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Any keto endurance athletes here?
Just curious if there are folks here who participate in endurance sports while doing keto. Any tips on getting started with keto and training (I will be doing a winter race series starting near the end of February, and am looking at doing my 2nd full marathon in mid-May) and things you wish you knew when you started would…
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Gout question
I'm wondering if anyone here has had experience with gout and paleo. My husband isn't following any specific diet, and has had a gout flare for a month now. He's eliminated most meats, eats lots of veggies, but hasn't eliminated grains. Most dietary advice for gout pretty much tells people to be vegetarian. Just looking to…
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Low carb and depression/anxiety
I am curious if anyone here has had depression or anxiety helped by going low carb. I'd engaged in some of my eating carbage over the past several days, and woke up the last two days feeling rather anxious and depressed. I had a BPC this morning, and now a couple of hours later feel my mood lifting.
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Fruit and sugar/carb cravings
I am still experimenting with how many carbs work for me. One thing I have noticed is that when I get on a green smoothie kick (which includes fruit when I make them), I tend to get carb cravings. Does anyone else consume fruit, and if so, how much? Has anyone else here found a correlation between fruit consumption and the…
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Low carb flu or actual flu?
In spite of my intentions to get back on the low carb wagon in the beginning of January, I did not stick with it. Sunday this week, I restarted and have been really consistent all week. I've stayed right around 20-30g carb/day. I felt great Monday-Wednesday, and yesterday (Thursday) had a fantastic workout. I felt great…
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Nutrition and weight loss
I am planning to start training for my first marathon in late January. Between now and then I'm focusing on rebuilding my endurance (lost some fitness due to repeated illness over the past two months). I need to lose about 10-15lbs of fat (although I'm not very overweight, my body fat percentage is close to 30%, and that…
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Weekly meal prep ideas
I am finally starting a new job next week after almost a year of not working. So I'll be back to the routine of getting up early to workout, at work at 8am, home around 5:30-6 and in bed around 9. I don't like that whole 3 hours between getting home and going to bed to be consumed by cooking. So I'm looking for some ideas…
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Gout question
I'm not the one with gout (thankfully), my husband is. He had a flare this past spring that lasted a terribly long (like two months) time. He quit drinking alcohol - that didn't make it go away. He finally saw a doctor who put him on Allopurinol and that seems to be helping. He states he drinks lots of water during the…
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Any Primal/Paleo Endurance Athletes?
I'm moving toward eating more Primal/Paleo. Already eliminated processed crud a few months ago, focused a lot on just increasing my produce intake. Working on making sure I get enough protein and fat now. I've been hesitant to give up rice, quinoa, beans/lentils and decreasing my fruit intake because I like to run (3-5…
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How quickly did the low carb flu start for you
So I just started the low carb journey in earnest yesterday. I wasn't eating super high-carb prior, but decided to reduce my fruit and eliminate grains for a while to help with weight loss and hopefully seasonal allergies (which this year have lasted all spring and summer and now into fall) as well as IBS. Today I feel…
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Low Carb and Running?
So I've been dabbling in low carb for a few months. I find that having adequate protein and fat does wonders for my moods! I still cling to eating legumes, rice, and quinoa because I like to run and would like to become a better runner (my next goal is to run 9 min miles or less). However, I am also at least 15lbs over…
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Starting over, need suggestions
I spent the better part of last week drinking waaaaay to much alcohol. Which triggers cravings for more. I realize that alcohol is basically a sugar, so while I don't crave sweets, my cravings for starchy carbs and alcohol are the equivalent of sweet cravings. So I am going to start the Primal/Paleo way of eating to stop…
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Feeling sooo full!
Oh man, I just started Paleo (following a Whole 30) a few days ago. I am enjoying my coffee black, and eggs for breakfast, but after yesterday's and today's breakfasts, I feel extremely full. In fact, yesterday, I couldn't even eat lunch beyond a slice of turkey with some mayo (homemade). Today I had 2 scrambled eggs with…
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Craving meat!
I have been trying to reduce the amount of meat/poultry in my diet for health and ethical reasons. The past two days I've restarted fitness efforts by running early in the morning. Both days I have found myself really craving protein, and beans/lentils/quinoa will not do. I want chicken, beef, fish, eggs, and large…
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Confused about diets
Hi all, I am new here. I have never really struggled with weight until the past few years. I finally decided to get serious on Friday, when an older man at the gym asked if I was pregnant. I was dealing with IBS-related bloating, but I had to admit that I have gained weight around my middle. I am about 20lbs over my ideal…
