Keto diet

I do Low carb, high (good) fat and it works for me!

 

i'm just a terrible dieter. i need to lose ten pounds and i think it's the hardest ten. gah! i should look into this one.

 

Carbs are not your friend. DH and I have been doing keto for years, I think it is now 5???? He is a diabetic, had a heart attack and was doing so poorly health-wise. We were introduced to The Wheat Belly by our doctor, he is a friend of Dr. Davis who wrote the book. This lifestyle has saved our lives, literally. DH's lab numbers are now awesome, his triglycerides dropped 650 points (yes they were very high) all without drugs. Plus the loss of weight doesn't hurt either, between the 2 of us we lost over 80 lbs.

 

Another place to find information is www.dietdoctor.com There is quite a bit of information and a LOT more if you are a member (first month is free). I'm getting ready to go low carb, hi fat

 

I ate a low carb/paleo type diet for the last 4 yrs or so. I ended up binging eventually b/c I couldn't sustain such a low carb diet, I was on about 40 carbs/day. It made me feel good though and I lost a lot of overall weight and belly fat. I am eating more carbs now, trying to find my "sweet spot" of allowable carbs while losing weight. I don't eat white flour (I use gluten-free flours) and very little added sugar. I eat a lot of veggies (but little corn), cheese, some fruit, eggs, protein, extra fats, wild rice or brown rice once or twice a week and only eat potatoes a few times a week. I don't consume much milk and buy unsweetened almond milk and organic cream for coffee. The losing weight part is slow b/c menopause and thyroid disease have really messed with my metabolism but how I feel is really changed while following this. I have more energy, no more headaches, achy joints, brain fog or bloating/gas/bathroom issues. I've managed to lose the weight gained over Xmas already and now want to work on losing the extra I gained from falling off the low carb diet 1.5 years ago.

 

I've done an ultra-low carb (Atkins kinda) diet now and then to drop a few pounds. I do find it effective for weightloss but I find that it really increases anxiety and insomnia.

 

Another person to follow is Maria Emmerich, http://mariamindbodyhealth.com/. She is a tiny, little thing, we actually drove up to attend a session in her home. So much energy, such a giving person. She & her husband adopted a couple of boys from Ethiopia. We never met them, but definitely heard them playing in the basement when we were there. She has tons of recipes on her site. You may have to do a search, but they are there. And if you sign up for her newsletter, she'll include recipes there as well.

I generally eat 30 carbs per day or less. I don't do gluten-free flours as they are generally quite high in carbs. I stick with almond flour, coconut flour, whey protein powder when I bake. I'm pretty strict, but occasionally I'll eat a small piece of fruit, a chunk of a potato, a tablespoon of rice... Over the holidays, I actually lost weight.

 

My sister did keto under her doctor's supervision for about 6 months, then he moved her to a 1600 calorie/day diet.
She lost weight, and is still losing now that she's introduced carbs back. The keto things she's learned has helped her focus more on fruits/vegetables in her 1600 calorie diet. Overall, it helped her stop eating junk food.

 

I've been doing LCHF since Halloween of 2016, I've lost 75lbs...coffee with flavored creamer is my kryptonite I have to be honest; once the seasonal lattes made their way back to Starbucks I had a daily, sometimes twice daily grande latte, NOT good!!! I did that in November and December, and while I didn't gain any weight back, I definitely didn't lose any! Also along with the holidays, I cheated with cookies...imagine having a 4lb tin of the Danish butter cookies in the house and staying away from them. I don't even like them! But because they were in the house and it was coming up on the year anniversary of my dad's passing, I couldn't stop myself...all willpower left the building!

I've tried using sugar substitutes but they all give me migraines...so fat bombs and other cheats don't work for me unless I want to be 100% miserable...which is why I still have a hard time giving up my flavored creamer...because lets be honest, heavy whipping cream in coffee just isn't the same!

Once you get in the groove and find meals you like don't have the carbs you will feel better and drop the weight.

 

@bbymks5 I do Bullet-proof tea every a.m. I live for it. I brew PG Tips (strong, black British tea), dollop in some coconut oil, a bit of red palm oil, a teaspoon of xylitol (doesn't give me headaches), a heaping teaspoon of collagen powder (nothing to do with LCHF, just good for me), a chunk of organic butter & I top it with heavy whipping cream. It is to die for. When I just drink plain tea, without the oils, it tastes flat, not rich. My DH just started putting in some XCT oil in his tea. He commented to me that it just tastes richer. Yes, and with all of the fat, I don't get hungry. LCHF is the way to go. I don't cheat, have no desire to. Actually, I can tell when I get wheated, I am sick the next day.

What sweeteners do you use? We've just tried a hot cocoa mix by Lakanto, it is sweetened with monk fruit. We really have enjoyed that. But my sweetener go-to's for baking are erythritol and chicory root. I save the xylitol for my tea.

 

I will have to give the coconut oil and red palm oil a try! I have no idea where to find the red palm oil State side so I'll have to a bit of research is there anything specific to look for in it? I know what to look for with coconut oil...but red palm is a whole new world for me LOL

 

@bbymks5 I can pick up red palm oil at the health food store, but it is offered online. Here is an Amazon link from the USA. I don't use a lot of it, maybe 1/2 teaspoon of it. It adds a nice color to the mix.

https://www.amazon.com/NUTIVA-OIL-P...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ZQ46ZRJ6G3AYRW08W9EZ

 

Awww! Thank you so much!!!