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Posted: 2/19/2018 2:41:55 PM EDT
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Any tips on where and how to start a Keto diet?
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Posted: 2/19/2018 2:50:06 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/19/2018 2:50:25 PM EDT
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I asked the health coach we have at the office about the keto diet, and she said, "Oh God, don't do it!" and sent me some PDFs on how it's not good for you. at this point, I think you can find info for an against absolutely everything.  Bought and paid for by Big Agri and Big Pharma. |
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Posted: 2/19/2018 2:53:05 PM EDT
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Good pictures. But I think it's really another fad diet. Losing weight is all about eating right and exercise. NSIS but most people who succeed on keto have tried it the way you describe, and they failed. Keto changes things, because it helps you keep insulin low. Kills cravings, reduces fat production. |
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Posted: 2/19/2018 2:55:39 PM EDT
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I would like to know what kind of diet people have BEFORE they go on KETO. I know a guy who went from eating nothing but doughnuts, cookies, candy, and junk food all the time......to eating healthy "normal" portions sized meals and dropped 50lbs less that 6 months. Not saying KETO doesn't work......but eating healthy in general is going to be 10 times better than eating junk all the time. |
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Posted: 2/19/2018 2:59:11 PM EDT
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I would like to know what kind of diet people have BEFORE they go on KETO. I know a guy who went from eating nothing but doughnuts, cookies, candy, and junk food all the time......to eating healthy "normal" portions sized meals and dropped 50lbs less that 6 months. Not saying KETO doesn't work......but eating healthy in general is going to be 10 times better than eating junk all the time. 1. Your friend's approach is manageable for people whose metabolic damage is not yet of epic proportions; 2. It requires more willpower for MOST people, because keeping the carbs will mean keeping the cravings. Oh, AND: Your friend's approach also tends to lower metabolic rate; keto (and fasting) keeps BMR higher. |
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Posted: 2/19/2018 3:05:27 PM EDT
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I was eating primarily rice, vegetables, and chicken every day. You would think that would be healthy, but I never dropped a pound eating that way. I started losing weight almost immediately after starting keto. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I would like to know what kind of diet people have BEFORE they go on KETO. I know a guy who went from eating nothing but doughnuts, cookies, candy, and junk food all the time......to eating healthy "normal" portions sized meals and dropped 50lbs less that 6 months. Not saying KETO doesn't work......but eating healthy in general is going to be 10 times better than eating junk all the time. Not saying I didn't ever eat anything unhealthy (not saying I never eat anything unhealthy NOW) but the majority of our diet was *healthy*. Because I couldn't lose weight I'd bought into the whole *your body has a set point weight and it's almost impossible to get under it*. I never dreamed I'd be able to lose weight eating MORE (and more *unhealthy*) food. |
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Posted: 2/19/2018 3:05:34 PM EDT
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19 yrs as a military wife. That said...for her to pull her end on 19 years while you were busting ass.... 19 damn years as an Army wife is serious business. Who cares what the woman looks like? For you two to make it that long....You've got solid gold right there. Serious as a heart attack. Congrats to you and her. |
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Posted: 2/19/2018 3:06:48 PM EDT
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Nice...I'm back on the wagon as of today.
I was low carb for about 4 years and was happy as hell. Felt great and full of energy. Jan 2017 I fell while working and was out of work for a year. Lots of stress with comp and will I ever go back to what I was doing and the inability to be as active as before. Sitting around for a year did not help me. I don't weigh myself but figured I've packed on 30lbs or so and don't feel comfortable in my clothes. Its actually quite easy to eat this way. It does become a bit of a game to me and when your clothes start to loosen all the better. Thanks for the post. Congrats to the wife. |
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Posted: 2/19/2018 4:10:11 PM EDT
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Nice try! Well trolled. NSIS but most people who succeed on keto have tried it the way you describe, and they failed. Keto changes things, because it helps you keep insulin low. Kills cravings, reduces fat production. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Good pictures. But I think it's really another fad diet. Losing weight is all about eating right and exercise. NSIS but most people who succeed on keto have tried it the way you describe, and they failed. Keto changes things, because it helps you keep insulin low. Kills cravings, reduces fat production. 
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Posted: 2/19/2018 4:11:47 PM EDT
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She is a good looking lady. She (and you) should be proud. That said...for her to pull her end on 19 years while you were busting ass.... 19 damn years as an Army wife is serious business. Who cares what the woman looks like? For you two to make it that long....You've got solid gold right there. Serious as a heart attack. Congrats to you and her. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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19 yrs as a military wife. That said...for her to pull her end on 19 years while you were busting ass.... 19 damn years as an Army wife is serious business. Who cares what the woman looks like? For you two to make it that long....You've got solid gold right there. Serious as a heart attack. Congrats to you and her. |
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Posted: 2/19/2018 4:14:07 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/19/2018 4:22:40 PM EDT
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Consult a dietician? I haven't found one yet that would recommend that sort of diet... Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Posted: 2/19/2018 4:38:45 PM EDT
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Sounds like a good enough reason to not consult dieticians to me. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Posted: 2/19/2018 5:40:36 PM EDT
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Yea my wife doesn't exercise, unless sex 3-4 times a week is considered exercise |
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Posted: 2/19/2018 5:44:56 PM EDT
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I don't know of any 90 second exercise plans.................... |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 3:55:06 AM EDT
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wondering why people say not to stay on keto forever? ive been on since June and my renal function is perfect. my total cholesterol was elevated at 237 but my HDL was 70 and my triglycerides were 59. really hard to beat those numbers. plus im down around 50 pounds.
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Posted: 2/20/2018 3:58:07 AM EDT
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 Glad you’re enjoying retirement. 
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Posted: 2/20/2018 4:07:58 AM EDT
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wondering why people say not to stay on keto forever? ive been on since June and my renal function is perfect. my total cholesterol was elevated at 237 but my HDL was 70 and my triglycerides were 59. really hard to beat those numbers. plus im down around 50 pounds. They fear it. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 4:15:27 AM EDT
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Thanks everyone, we made some before pics but they are bikini pics and not pleasant to look at. Yea I am a lucky man, i knew she loved me when we met as I was a broke single guy with a 3yr old. She even paid off my truck after looking at my bank account one day. She told me I suck when it comes to money. As far as the diet our entire family is on it, the only sweets in our house is chocolate milk mix, and cereal for my 10yr old son. I miss the bread, but I still have my sodas so its not that big of a deal. we had bacon wrapped roast tonite 
I still have a burger every now and again, but I am naturally skinny (178lbs 6' 2"). and if I have a burger its when i am not around the wife, she has burgers just not on the bun. Simple diet as long as you stick to it. Bacon wrapped meat loaf (hamburger with almond meal instead of oats to hold it together) with a side of garlic mashed cauliflower (add sour cream and butter FTW) and sauted spinach is an awesome keto meal. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 5:12:56 AM EDT
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If a person goes off it they will be eating like they did before. It's like the alcoholic who stops drinking and then thinks he can just have one or two drinks a week. It doesn't work like that , he will be at the same level of drinking within a month. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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And that's what OP's wife did, just in a specific way. And clearly it worked. It's like the alcoholic who stops drinking and then thinks he can just have one or two drinks a week. It doesn't work like that , he will be at the same level of drinking within a month. Carbs are addictive, at least as far as I'm concerned. I was on a keto diet fairly strictly last summer and did well, losing 20 pounds in 6 weeks. Then we went on a cruise and then my birthday and then the holidays came. While I didn't go absolutely insane with carbs, I have been completely off "keto" for about 6 months and managed to only put 5# back on. I must say with just those 5#, I feel like crap. I'm starting again this week. I just have to go to the store and stock back up on the right things. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 5:17:25 AM EDT
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Good story, stay healthy. In 6 weeks, I've lost 24 lbs, heading down from 6'4" - 316 lbs, hoping to get down to two-fitty. What's happened to me -
I also use (thanks, ARFCOM for getting me to using this) Lyte Show. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 5:33:23 AM EDT
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Any tips on where and how to start a Keto diet? Keto Calculator on that site is good, plus recipes. You can, but don't need to sign up to use most of the site. Most of us use the myfitnesspal.com for meal tracking. Not essential, but makes it easier to keep track of what you're putting in, and most importantly, just how many carbs and especially hidden carbs there are in everything, including possibly the worst thing ever made, HFCS. It's almost like it's a conspiracy by big gummint, big agro and big pharma to keep everyone eating mostly carbs to promote diabetes, cancer and hypercholesterolemia so that we can all be on drugs. No, that would be insane, wouldn't it? Interesting blog by a guy who made a documentary busting a lot of the things we take as settled dietary science which are really just BS: http://www.fathead-movie.com/  Fat Head - TOM NAUGHTON |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 5:35:51 AM EDT
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Yea my wife doesn't exercise, unless sex 3-4 times a week is considered exercise |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 6:24:45 AM EDT
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Two questions regarding a Keto diet:
1. Can you use this diet while trying to increase muscle mass? 2. Is there any truth to the body "smell" I have heard people complain about with a Keto diet? |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 7:00:55 AM EDT
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Sounds like a good enough reason to not consult dieticians to me. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Posted: 2/20/2018 7:28:27 AM EDT
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Two questions regarding a Keto diet: 1. Can you use this diet while trying to increase muscle mass? 2. Is there any truth to the body "smell" I have heard people complain about with a Keto diet? |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 7:32:04 AM EDT
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Lookin' Great at 48!!! Better than most lazy azz women at 25. Tell her Job well done.
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Posted: 2/20/2018 7:43:17 AM EDT
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Hell yeah it does. Its the fastest method of dropping body fat quickly I've found too. More so than starving yourself. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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https://i.imgur.com/fx1lnsg.gif Good for your wife. Cutting junk out with keto really works. I have a better physique now, and lower body weight than when I EAS'd from the Marines in my 20s. Pretty much any diet that restricts calories will result in body fat reductions, the trick is to ensure your protein requirements are met so you don't oxidize muscle tissue in the process. It's simple math, Calories In, Calories Out, regardless of the diet. Keto works because carbs tend to be calorie dense foods, and easy to eat in large servings because we tend to underestimate how much we ate. My advice to anyone looking to either lose or gain weight, to look at the various TDEE calculators, and track (down to the ounce) everything you are eating. It makes it so much easier to plan, and see the direct correlation to what you are putting into your body, and how your body responds to it. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 7:45:36 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So why go off it? You change your diet and get thin and healthy----what's the impetus to go back to eating, looking and feeling like crap? There is no advantage to going off it at all. Just add a little resistant starches to feed your gut and you're good to go. You should be doing that anyway though. It's really easy, get some green banana flour, acacia root powder, or eat raw potatos or something. Add inulin to your coffee. If you can do it a year you can do it 50 years. There are plenty of healthy keto friendly foods, you can get much more vitamins than from gobbling empty starchy and sugary calories. It's a myth that people have been starch gobbling their entire existence. That way of eating is a relatively recent phenomenon. And you can do without sugary sodas forever. I recently say a big sugar "PSA" about how "natural" sugar is and how good for you it is. These people should be in jail. There's your cereal killers. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 7:47:44 AM EDT
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Congrats to you both! A few lessons I learned that made Keto easier to stick with. 1. Eliminate artificial sweeteners and Keto baked goods that simulate carb treats. Artificial sweeteners make me want to eat more. 2. Eat the best High quality fatty proteins like ribeye steaks and wild salmon. 3. I have no appetite most of the day even when cooking now. Transitioning to one meal a day has been very easy. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 7:59:16 AM EDT
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Consult a dietician? I haven't found one yet that would recommend that sort of diet... Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Any tips on where and how to start a Keto diet? It is also used to treat Type 2 Diabetes. That being said, any diet, that restricts caloric intake of any macronutrient (carbs, fats, and protein) will result in body weight reductions. Simple math, if your maintenance calorie requirements for any day is 2000 calories, and you only intake 1800 calories, you will lose weight. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 8:04:09 AM EDT
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Great job!
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Posted: 2/20/2018 8:14:41 AM EDT
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A person doesn't The OP's wife looks great . It's a tough diet to stick to though . You get to your target weight and begin to think now I'm fine to indulge a little. Weigh yourself. Everyday. Yes there are normal fluctuations of a couple pounds but for the most part you stay within about a 3 pound bracket if you are near you ideal weight. People into sports weigh themselves frequently. Of course when the low fat snackwell cookie fad came along so did tossing out the scale. People were told it didn't matter because fat weighs more than muscle. And that's true. But most of the people I knew gorging on rice and smartwell cookies weren't gaining muscle. Women especially have been programmed to believe weight training will make them "bulky" and they only want to be "toned", whatever in the hell that means. I've actually witnessed carb gobblers in the early 90's, when this silliness started, getting fatter and believing they were getting thinner. The mind is a powerful thing I guess and that's what advertising ains to do, convince you reality is different than it is. They sincerely believed they could "eat all they want" and not get fat. Somehow advertising convinced the western world that eating all you want was some kind of goal to aspire to. The typical person, even a relatively active one, will get along fine avoiding carbs. Others can eat the small amounts they need with less frequency than is the current habit. Just because you had a bun with a burger one time doesn't mean you are obligated to eat everything in sight. I never understood that mentality. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 8:26:59 AM EDT
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And the people who have done it for years? even on this site? Or those who add in more carbs later on for workouts or training in a more paleo esque diet? Sure there are people who are on keto and say "I can eat whatever I want as long as it's drowned in fat." I doubt they would have success on any diet or way of eating. It's about mindset. If you treat keto as a crash diet to get to your goal weight you're going to fail. If you learn about portions and how little food you actually need to feel full, etc, it can be incredibly beneficial, to say nothing of the metabolic and mental benefits. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 8:32:42 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/20/2018 8:32:42 AM EDT
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Breath can have a sweet smell, but will eventially go away as your body becomes more efficient at using ketones. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 8:32:56 AM EDT
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Any tips on where and how to start a Keto diet? What is your goal/s? |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 8:35:14 AM EDT
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That's awesome, good for her! I'm doing the keto diet myself, I'm down about 15 pounds for a month and half.
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Posted: 2/20/2018 8:37:19 AM EDT
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I'm on day 4 of my keto diet, I will admit I am definitely feeling a little weak. My normal hour at the gym turned into 45 minutes. I know this is normal in the beginning, so I'm sticking it out. But the Keto flu is real.
I'm going to try to drink some broth later and see if that helps. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 9:12:04 AM EDT
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Something not mentioned yet is a keto diet totally eliminates sugar crashes. People's diets are so horrible that they have sugar crashes between meals. On keto there's no sugar to cause a crash or withdrawal.
Your wife went from a BMI of 27.5 down to 20.9. Her doctor is going to be so proud. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 9:14:31 AM EDT
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Wife looks happy and healthy!
How has she been taking to having you more now that you have retired from the military? Are you driving her nuts yet?
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Posted: 2/20/2018 9:19:48 AM EDT
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Something not mentioned yet is a keto diet totally eliminates sugar crashes. People's diets are so horrible that they have sugar crashes between meals. On keto there's no sugar to cause a crash or withdrawal. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 9:22:57 AM EDT
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Nice work! I want to show this thread to my wife, but she would just get pissed off. She lacks the desire to stick with any healthy lifestyle change for long. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 9:27:44 AM EDT
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Question: I am borderline diabetic, and I have occasional low blood sugar episodes where I start to feel jittery and sick. I drink a cup of juice, and in a few minutes, I'm good.
If keto is super-low carb, how does that play with blood sugar? What do you do if your blood sugar gets low on keto? |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 9:34:08 AM EDT
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If a person goes off it they will be eating like they did before. It's like the alcoholic who stops drinking and then thinks he can just have one or two drinks a week. It doesn't work like that , he will be at the same level of drinking within a month. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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And that's what OP's wife did, just in a specific way. And clearly it worked. It's like the alcoholic who stops drinking and then thinks he can just have one or two drinks a week. It doesn't work like that , he will be at the same level of drinking within a month. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 10:16:58 AM EDT
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Any tips on where and how to start a Keto diet? I first cut out junk. Then "healthy whole grains" ie rice and bread, any empty calories. Added more salads and more cooked vegetables. It was actually very easy. I felt better after the first week. My last attempt included too many raw stuff in my salads which caused a diverticulitis flare. That took a long time to recover from. I have been doing some reading up on gut stuff and inflammation so I've added some things to tweak for gut health. For the first time in years my hands don't swell up. I don't fall all the time. I have energy. My weight loss has been slow but I don't have as much to lose, I don't see the point in racing. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 12:20:48 PM EDT
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Question: I am borderline diabetic, and I have occasional low blood sugar episodes where I start to feel jittery and sick. I drink a cup of juice, and in a few minutes, I'm good. If keto is super-low carb, how does that play with blood sugar? What do you do if your blood sugar gets low on keto? That said if you go thru the main keto thread you'll read a number of posts where type 2 members were able to get off their meds. Don't go overboard and dive slam-bang into a diet change. Post future questions in the main Keto thread. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 12:27:13 PM EDT
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If you're doing it right, it is. 
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Posted: 2/20/2018 12:35:50 PM EDT
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First question... What is your goal/s? |
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