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I'm back and trying to start again. Sigh.
So the Christmas "relaxed eating" was followed by January's holiday's "relaxed eating" and by the stressed out "relaxed eating" and by the I just want to eat something I like and by the what the hell, I'll have a couple of mars bars. Or, as my mind sees it, had a binge, hated myself, had another, lied about it, hated…
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Total holiday disaster!
Christmas + New Year's + family + traditional desserts + "I can stop when I want" = I can not stop when I want. :/ Last year I had a zero allowance policy and Christmas went smoothly, this year I thought I could relax "a little"... I was wrong! Way, way, WAY too much sugar. The white stuff, and tropical fruit, and potatoes…
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Lymphedema, diabetes, medication... with pics, please help!
So, this is a case of "good news, bad news" but I'm freaking out a little. My endocrinologist congratulated me on my weight, apparently the last body composition exam puts me on the normal side for both fat % and muscle %. On the bad news, it also shows that I have massive water retention in my tissues, especially in the…
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Fascinating 1929 book about diabetes "for the mutual use of doctor and patient"
Full book here: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015064389052 You'd be better following this one than most doctors current recommendations! ::flowerforyou::
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What inspires you?
You know. When temptation knocks, what inspires you to resist? Me, it has been so many things. Mostly health related. But now that I've accepted that the health stuff will right itself given time, I find myself revisiting goals that I had previously archived for another life. Mainly this. Dresses. Cute, vintage, girlie…
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I lost... what?!?
App here: ilostwhat.com/ ::flowerforyou::
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Gym... wish me luck!
I've just enrolled in a gym. First time in twenty years, I'll start tomorrow. Since I started LCHF I've lost 43kg/95lbs and am now 100kg/220lbs. But for the past month my weight has been going up and down 2lbs at a time and it refuses to go below 100kg. At the same time I find myself craving movement so it seems my body is…
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Terrible skin condition. With pics. Please help if you can!
These pictures are from a family member I only see rarely, usually around Christmas. She is a very sweet 12 year old and her parents have tried everything without any lasting results. She has been to several dermatologists, and taken lotions, potions, pills and whatever they can think of. She's had this condition for…
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Disappointed, A1c up and back on Glucophage.
Went to the doctor yesterday and my A1c (a measure of blood sugars) actually went up since last check 3 months ago. Not terribly, just from 5.5 to 5.6. BUT it is a step in the wrong direction and those 3 months include one of zero carb where blood sugars were better than average (doc doesn't know about that) so something…
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ZC / Meativores help, please!
So, I'm on my 27th day of ZC. For the first 3 weeks everything was going fine. Easiest woe ever. Never hungry, never tired, no cravings. Blood sugar at normal levels even in the morning. Weight finally dropping again after months of losing/gaining the same 3lbs. I was very happy with this experience and considering staying…
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Huge milestone: my first steak...
I feel like I should celebrate... I just cooked a steak for the first time in my life! It's been 8 months since I decided that if conventional "healthy eating" had given me diabetes and a host of other problems, maybe LCHF would reverse them. So I've been eating meat products every day and the results fully support my…
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Anyone knows of a really good all-in-one supplement formula/multivitamin?
I've been trying to find a complete multivitamin/supplement since I started LCHF. I've been perusing Dr Atkins Vita Nutrient Solution amazon.co.uk/Dr-Atkins-Vita-Nutrient-Solution-Fireside-ebook/dp/B0051EOGBE and it seems like I need every supplement known to man. I searched and searched and it is very difficult to sort…
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Today only, kindle keto books for 99 cents!
Get Keto Clarity & More Low-Carb Kindle E-Books For 99 Cents On March 3, 2015 Details on Jimmy Moore's Blog: livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/get-keto-clarity-more-low-carb-kindle-e-books-for-99-cents-on-march-3-2015/24395
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Christmas Blues...
I love Christmas. Or is it I loved Christmas? This year I have not even put up decorations yet. I'm dreading the family gatherings that I so enjoy and the children's disappointment at not finding their usual bottomless treats. And I'm feeling more than a bit sorry for myself, for all the food that I love and can't eat. So…
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Great HbA1c evolution in just two months!
So I had my diabetes consultation for the first time since starting LCHF and my HbA1c went from 6,5 to 5,8 in just two months. That's the test that checks average blood sugar in the last 3 months. For those not familiar with it, a diabetic on medication that has a value around 7 is considered to be doing really well and…
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My adventures in veggie land (aka meditation retreat)
Hello everyone, it is good to be back! It took me a couple of days to get to write this because I arrived completely exhausted and had other things to attend to. So, thanks to all the suggestions I got before leaving, the experience was not as bad or as difficult as I had feared. I managed to stay in ketosis (blood read…
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How to LCHF when in a hostile environment?
Next week I will be in a Meditation Retreat, something that has been booked for a long time. It's something I have been doing for many years and it's nice to be with friends that I only see on these occasions. This time, however, I'm very worried about what I'm going to eat and how to do it. I don't want to lose the…
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Any diabetics around? I stopped losing weight. :(
It's been more than a week without losing any weight and today I even added a pound! I don't know what I am doing wrong but maybe it has something to do with my blood sugar levels? LCHF works wonderfully to control blood sugar during the day, almost a miracle actually. But I can't get my fasting numbers to go below…
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Major milestone: exercise!
I wrote this first on my blog but I don't think it'll get that many visits and I just had to share! I'm so happy! This is a HUGE event for me! I woke up with the wish to move! To move for no reason, to move to stretch my body. Anyone has any idea just how unusual that is?!? It has been more than 10 years since the thought…
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Lost 3,8kg! OMG!
I know it is just water. But it is the first time in 20 years that my weight is less than in the previous time I weighed myself. Now that I have a little, tiny positive result I've added that cute ticker everyone has. I cheated a little and gave myself the objective of losing 20kg. I have to lose a lot more but like this…
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How to adjust macros?
Hi everyone! I think I'm not doing this right, someone please help! MFP created some nutritional goals for me but they're clearly not keto goals: Net Calories: 1,410 cal/day Carbs/Day: 176g Fat/Day: 47g Protein/Day: 71g I went to the keto calculator as recommended by several people and the results are a bit baffling: 1920…
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New to LCHF, new to MFP... help please!
Hi everyone! :flowerforyou: I have a BMI of 60 and after my latest tests my doctor suggested I have gastric surgery, take cholesterol lowering drugs and diabetic medication. I was shocked into looking for alternatives and have spent the last two weeks with a dozen tabs open in Google at the same time, in a daze of…
