High Fat NK 80/15/5 - March Version

[reddarin]

Originally Posted by pibble mama

I have been strict Lc for 2-3 months. I've been moderate lc for years. I will try to cut back on the water and see. Right now about the only thing i take consistently is biotin for my hair! I added the grey sea salt lat year when doing hcg to help w muscle soreness and water retention. I have potassium, but it scares me...I would be the dorkalina that od's on it! Doesn't magnesium help with "potty" issues too?

Magnesium does help with regularity but it does a heck of a lot more than that too. You should probably be supplementing with it. It can take the body a little getting used to when you first start taking it so try to start at half dose or so and work you way up. Preferably with a bathroom near by.

Multi-vitamin, CoQ10, fish oil and potassium are all good to take too. Check new supplements against Rx meds and OTC meds and any health conditions of course.

[reddarin]

Originally Posted by dasschus

The longer I eat LCHF the less hungry I am. Food sounds repulsive to me today. I do not want to eat at all. I had my coffee with HWC and CO and the thought of eating anything is just nasty.
Maybe it's just a phase.

Is that normal?!

I'm still reading the Art and Science of Low Carb Living but I have read and highlighted my Art and Science of LC Performance. I don't recall an aversion. To food being a side effect. Lol


Kelly

Yes it seems like something that almost everyone experiences. When I first started NK I could eat 1300 calories a day without much trouble. I'd get hungry but nothing I couldn't ignore. I ate 1500 calories for a while before bumping up to about 2000. I eat 2000 to 2400ish now a days even though I could eat a lot less.

It is something to be a bit careful of. If you eat when hungry and you are never hungry your metabolism will down regulate to accommodate the low calorie eating. Or you'll get zapped by uncontrollable urges to binge or carb up at the most inopportune time.

If you think about it I bet your feelings of aversion are not a 24/7 thing. You could eat but go for hours not eating and then the aversion thing seems to kick in. That is one of the reasons I think it is best to have a calorie goal and spread out your calories through the day so you aren't caught at the end of the day with very low calories and feeling like eating would make you sick.

[Clueless]

Originally Posted by reddarin

Baldness?

[Clueless]

Log for today
Calories 1753

fat 152 78%
pro 82 3%
carbs 14 19%


Wheew I feel like we are gonna see some lower numbers in the morning Guys!

Can't wait to get up and weigh!

[pibble mama]

Originally Posted by reddarin

Magnesium does help with regularity but it does a heck of a lot more than that too. You should probably be supplementing with it. It can take the body a little getting used to when you first start taking it so try to start at half dose or so and work you way up. Preferably with a bathroom near by.

Multi-vitamin, CoQ10, fish oil and potassium are all good to take too. Check new supplements against Rx meds and OTC meds and any health conditions of course.

It said to take 3....i took 2? Am I in TROUBLE??? lol bathroom is a few steps from the bed...luckily! lol I need to be good about taking my multi, cq10 and the fish oil lol I got tonights at wallie world, a friend loaned me some money to get dog food...this going 7 months w/o a job stinks!!! Thank God for good friends though....2 more weeks...i can do this!

oh, when does my aversion to food kick in! I know I have a food addiction. I love to buy it, (not pay for it though! lol) cook it, eat it, watch foodtv, read food blogs!~ I just love it! and I have periods where the thought of eating food (because i'm tire of being fat) but that rarely stops me from eating. I also at times will sleep eat....it is usually when i am really stressed it seems....which has been a lot lately! Hopefully that will calm down some with the new job and a lil bit higher pay check!

[Shay]

Originally Posted by Clueless

My daughter got Mono a few weeks ago and her hair fell out. It has already grown back. It was falling out awful. The Dr called it something but I can't remember.

hair loss = alopecia

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[Clueless]

weigh in this am is 158.5
same as yesterday

[portcop01]

Cherly I think it the weather here I'm the same this morning to.so I think as soon as the winds stop its going to take some weight with it...
Theresa I stayed around 10 grams carbs some days none and off and on meat and eggs.plus I think the co had a lot to do with it,but now that I'm closer to goal it's getting slower,but that's ok cause I look better and feel so good.

[pibble mama]

Originally Posted by portcop01

Cherly I think it the weather here I'm the same this morning to.so I think as soon as the winds stop its going to take some weight with it...
Theresa I stayed around 10 grams carbs some days none and off and on meat and eggs.plus I think the co had a lot to do with it,but now that I'm closer to goal it's getting slower,but that's ok cause I look better and feel so good.

Very cool and CONGRATULATIONS!! I am loving this way so far so good! So did you do meat/egg hacks every so often? is that what you meant? I love coconut oil/milk/cream....heck all things coconut!

Ok, so i did the fat fast the last three days (monday morning) with my friends (we are tight knit group of recovering hcg'ers! and while i gotta say i modified I am rather loving the results! I DROPPED another 1.4 this morning and my calories were nearly 1800 (if not a bit over) yesterday. I kept it at 90%. I'm wondering now if this is causing the muscle soreness...but MAN I am SO close to being BACK in the 270s for the gazillionth time in the past year! (I got down to 259 on hcg from 310)(but then again I was about 190 at one time from SB and running ) and then life got in the way, quite eating right, quit running and well, 320 again before I knew it!

I can't decide if I want to go another two days or break and go back to my normal menus!

[portcop01]

Theresa we are all differnt,for me I'm very carb sensitive .my vegg only are spinach,cucumber ,radishes,I realy like theses,so when I eat veggies it's a salad.i don't eat processed food at all,my worst sin is pork rinds but when I eat them I don't lose as much.plus if i eat 1-2 eggs a day I lose more,beef I lose lots too.pork for some reason I don't lose as fast theses things has worked for me!hope it helps

[dasschus]

Thursday weigh in: 200.3
Yesterday: 201.6

See-saw, see-saw. Lol
So close to the 100's I can taste it!

I didn't log all my stuff but I was very low on carbs and high fat and protein was good.
I made so e of the best mashed cauliflower last night! Added butter, a little bit of chicken boullion granules, cream, and a couple of tbs of French onion dip. Topped it with cheese. Yum! Served beside a top sirloin steak topped with a little pesto. Happy tummy.

Happy Thursday! Hope y'all have a great one.

Kelly

[dasschus]

Originally Posted by portcop01

Theresa we are all differnt,for me I'm very carb sensitive .my vegg only are spinach,cucumber ,radishes,I realy like theses,so when I eat veggies it's a salad.i don't eat processed food at all,my worst sin is pork rinds but when I eat them I don't lose as much.plus if i eat 1-2 eggs a day I lose more,beef I lose lots too.pork for some reason I don't lose as fast theses things has worked for me!hope it helps

That is really interesting, Becky. Funny how we're all so different.

[portcop01]

Yes it is, I love a diet rite ever once in awhile but it makes me hungry :-(

[Clueless]

Becky, where do you find grass fed butter?
Oops I mean, butter from grass fed cows

[dasschus]

Originally Posted by pibble mama

Ok, so i did the fat fast the last three days (monday morning) with my friends (we are tight knit group of recovering hcg'ers! and while i gotta say i modified I am rather loving the results! I DROPPED another 1.4 this morning and my calories were nearly 1800 (if not a bit over) yesterday. I kept it at 90%. I'm wondering now if this is causing the muscle soreness...but MAN I am SO close to being BACK in the 270s for the gazillionth time in the past year! (I got down to 259 on hcg from 310)(but then again I was about 190 at one time from SB and running ) and then life got in the way, quite eating right, quit running and well, 320 again before I knew it!

I can't decide if I want to go another two days or break and go back to my normal menus!

That's great!!! Wow. So happy for you.

The food is so good. I want to make some more of the recipes. Maybe add in a little protein here and there.

[pibble mama]

Originally Posted by dasschus

Thursday weigh in: 200.3
Kelly

WOOT WOOT! That is awesome!
You will be in onderland SOON!

Originally Posted by portcop01

Theresa we are all different,for me I'm very carb sensitive .my veggies are only are spinach,cucumber ,radishes,I really like theses,so when I eat veggies it's a salad.i don't eat processed food at all,my worst sin is pork rinds but when I eat them I don't lose as much.plus if i eat 1-2 eggs a day I lose more,beef I lose lots too.pork for some reason I don't lose as fast theses things has worked for me!hope it helps

It is very interesting how we are all so uniquely different! I couldn't even begin to know what I am sensitive to (other than hallmark/lifetime movies!) I try to keep my veggies to a few...i am boringly consistent. Zucchini, yellow squash, spinach, salad, peppers....oh and mushrooms...but i am starting to wonder about the shrooms. I KNOW I am allergic to mold...so theoretically i should cut out cheese (NOT gonna happen! at least not all of it! lol) and or shrooms (a fungus, not quite a mold). I know I am loving this higher fat thing! I am TRYING REALLY HARD to be as strict paleo/primal (i still have hwc, cheese...but less than i used to!) and i do not anything processed or packaged (except pepperoni ) If i can find fresh eggs and heavy cream here I will...i noticed my ORGANIC HWC even had carageenen in it...which the body tends to treat like MSG WHY do they do that to us?!?

[portcop01]

Cherly I get mine at trader joes.2.99 I love it!!

[Clueless]

Originally Posted by portcop01

Cherly I get mine at trader joes.2.99 I love it!!

In winston, thruway shoppin center?

[May60]

Love the fat!! I was on a low fat high protein diet and have lost 40 lbs. I have kept it off, but I think and know my body was crying out for fats!!! It has taken awhile for my body to adjust...several weeks to this way of eating. I have lost a few lbs..but my waist is smaller!!
I want to buy the ketone meter, but find it rather expensive...at least the test strips are!!
Thanks

[pibble mama]

Originally Posted by dasschus

That's great!!! Wow. So happy for you.

The food is so good. I want to make some more of the recipes. Maybe add in a little protein here and there.

I love those recipes! I think I am going to have some bacon and eggs here in a bit. Try to up my protein and still keep the fats at 85-90 for just a few more days. I found it REALLY interesting that i was losing on the FF w/ my cals averaging between 14-1700 each of the three days!

Did you make the mocha marscapone mouse? HOLY FAT LADEN YUMMINESS! I added a bit more extra dark cocoa than it asked for and probably extra sweetener... topped it with a dallop of SF whipped cream! lol can you see where the cals were over?

Originally Posted by portcop01

Cherly I get mine at trader joes.2.99 I love it!!

$2.99 for 4 normal sized sticks??? HOLY COW that is cheap! I gotta make a run to charleston SOON!!! Two more weeks till a paycheck then i'm going to to TJ/WF! No telling how long till our WF is finished! I pay nearly $5 at publix!

[reddarin]

Originally Posted by pibble mama

It said to take 3....i took 2?

It is a bit individualized and it affects some people more than others. Probably it is related to how deficient the person was before beginning supplementing. But you get acclimated to it. I currently take 800mg every day.

[reddarin]

Originally Posted by Clueless

weigh in this am is 158.5
same as yesterday

Hooray no bounce!!! heh

[reddarin]

Originally Posted by pibble mama

Very cool and CONGRATULATIONS!! I am loving this way so far so good! So did you do meat/egg hacks every so often? is that what you meant? I love coconut oil/milk/cream....heck all things coconut!

Ok, so i did the fat fast the last three days (monday morning) with my friends (we are tight knit group of recovering hcg'ers! and while i gotta say i modified I am rather loving the results! I DROPPED another 1.4 this morning and my calories were nearly 1800 (if not a bit over) yesterday. I kept it at 90%. I'm wondering now if this is causing the muscle soreness...but MAN I am SO close to being BACK in the 270s for the gazillionth time in the past year! (I got down to 259 on hcg from 310)(but then again I was about 190 at one time from SB and running ) and then life got in the way, quite eating right, quit running and well, 320 again before I knew it!

I can't decide if I want to go another two days or break and go back to my normal menus!

Congrats!!!

How low was your protein during the fat fast?

[reddarin]

Originally Posted by dasschus

Thursday weigh in: 200.3
Yesterday: 201.6

See-saw, see-saw. Lol
So close to the 100's I can taste it!

I didn't log all my stuff but I was very low on carbs and high fat and protein was good.
I made so e of the best mashed cauliflower last night! Added butter, a little bit of chicken boullion granules, cream, and a couple of tbs of French onion dip. Topped it with cheese. Yum! Served beside a top sirloin steak topped with a little pesto. Happy tummy.

Happy Thursday! Hope y'all have a great one.

Kelly

Almost there!!!

[reddarin]

Originally Posted by portcop01

Yes it is, I love a diet rite ever once in awhile but it makes me hungry :-(

Do other diet sodas make you hungry Becky or just that particular one?

[pibble mama]

Originally Posted by reddarin

Congrats!!!

How low was your protein during the fat fast?

TY! It was LOW Around 25 grams a day. I am having scrambled eggs, pork side and co + boursin white cheddar in them! I want to up my protein though and still keep my fat high for two more days

Originally Posted by reddarin

It is a bit individualized and it affects some people more than others. Probably it is related to how deficient the person was before beginning supplementing. But you get acclimated to it. I currently take 800mg every day.

I didn't see any side effects from it. Should i take one w/ each meal ya think or all 3 at night?

Originally Posted by reddarin

Do other diet sodas make you hungry Becky or just that particular one?

This would be interesting to know!

[portcop01]

The others have nutria sweet and I can't do that at all makes me dizzie,,d.rite is the only one with Splenda.
Cherly it's on stafford rd right off 40.it just open a few months ago.i love to go there.

[reddarin]

Originally Posted by May60

Love the fat!! I was on a low fat high protein diet and have lost 40 lbs. I have kept it off, but I think and know my body was crying out for fats!!! It has taken awhile for my body to adjust...several weeks to this way of eating. I have lost a few lbs..but my waist is smaller!!
I want to buy the ketone meter, but find it rather expensive...at least the test strips are!!
Thanks

Hiya Welcome to our thread

You can google around for food loggers. There are a bunch of them around and most of them have companion smart phone apps too if you are interested in that. The terms of service for LCF doesn't allow promoting them by linking to them or mentioning them in posts.

If you start logging you should pick two or three that you think you like and use them all at the same time. It is extra work but it is the only way to discover how they really compare in features.

If what you are doing right now is working I'm not sure I'd change anything. There are some benefits to having your food log history to look back on if things stop working but weighing stuff and keeping up with a food log can be a hassle. Well. I would check to make sure I was getting at least the minimum protein daily. That is somewhere between .8g/kg and 2.0g/kg. Pounds to kg is pounds/2.2

I wouldn't bother with the expensive test strips either unless I had a definite reason to use them.

[reddarin]

Originally Posted by pibble mama

TY! It was LOW Around 25 grams a day. I am having scrambled eggs, pork side and co + boursin white cheddar in them! I want to up my protein though and still keep my fat high for two more days

It is possible that your soreness is from loss of LBM. Particularly if your potassium levels were already low while doing the FF with low protein.

I didn't see any side effects from it. Should i take one w/ each meal ya think or all 3 at night?

Magnesium can relax you and help you sleep better so a lot of people take it before going to bed. I take it through out the day because I don't want to take 800mg in one shot right before bed. I don't see any reason not to take your 3 pills at bedtime

[reddarin]

Originally Posted by portcop01

The others have nutria sweet and I can't do that at all makes me dizzie,,d.rite is the only one with Splenda.
Cherly it's on stafford rd right off 40.it just open a few months ago.i love to go there.

There is a Diet Coke that is made with splenda Becky. It has a little bit of yellow in the label and it is marked with the Splenda moniker. There is 'regular' diet coke too with not-splenda.