I've learned a lot about food (did you know that the carbs in regular milk are sugar?) and am learning how to understand labels better
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I've been wondering how you were doing on this diet. My hat's off to you -- it would drive me crazy. I mean, all the yummy steak and whipped cream and bacon sound delish, but carbs are how I soothe my frequently fretful stomach.
How are you feeling? Do you think this is sustainable over time? And do you expect to have to eat this way forever, or just for a specific amount of time?
I feel really good. My arthritis is completely gone. It sounds weird, but I feel like I've taken decades from my age. I don't think it's complex carbs (vegies and fruit) as much as it is sugar. It's really appalled me to learn how much sugar (and hidden sugars) are in things that don't need sugar.
I suspect that getting away from sugar has made a big difference.
My biggest challenge is getting enough water because if I don't, my kidneys ache. I don't like water so that's really tough.
I watch my tiredness because this isn't a complete diet and therefore, even though I have a prescribed vitamin and a couple of other things I take every day, I may run low on some things. I have a blood test coming up in June (once a month) to check on that.
Yes, I think it's sustainable. It does take work and creativity. It requires mindful thinking about what you're eating, and I have to write down every single thing I eat and drink. I have an app. :)
I have to be on it at least 2 years. That's the minimum.
Obviously you'll need to check the carbs on sunflower seeds, but when using the Atkins diet, I became quite fond of a snack of cream cheese rolled in sunflower seeds.
I've read a few interesting articles recently on ketosis and brain cancers. Seems it works well to help slow or prevent growth of tumors. I wonder how that works? The connection is the brain I guess.
Yeah, sugars are tricky little buggers--hidden in everything.
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How are you feeling? Do you think this is sustainable over time? And do you expect to have to eat this way forever, or just for a specific amount of time?
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I suspect that getting away from sugar has made a big difference.
My biggest challenge is getting enough water because if I don't, my kidneys ache. I don't like water so that's really tough.
I watch my tiredness because this isn't a complete diet and therefore, even though I have a prescribed vitamin and a couple of other things I take every day, I may run low on some things. I have a blood test coming up in June (once a month) to check on that.
Yes, I think it's sustainable. It does take work and creativity. It requires mindful thinking about what you're eating, and I have to write down every single thing I eat and drink. I have an app. :)
I have to be on it at least 2 years. That's the minimum.
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Yeah, sugars are tricky little buggers--hidden in everything.
yay you!
Anon
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