?
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Manual recipe & database recipe calorie count discrepancy
I just found a recipe I want to try but, in the gist of trying to do it right, created a copy here to get the caloric content. When I went to put it in, I found the same-named recipe. It lists the same ingredients as what my created one is but has ~2.5x fewer calories per serving-and a slightly larger serving size-than…
