Thanks, LTC! We’re going to have to team up to write the BSD fanatics recipe book. 😀

I keep a supply of defatted peanut butter powder in the house. I add it to sauces for a satay sort of thing, sprinkle it on my square of unsweetened bakers chocolate with flaked sea salt for dessert, and occasionally reconstitute it with yogurt or hemp milk and eat it by the spoonful topped with cacao nibs. Very delicious. You have to be careful with the brands, though, because the most popular one (PB2) adds sugar. I get mine from an organic shop and it has no additives whatsoever, not even salt. That’s fine by me. I have a half-dozen gourmet salts in my pantry and I’d much rather add my own to my liking.

Jande, it is not a coincidence that peanut butter comes close to filling you up. Guess what’s in it? Fat and fiber. Your meals sound great, but stir fries, no matter how vibrant, don’t really check all the boxes when it comes to feeling full. They’re light. Since you’re in maintenance, you can afford to ramp up the calories every once in a while and enjoy a plate full of healthy fats and high fiber veg or seeds.

Hi MnM, I wouldn’t call quarter of a pound noticeable weight – as I usually say it is only a poo or a wee away from sticking. I have been hammering the water and feeling bloated so it could even be that. Really it is a matter of jumping on the scales daily and seeing the fluctuations you wouldn’t see if I weighed weekly, so I dont get upset about it or change my mind set. If we want to be academic about it in a non-scientific way just by using previous observations I can report that this morning I had a big drop in blood glucose reading and a small increase in weight. I have noticed in the past that this can happen as can the converse – or is it obverse) that if I have a big weight loss my BG can go up – I just see it as my body making its own adjustments to a changing situation. Tomorrow or the next day the weight loss will start again. Isnt that what we tell newbies who are having a stall and it is true. I still think that when we are on such low calorie plan (or any reduced calories) the body soon gets used to it and detects even small increases in that allowance. Which is why people regain weight if they return to ‘normal’ eating. I will report my results tomorrow as usual, good or bad, I know I am sticking to it, I just need my body to catch on too. 🙂

Hi alliecat
Have you looked through pubmed to see what studies are out there?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/?term=saturated%20fat%20heart%20attack&page=2

I assume you also know about the science studies that dietdoctor.com publishes on their website?

https://www.dietdoctor.com/dietary-guidelines-dont-reflect-science

Cheers
Linda

And very glad you had a great day with Noodle xx

Always pleased to talk to you Lee.

Mary
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Mary, that’s bloody marvellous. You always said you weren’t doing well, but can’t argue with those numbers. Doesn’t sound like you were full blown diabetic at all but you have sensibly avoided what may have been in your future and that can only be a good thing.

With regards to my gp, I was actually being complimentary. He really did a very thorough examination. He really was stumped and I’m actually thrilled at the number of tests he’s ordered. You would normally start one by one due to the cost but he’s ordered the full range (about £3000 worth) so I don’t think he could have done more today. I actually rate him very highly. He always runs about 30-60 mins behind because he always takes his time with each patient. That’s why I never mind waiting!

Always room for you (now a very small one) in Galway. Full (veggie) Irish on me 🤣🤣

Planning is the key for me too. Just did my on line shop and menu plan for next week and will batch cook at the weekend, so I won’t have to do it when the fatigue hits! I love veggie food and eat it a lot, but would find it hard all week to hit my protein goals I think.

Mmmm, paella. I miss that. I really miss rice!

Yep, let’s go to Canada. I miss my other mentor. Though you and Allie do a sterling job for me!

L xxx

Verano, your positives sound great to me!

Mine for today are:

I spent 4 hours with my lovely granddaughter today.

I was signed off Diabetes with “In Remission” in my notes.

I have been weighed at my Doctors and weigh 3 pounds less than I thought. Result!

Take care everyone

Lots of love
Nonna Mary
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If you have adapted to fat burning then your energy levels should be fine with no light headedness, even on 800 calories, and even if you are exceptionally active. People have run 10k on 800 days and I regularly do two hours of badminton practice/social games in a day which is quite a lot of activity, maybe almost as much as my intake when the rest of the days activity is taken into consideration as well. This may be a drawn out version of carb flu, in which case, although you shouldn’t up your carbs, no harm will be done to the process by upping your calories, and in fact if you up the healthy fats it may help the adaptation. Try a couple of days at 1000, higher fat or protein but low carb, and keep going. Hopefully it will settle down in the next few days.

I’m eleven days in to a six week attempt at the 800 calories a day diet. I am very active, walking on average at least five miles a day and I am riding my horse some days and mucking out stables for an hour a day which is quite heavy work. I am 5’3” and weigh 10.9 ( I started at 11.9!) does anyone think I should maybe up my calories to 1000? I am suffering from weakness and I’m very lightheaded .

We are retired and spend a lot of time planning and preparing our meals, and we use a large variety of herbs, spices and sauces to help make our meals special. We started this to help make the BSD easier to follow, and we have continued this way of cooking after we went into maintenance.

One side effect is that we find ourselves less satisfied with dinners out. A nice meal that we would have enthused over a few years ago now seems rather ordinary.

We went out to a high end Vietnamese restaurant last night that we loved in the past. I realized that the dinner was as good as it always was, but really it wasn’t any better than what we regularly have at home. We often have stir fries full of fresh ginger, garlic, onions and soy sauce and it is hard for any restaurant to improve on that.

So my appetite has more or less disappeared- I know it is only D4. It is 8.30pm and I am ready to crash out, I need sleep but still have 215 calories to consume!

Hi JackieM
The fasting glucose test I had done was not the horrible 2 hour one where you have to drink the glucose, it was just a blood draw to test glucose levels after I had fasted for 12-14 hours. My doctor wanted to give me the other one but I refused as there was no way I was deliberately putting glucose into my body!

My sister lives in the UK and she just sent me her results and they didn’t report on the triglycerides at all, just the non HDL reading which includes both LDL and triglycerides which is useless. You may have to go private for those.
Cheers
Linda

When you put noticeable weight on from just a small over calorie like s-g did it must be water weight, and a reaction to a higher than normal carb intake. It usually leaves almost as quickly as it arrives for me. I think when you are low carb long term you are permanently running with your liver and muscle glycogen in a depleted state and extra carbs are diverted there rather than being turned into fat (apart from fructose, which is only ever converted into visceral fat according to some sources, although maybe only when the liver glycogen is replete, as it can only be processed by the liver). The calories-in hypothesis suggests you need to overeat by about 3,700 calories to put on a pound of fat, although eating low carb I can eat above my TDEE and not gain anything.

A stick of butter is 1/4 of a pound here in Canada.

I am very happy with the control this way of eating has given me over my weight and blood sugar, but sometimes I feel I have been sentenced to a lifetime of denial. We eat very well, and our food is full of flavour, but I have yet to find a food that triggers my satiety hormones the way carbs do. Peanut butter comes very close, but it is very calorific. I am experimenting with dry peanut butter that has most of the fat removed, and it may be part of the answer.

Allie: to your question, no do not use avocado oil Use either light (color) olive oil (not the fine dark green EVOO) or peanut oil (if Asian dish).

Hey ho! Still no downward sign in the scales which I admit I am finding so frustrating but keeping going. This is my last weekend of holidays, maybe the change of routine next week will do something.

For the fermenters out there, I saw a kimchi recipe the other day that uses the whey from making yoghurt instead of brine as the fermenting agent. Any experience of this? I thought it might be a good use for all the whey that I currently tip down the sink 😱

Hi Hackie, 9 is high but mine went up to 7.8 which is also high and caused a flurry of concern to my doctor. I was actively losing weight then and declined statins. 6 months later it’s still high but lower, I think 5.9 and triglycerides around 1. LDL is still a bit high but improving, HDL is good. For myself, I’m glad I gave it time.

Now you’re in maintenance, hopefully it will all settle. Fingers crossed!

LindaA – Our life looks very similar to yours, and without the input of the
AMA we worked out a dietary plan for us for stage 3 heart failure. If you
have any specific studies on consumption of sat. fats in patients with
heart attack, coronary occlusion and multiple stenting procedures plus
implanted defribrilator, I’d be very grateful for that information. Thank you
in advance,
Allie

What a shame, Jackie. Ovens are tricksy hobbitses. I love your positive attitude about it. Experiments go wonky all the time. It’s still awesome that you went you for it and now you know how your oven works at such low temps so your next foray will be a raging success.

Are the raspberries carbonized or could you still get some use of out them? They might still work in powdered form added to yogurt, say, or even a strong, savory dish like a curry. I had a curry with burned coconut once that was monster delicious.

JackieM. My husband was put on statins at the age of 44. I queried it at the time as his Cholesterol was only 6. Doctors told me it was because he had high blood pressure. Again in my opinion not very high. He was never overweight, and 20 years of never having a reading above 5 and after taking the statins, had to have a Endarterectomy (his carotid was blocked with cholesterol). They had to open the vein and clear it out, whilst he was awake!. Two years later he had a heart attack and had to have stents fitted. Again it was cholesterol build up.

Cholesterol is made in the Liver. It has been proved time and time again, that what we eat does not affect it. However, what we eat can affect the Liver. I have refused Statins for 10 years now and 8 years ago a Doctor told me I would have a stroke or be dead in 5 years if I didn’t take them. Guess she got that wrong.

Again, I am not a medical expert and can only give you anecdotal information.

If I were you, I would read up on as much information as you can. If I am recommended a medication I google the name and add forums. People will give you real information about side effects etc than the pharmacies do. I would also see what the results are in 3 months. I was told tonight that my levels are 5.6 and UK guidelines like them to be less than 5. I again refused statins.

Good luck.

Best wishes
Nonna Mary
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LindaA thankyou so much for this. I will read on! Interesting how different countries tackle it. If need be I will go private to get more detailed readings (though I had fervently hoped never to have another fasting glucose test that was VILE).

I was just coming back on here to post this link:

https://heartuk.org.uk/health-and-high-cholesterol/cholesterol-tests—know-your-number

Which indicated I am (just) below the Total Cholesterol/HDL ratio which is considered high risk (6). They talk about triglycerides here too, so your post is timely as no mention of those yet. To be fair, I only spoke to the receptionist so far and she was just reading from screen and I think she’s new as she didn’t know what the blood sugar test was called.

Hey ScubaDo!

I’m sorry for jumping on your post but figured it didn’t make sense to start another one!

I am also about to embark on the BSD, as soon as the gastroenteritis has done one. On the plus side to that I haven’t eaten in 4 days so I probably won’t notice the reduced calories of the BSD lol 🙂

I am feeling positive but slightly nervous, I’m not sure with a job and 4 year old twins that only eat a diet of beige food that this is going to be successful but I’m crossing everything and wishing for the baywatch body! I like a challenge and this is definitely one!!!

Good luck to you and anyone else that takes up the gauntlet of challenge!!!
Tracey x

Hi JackieM,
Can I strongly suggest you get Dr Malcom Kendrick’s (UK doctor) ‘The Cholesterol Con’ and read it before seeing the doctor and definitely before you even consider statins.

I’ve now been doing strict low carb/Keto for nearly 2 years after losing 30kgs on the BSD. My total cholesterol is currently 7.4, my triglycerides are 0.4, my LDL is 3.9 and my HDL is 3.3. I’m not all all worried about my total or LDL numbers because they are just not that important. More important are your triglycerides/HDL ratio (0.12) and your Total/HDL ratio (2.2).

I know you guys in the UK don’t seem to measure your triglycerides, but that along with your HDL are really the most important numbers. Your insulin levels are also good to know as fasting glucose x fasting insulin divided by 22.5 = your HOMA IR score. (The calculation is a bit different for those outside Australia – just google HOMA IR). This is a great health risk indicator.

See http://www.thefatemperor.com/blog/2017/11/8/fat-emperor-live-and-unhinged-on-ketogeeks-podcast-lchf-keto-cac-longevity

Ivor Cummins also from the UK is brilliant on this stuff.

After my doctor saw my cholesterol numbers, she freaked out and suggested statins (which I politely told her where she could shove them!) and I suggested she send me for a Coronary Calcium Score which she duly did.

I’m sure she thought that my arteries would be blocked based on my numbers but the score came back a big fat ZERO!

The science just doesn’t back up the high cholesterol = heart attack theory any more. The science also shows that woman over 60 have a lower all cause mortality rate if their cholesterol is higher than those of women on statins who have lower cholesterol.

https://www.dietdoctor.com/cholesterol-cause-heart-disease

My husband had a heart attack 7 years ago (100% blockage in the right coronary artery) and had a stent put in – he was 52. I now have him on a low carb, moderate protein, high fat (mainly saturated fat) diet and he’s never been better.

I will qualify this post by saying I am not a doctor nor am I offering medical advice. I’m simple the wife of a heart attack victim that has read widely to ensue it won’t happen again!

Cheers
Linda

Hi Leelee, What a shame your GP didn’t help much. Well done on still eating the healthy way. I am sure you will have a blast in February when you go to Galway, any room for a little one in your baggage? I am shrinking by the second lol. Your Aunt will love seeing you. I really love seeing my 93 year old Aunt and regularly phone her. I think we should listen more to older people as they have such a lot to say.

Here’s my tale today. I had my lovely Noodle for the morning and she only cried when her mother left. Then she had a sleep and was absolutely delightful. I had a meeting with the Diabetic Nurse this evening. She asked if I knew what my weight was and I told her 15:11…she weighed me ….drum roll…..15:8…so my scales are 3 pounds out! To say I am pleased is very mild. She looked back at my records and we decided I have lost 4 stone in 15 months. Not as fast as some, but fine by me! She has also labelled me in remission. Apparently, they have been told not to say resolved in case it comes back! She went on to say my numbers have never been within the diabetic range anyway and I was only pre-diabetic once! My question is….so why was I every diagnosed as Diabetic…no answer. I told her what way of life I was following but she didn’t really seem too bothered. Except to say I am doing really well and to keep on going!

Dinner tonight is slaw from the book (with adaptations) which is fast becoming Jovis’ favourite accompaniment to his meals. We are also having smoked Mackerel….yummy!

I think we should organise an outing to Canada to bang on Lizzies door and demand tea! Anyone up for a trip across the Atlantic? We could then cruise down south and see if we can meet a few other posters in the U.S of A…

Lots of love
Nonna Mary
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Raspbeeries overcooked, ☹️ But at least it was doing something worthwhile that made me take my eye off them!

Starting to make a dehydrator look tempting, as I could tell they could have been amazing 45minutes previously!

I tell you what is annoying, I only eat organic/free range stuff and have for a while. I’ve been pondering whether I eat too much of it and I’m not sure I do, given (as someone said on another thread) I don’t have bread and butter/potato and butter etc etc. I do fry my veg in butter, and I might sprinkle some grated cheese on that, (as well as linseed) and I do eat red meat (organic) but also salmon, avocado etc. I don’t eat lumps of cheese out of the fridge or anything – I’m still slightly losing weight for goodness sake!

Ho hum, if I can fix the insulin issues I can sort this out. Here comes another massive learning curve! The obvious thing I will cut back on is my beloved double cream in my coffee. It’s been less tempting recently anyway. I stopped liking cured meat about a month ago.

Oh, just seen Allie and Luvtcook replied as well. Thankyou folks, food for thought (maybe not eating!)

My husband eats all the bad stuff and his cholesterol is just fine. It’s my damn Irish peasant genes I expect. Ho hum, will let you know what the Dr says. Am still planning on asking for 3 month retest and diet change before statins. After all, if I can sort out my blood sugar levels …. 😁

Thankyou ArticFox! Will get reading x

Esnecca……you must write a book or get your own column. You absolutely have a gift for writing. Your description of Jell-O is priceless. I love the addition of “typically served in hospitals, to our eternal national shame”. Still laughing.

VictoriaM: ditto on conversions. My Mac computer has a “dashboard” with a converter app on it that I am wearing out with gm to oz and ml to cups. Not sure the history about how the US ended up being the oddman out on measurements. Seems funny we measure things is pounds (sounds rather English to me….but yet now isn’t). We made a feeble attempt go go metric in the mid 70s and failed miserably without any real effort put behind it. So we have a metric monetary system (money is all in units of 10) but still goofy inches and feet, and ounces and pounds. And as much as I cook I still have to mentally convert cups to pints to get the quarts. Oh well.

LTC – Just a quick question for you…I use avocado oil for high temp searing.
Do you?

JackieM: I think your 1.74 HDL is really quite good. Mine is 1.24 and still in the okay range (higher is better). It supposedly doesn’t take much time to lower your total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol if you eat the right things. Check out this BBC Horizon episode that does a little experiment on a plant-based diet:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/humanbody/truthaboutfood/healthy/

Welcome, ScubaDo – no prizes for guessing why you chose your user name😉

Sounds as though you are all organised and ready to go, so will just wish you good luck – reckon you’ll make a big hole in that stone in 5 weeks😊

If you need help or encouragement, just shout and someone will come running.

Well full physical exam with my fab GP and still no further forward. So he’s ordered a rake of blood tests. I don’t think he’s skipped a single one! I do appreciate what my GP practice does. It’s interesting to see how services differ across the uk.

At least I will know that any vitamin deficiency is not diet related. I’ve never really eaten such a healthy variety of food thanks to BSD. Lentil and spinach Dahl today again. Who am I?!!

How is everyone?

L xx

Hi,

So, I’m on holiday at the moment (two weeks after everyone else) and I’ve decided to start the BSD upon my return home – no point spoiling the last couple of days. I did the 5:2 about three years ago and lost three stones but the weight has gradually been creeping up and I have just over a stone to lose. As an incentive I’m going away diving at the end of February – just over 5 weeks time, so I’m hoping that I’ll be able to get somewhere near my goal by then. I’ll post all my starting weights and measurements on Saturday morning. In the meantime, all inappropriate and tempting food at home was cleared out before going away and a delivery of BSD suitable ingredients has been arranged for Saturday morning, so there should be no excuses.

Allie and JackieM: I completely agree that it is ideal to get the vast majority of your fat from the most healthy fat sources. But to add to anecdotal evidence….my choleterol is also in the excellent range subsequent to adopting a low carb lifestyle even with adding animal fats (am a bacon lover and my favorite steak cut is rib eye, the fattiest of the lot). Note the same result for M Mosely when he dropped his weight. He continued to eat a diet that included meat yet his cholesterol numbers improved with the intermittant fasting (the ultimate in low carb eating…no carbs no food).

Allie, your husband’s situation is a completely different matter…..of course you must exercise every caution. While he might safely eat some other types of fats, you absolutely are doing the right thing is serving him only the safest of the safe.

Each person if of course different with different genes and your own cholesterol / blood tests will dictate that path you take and how restrictive you need to be. That said…no more healthy oil that the olive oils (MUFAs) and avocados. How nice that they also taste so good.

Heartfelt congratulations, Jackie on getting your HBA1C into the normal
range! That must be such a relief 🙂 Both o/h and I had very high chlor-
esterol readings when we began our quest for weight loss and wellness.
In addition to a completely occluded (blocked) rt. coronary artery and 2
others chocked with plaque, he was facing 2 complicated stenting pro-
cedures. Our course of action can only be described as extreme, and
I realize animal fats are allowed on the BSD. Thus, what I share here is
completely anecdotal. Within 6 months not only had our readings
changed to “optimal”, but that was true of every other parameter for
complete blood studies. We eliminate all cheese, processed meat,
and included wild fish on the menu 2-3 wk. All animal proteins became
free range and pasture raised, always on the lean side. Things like
sausages and ham were absent from the menu. I’m adamant about
consuming healthy fats however, and they now come from plant based
sources like nuts, avocado, seeds, organic eggs, etc. O/h has a diagnosis
of stage 3 heart failure, so fluid retention from processed meat and anything
else high in sodium had to be eliminated as well. We used to be “over the
top” consumers of things like bread, cheese and salami, and we never met a
cheese we didn’t like or had any concept of eating in moderation 🙂 Now we
will eat pastured beef 1xmo. if it is grass finished. I dare not temp fate and
possibly put o/h at risk for further plaque build up, so we steer this course
like his life depends on it, and I’ve been able to adapt effortlessly to his
needs. I can’t really compare chlor. readings with yours because they
aren’t calculated the same in the US. So, just one couples story….I’m
sure that you will arrive at one that is manageable and yields results for
you too! Best of luck,

Allie

Yes, I guess we will have to wait and see, V. I know what excessive refined carb intake does to me, how it makes me feel so I’m happy to take my chances. 🙂

S-G – yes, I do understand. 🙂 . My hairdresser tried to convert me to SW when she commented on my loss and asked what I was doing. I told her about BSD. Her words… “ah, well, that’s the beauty of SW, you can eat loads of bread, pasta, rice etc and feel lovely and full!!”. No point continuing that conversation! I replied with “…. so, booked any holidays this year yet…?!” LOL

Esnecca – Thank you for the suggestions re tofu and hemp. Focusing on a diet which is dependent on unusual ingredients would be a handicap to traveling more, staying with friends and family, and socialising. While thankfully the days of there not being anything at all on the menu for vegetarians when you want to eat out has changed (at least in the UK) the options are still very limited. I wouldn’t want to impose on people I visit more than simply being a vegetarian and refusing the side options of bread.

While smoothies are OK in some situations, when I get in from a day working outside especially when its as cold as it has been today, I really want a cooked meal. I do like stir fried tofu, but I want a range of dishes.

I think that there is growing interest in the way in which the gut is populated in infants. The article in the New York Times I provided a link to yesterday mentions that they have discovered elements in milk which help establish beneficial bacteria in the infants gut which are missing from formula milk. I have read in the past research that there is also components in milk which help to combat the establishment of streptococci bacteria.

Just found this thread, I know I had read it somewhere. Having a good read. But 9 is really high, isn’t it 😱

Hi guys, blood test results back.

HBA1C – 29 (normal) yay!

Cholesterol- 9 (boo) apparently. Comprises of 1.74 HDL (I think that is a yay?) and 7.3 ‘non-HDL’ which I think is a big boo?

Seeing Dr next week, going to say I will correct it with diet. Have no idea what is was before I started BSD. I do know I relied a lot of cheese, ham and processed meat to get the weight off, but now have shifted to seeds and green veg way more. So this may well be a downward trend.

Specific questions: how long does it take to lower cholesterol through diet? And how is it done to be compatible with this WoE (I will google and use the search engine too but I know a lot of you have been here, done that, so top tips appreciated)

Toby101 – Why would anyone want to eat significantly below their maintenance
level long term? What so many like myself who have lost an extreme amount
of weight and are successfully maintaining it have found, is that as long as
you restrict bad carbs/sugar, you can eat significantly above your TDEE.
There are also serious repercussions for T2D who return to the nightmare
of spiking blood sugars, obviously. When I was in strict weight loss mode
for 10 months, even 1 glass of wine thwarted my weekly weight loss goals,
and that 1 glass only represented 3.8gm of carbs, i.e., liquid sugar. I soon
figured out that the outmoded thinking of “calories in, calories out” was
deeply flawed, and the TYPE of calories was what mattered. Just some
“food for thought”……Best of luck to you on your journey 🙂

Allie

Interesting, although I am not convinced a few 100g change from day to day is either here nor there. There must be a myriad of factors that could account for changes that small. I struggle to believe you will gain weight in the long term eating significantly below your maintenance requirement, however many carbs are involved.

Hi KazzUK unfortunately that report is over 3 years old so not much notice has been taken of its findings. In some ways I want the world to know about this way of eating but then again, being selfish, I am happy that I know about it. I also know from personal experience that it is hard to convince people. I have just seen a post on Facebook by my brother with a picture of a plate of Slimming World curry and rice, the curry is about 1 third of the plate and the rice is 2 thirds. I put a comment on saying, throw away half of the rice (I dont stop others from eating carbs) and he said ‘no way that is the best this about SW, I dont have to give up carbs’, How much has he lost, half a stone in 2 weeks, the same half a stone he up on over Christmas and same half a stone he was losing up to Christmas. That half a stone goes way back is seems to be his biggest friend LOL. 🙂

I learned two things yesterday: a glass of wine is not worth the morning headache. And an early night is a great solution to late night munchies. I cannot believe that one glass of red wine at a New Year’s drinks could make me feel as if I had had a whole bottle! Is this a side-effect of a changing metabolism??? Or just an overreaction to a few weeks’ abstinence?? Just pleased that I resisted the impulse to dive into cheese and nuts and headed for bed!

Hi Alliecat, I wish there was a ‘like’ button – I would be using it
SSB

SSB – One disadvantage to being on my side of the Atlantic is that the
time difference ( 5 hrs) often costs me in participating in real time
conversations 🙂 The fact that we are born with a finite number of fat
cells is consistent with my knowledge, too! The theory is that the weight
of a pregnant mother while carrying the child, as well as her gut biome
and specific bacteria a child is exposed to while passing through the
birth canal all have a role to play in whether or not we are destined to
have a weight problem. It seems that some of us have to work extra
hard to keep these fat cells deflated! But now we have the formula to
do it!

Hi there Toby 101 — about the scone, it may be because the low carb diet forces your body to burn fat, not glycogen, but the high carb scone is stored as glycogen, which I understand also causes water retention.

Have not got any evidence for this, am speculating. Sure there’s someone with firmer grip on the science can confirm or refute!

Hiya lovelies….

S-G – so pleased to read your post, it’s very positive that the “authorities” are seeing low carb as a great idea at last.
How long do we have to wait though for something to stop being a potential “fad” I wonder? With me, what clicked, was understanding what goes on inside my body in response to consistent over consumption of refined carbs/sugars. Once I had that knowledge and experienced the health benefits, I felt like I’d got a permanent get-out-of-jail card!

SSB – I’ve admired TK for being on board with LCHF WOL. I don’t know how he can look those desperate volunteers in the eye as he ladles out pasta carbonara and apple puff pastry tart!

Kazzee xxx

Hi so I though by skipping lunch I had eaten less than the 750 calories calculated for my day so I checked how much I ate in calories by skipping lunch – 900 calories – how did I do that, well I was hungry in the afternoon so had part of what would have been my lunch (ham and cheese) but put it on a Ryvita (OK its a carb but I only have one or 2 a week) then I put butter on it. Evening I had an omelette for dinner and saved a wedge for supper but, because I had missed lunch I was so hungry I had another snack. So an extra 100 calories – and Toby101 – explain that I gained a quarter of a pound. Life’s a poop sometimes.