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What LCHF is NOT!
Been thinking a lot about the impending changes and additions to the Group "Announcements" and/or FAQ's/Mission Statement and Frob's statement in his first draft where he said; " I am hesitant to set any firm line on what is low-carb and what is not." It's a comment I completely agree with since I too believe it's neither…
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LCHF for "Dummies"
Sorry about the "dummies" crack but if it got your attention and you can get past the implications...... Anyway, stumbled across a name I wasn't familiar with thanks to an indirect link in a GaleHawkins post where he referenced some historical data charts and graphs (thanks GH). One of the charts used the name Skaldeman to…
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Request For Submissions - VIDEOS (videos ONLY, please)
By way of an "update", there has been quite of bit of work going on behind the scenes on updating and improving the Group "Announcements" (aka "FAQs") section for our Group. Between the holidays and the fact that it's a much more involved task than many of us might have anticipated, and that each of us actually have…
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Request For Submissions - BOOKS (books ONLY, please)
By way of an "update", there has been quite of bit of work going on behind the scenes on updating and improving the Group "Announcements" (aka "FAQs") section for our Group. Between the holidays and the fact that it's a much more involved task than many of us might have anticipated, and that each of us actually have…
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The LCD Launch Pad - START Here
The LCD Launch Pad, Our Reference Library In an attempt to organize the many resources available to Low Carbers of all "stripes" we have created "The Launch Pad" which will be continuously updated, added to, edited, and changed in an effort to provide as many "one click" links to ALL of the pertinent information currently…
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So, what...You never.....
.....had a really great day and lost 150 in a day? <vbg> It's called "planning ahead" - saw too many people take a "holiday" and kill their loss pattern so I figured I'd get out ahead of it and build in a little "cushion". An hour and a half and we're "outta here" - heading to the airport, lashing a snow shovel on the roof…
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Test your Blood Sugar Today?
If you didn't, I'm going to try my darnedest to convince you that you should have. First thought that probably comes into your mind is -"what is he, crazy - gone off the deep end? I'm not diabetic, why should I test?" A few months ago I said exactly the same thing. Next might be "stick myself (on purpose), you nuts?" Trust…
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New Year - New Start, The Launch Pad is LIVE!"
Your wait is over!!!! Took us a little longer than we would have liked, and it's FAR from being complete, BUT we're on the way and closer than we were yesterday or last week and ready to unveil the LCD Launch Pad - version 1.0.0. In actuality, the LCDLP will "never" be "complete" since we see it as "living document" which…
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Launch Pad Reference
Welcome to the LCD Launch Pad, Our Reference Library Each of the links below will take you directly to the info you are seeking in one "hop". We suggest that you "right click" and select "open in new tab" (if your browser supports), and then close the link when finished which will return you directly here, or, bookmark the…
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LCD Group Under Construction - PLEASE READ
Over the next few hours (24 at most) we will be updating and adding new content to both the "Announcements" block (top of the main LCD Group page), and a few new thread topics in the "current discussions" section in preparation for the roll-out. A couple will be: "Start Here" "The Launch Pad" "The Low Carb Guide" and…
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New (to me) JM video
Love him or hate him, Jimmy Moore is a powerhouse in the "keto/LCHF" world and between his podcasts and two most recent books, has collaborated with just about everybody who is anybody LCHF. He recently completed a speaking tour in Australia and this video is from one of those presentations. It was done Nov 2014 so is more…
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Rediscover Braising
For those who don't need to "rediscover" braising, I'll apologize in advance for insinuating that you might be unaware of the technique and suggest you move on to more relevant posts. But, for those who, like I, either never tried it or "forgot about" what you likely experienced at your Mom's (or Grandma's) knee, but have…
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Any Billy Joel fans in the house?
Hope ALL enjoyed (are enjoying?) their T-day!! Ours is postponed to tomorrow. 12+" snowstorm threw a bit of a wrench in the works so while everyone else will be reporting their "success" with staying at least "close" to their HCLF plan, we're "semi-fasting" today in prep <g>. Anyway, as at least a few here are close to our…
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No Time to Cook
The First Lady is out doing her Social Butterfly flutterby thing and I have a meeting upcoming so no time to cook. Time for "fast food" - LCHF style. 15 minutes later it emerges, 10 to wolf it down and do the dishes....now I gotta run. 1032 cals 7 carbs 82 fats 37 protein
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Breaking News! Egg "fast" Diet Test Results
Just about every time I glance at the TV there's a crawl line blasting out "Breaking News". 99 times out of 100 it's either "old" news or on the order of "the paint is dry". Seems to me that many of the posts here have much more import on "real" people's lives so why not hijack the term (not that this post qualifies since…
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How do I know if I'm "in" ketosis?
It's a question that is asked by virtually all "newbies" to LCHF/NK (and many "old timers" as well). Given the recent spate of threads on the topic, perhaps it would be worthwhile to consolidate the various opinions and specifics in one place - so here goes: As most know, I'm firmly in the ketostyx are basically useless,…
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Your last T-Day, after dinner Nap?
T-Day 2013 "might" just have been your LAST after dinner napathon ("last" as in not happening again, not as in "previous"). For most of our lives "conventional wisdom" has told us that it's the L-Tryptophan in turkey that delivers the knockout punch....well..... Turns out, chicken breast (as well as other foods), actually…
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5 Years Ago.....
...this could have been the front cover photo on Time Magazine with a caption something like; KILLER FAT and EGGS - Put American Population at Risk! Well, that didn't work.....pic was rotated, tried to "fix" it and now it won't let me add it back in - live and learn. 2 sausages, fried egg, mini burger, butter, fat. 718…
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Took a Dip in the Cesspool
Recent discussions of the activities taking place in the "sandbox/litterbox/house of jerkitude" piqued my interest, against my better judgement, sent me to see if it really could be as bad as it was being portrayed. News flash - it's WORSE! OP came with a simple (non-threatening) post about a video/"documentary"(?) and was…
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Need "Proof" that it "works"?
Many people ask "where is the proof" that LCHF and/or KA diets actually "work" (both for weight loss but more importantly for IR, metabolic syndrome, or T2D's), either to convince themselves or their Docs. Anecdotal reports by group members matter (and help) a LOT - but it's just not the same as it is coming from a "real…
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Friday night - Date Night!
In our previous life (BR....Before Retirement), Friday night began and ended about 15 minutes after we got home from work, 7 pm or so. Burnt out, lights out, asleep on the couch. Tonight went a little different with my first wife at my side. Nowadays, unless we look at a calendar, pretty much any night of the week might be…
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Macro Analyzer
Plug in your daily goal macros (in grams) and it spits out the (theoretical) level of nutritional ketosis you "should" be able to maintain. "Should be" is the operative word. First, it takes time, Second, it assumes you are keto adapted, and, Third, it is NOT a "guarantee" since simple math cannot take into account…
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LCHF For Dummies
Maybe, just maybe, if dealt with on their own level, the CICO / fat makes you fat / your brain needs carbs and protein, crowd MIGHT just "git it". Unabashedly stolen from a post on the keto group (thanks OP) - but since most can't be bothered to do the actual research for themselves, maybe Saturday morning cartoons will…
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LCHF is a "Fad" - a 100 year old one
If you have not seen this book it's really worth a look (and it's "free") Go here and download the pdf: http://tinyurl.com/kfr6t4l LCHF "diets" got their start in the medical community due to the positive effects that carb reduction produced in relation to diabetes (which in those days was minuscule compared to today).…
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MFP Drops the Ball
Once one gets past all the "low cal / low fat" dogma and exer-centric ideology, MFP is the "best" tracker I've found so far for Low (and VL) Carbers and I thank them and appreciate them for that. BUT......(you knew there would a "but"), On two fronts, they have really dropped the ball (or, maybe, it's that I just haven't…
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Tide is Changing....Slowly
Sweden recently became the first major country to pretty much, flat out REJECT the whole CICO, low cal / low fat, fiasco perpetrated on those so willing to blindly accept "expert" and "conventional wisdom" dogma and ideology. http://tinyurl.com/ke2httl The UK has also begun to stick its toes in the water and "may" (just…
