Not counting coconut oil?

Mamatomany · 02-21-2013, 07:02 AM

I have read on several posts people do not count the calories for this wonderful superfood? Can someone please explain this?

LoCarbGal · 02-21-2013, 07:24 AM

I did this for awhile, but have since given it up. It worked fine for me to not count the CO calories when I did it as follows:

First thing I consumed in the morning was bullet proof coffee, aka BPC (coffee, 1T butter, 1T CO whipped together). Then I didn't eat or drink anything else with any calories until at least 4 hours later. Then I'd eat my normal 500 DD calories. I was losing really well during this time, so it worked for me. Others have noticed they can't do it w/o stalling.

I stopped doing this because I just got kind of sick of the BPC. I didn't enjoy it as much as coffee w/HWC, and it was giving me a slight gaggy feeling. So I just stopped. Now I use my CO for my skin and hair, and I just did my first oil pulling this morning with it.

So try it! See if it works for you. It sure does help stretch the DD calories, especially in the beginning when DDs are tough.

tofucheez · 02-21-2013, 07:36 AM

LCG---oil puiling?

Mamatomany · 02-21-2013, 07:49 AM

I assume you mean swishing co in your mouth as a detox?

b_lou_who · 02-21-2013, 07:53 AM

I always count the coconut oil I eat, but not the oil I put on my skin.

LoCarbGal · 02-21-2013, 07:58 AM

Yep, oil pulling is swishing it around and through your teeth for 10 minutes. It wasn't bad. I half expected it to feel gross, but it didn't. It got very watery, and tasted nice. My gums have been a bit inflamed lately (I tend to have that) and I thought the pulling might help that.

KeirasMom · 02-21-2013, 08:31 AM

I stalled when I didn't count the CO. Some people lose better not counting it. Try it and see.

Yennie · 02-21-2013, 12:56 PM

I don't count the CO in my coffee on DDs. I only use it on DDs as I use HWC on up days, which I do count. But like previously mentioned, I also leave a 4 hour window between the CO and my next food item. For me my last few DDs have been potato ones so maybe the continued loss is more from the potatoes than the need to count the CO?
Who knows, but its working for me so I'll go with it.

02-21-2013, 07:02 AM	#1
Mamatomany Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 168 Gallery: Mamatomany Stats: 130/121/118 WOE: JUDD,No wheat or sugar Start Date: 1/17/13	Not counting coconut oil? I have read on several posts people do not count the calories for this wonderful superfood? Can someone please explain this?

02-21-2013, 07:24 AM	#2
LoCarbGal Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 2,862 Gallery: LoCarbGal Stats: 318.5/207.5/140 5'4" 46 yrs WOE: Atkins 1/27/12 - 54.5 lbs: JUDDD 9/4/12 - 56.5 lbs	I did this for awhile, but have since given it up. It worked fine for me to not count the CO calories when I did it as follows: First thing I consumed in the morning was bullet proof coffee, aka BPC (coffee, 1T butter, 1T CO whipped together). Then I didn't eat or drink anything else with any calories until at least 4 hours later. Then I'd eat my normal 500 DD calories. I was losing really well during this time, so it worked for me. Others have noticed they can't do it w/o stalling. I stopped doing this because I just got kind of sick of the BPC. I didn't enjoy it as much as coffee w/HWC, and it was giving me a slight gaggy feeling. So I just stopped. Now I use my CO for my skin and hair, and I just did my first oil pulling this morning with it. So try it! See if it works for you. It sure does help stretch the DD calories, especially in the beginning when DDs are tough. __________________ ~~~LCG~~~

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02-21-2013, 07:36 AM	#3
tofucheez Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 396 Gallery: tofucheez	LCG---oil puiling?

02-21-2013, 07:49 AM	#4
Mamatomany Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 168 Gallery: Mamatomany Stats: 130/121/118 WOE: JUDD,No wheat or sugar Start Date: 1/17/13	I assume you mean swishing co in your mouth as a detox?

02-21-2013, 07:53 AM	#5
b_lou_who Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: heaviest 200.4 Posts: 1,827 Gallery: b_lou_who Stats: 2013 177.3/169.3/159 5'7" 43 WOE: whole organic low-sugars intermittent fasting Start Date: 1997	I always count the coconut oil I eat, but not the oil I put on my skin.

02-21-2013, 07:58 AM	#6
LoCarbGal Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 2,862 Gallery: LoCarbGal Stats: 318.5/207.5/140 5'4" 46 yrs WOE: Atkins 1/27/12 - 54.5 lbs: JUDDD 9/4/12 - 56.5 lbs	Yep, oil pulling is swishing it around and through your teeth for 10 minutes. It wasn't bad. I half expected it to feel gross, but it didn't. It got very watery, and tasted nice. My gums have been a bit inflamed lately (I tend to have that) and I thought the pulling might help that.

02-21-2013, 08:31 AM	#7
KeirasMom Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 7,322 Gallery: KeirasMom Stats: 277.6/155-159/165, 5'9", 40 y.o., Hypothyroid WOE: In Place of a Roadmap Start Date: Maintenance 1/23/13	I stalled when I didn't count the CO. Some people lose better not counting it. Try it and see.

02-21-2013, 12:56 PM	#8
Yennie Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: PNW Posts: 1,006 Gallery: Yennie Stats: 5'2" 34yo 199/sig/130 ~*~ 5# until no longer obese WOE: A.I. 1/1-1/20; JUDDD 1/21/13, Potatoes as needed Start Date: 2013 is the year of the weight loss!	I don't count the CO in my coffee on DDs. I only use it on DDs as I use HWC on up days, which I do count. But like previously mentioned, I also leave a 4 hour window between the CO and my next food item. For me my last few DDs have been potato ones so maybe the continued loss is more from the potatoes than the need to count the CO? Who knows, but its working for me so I'll go with it.