LCHF- Low Carb / High-Healthy Fat lifestyle.

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Just bumped into this on Reddit. WOW all the questions and facts I initially needed all in the one spot. Only about 3 months too late. Hopefully it helps people just starting up!
Just for newbies this is a 3 month snapshot of me on lchf:

2 pants sizes and 10 kg down with some muscle gains.
Down to 80kg my maintenance weight will prob be about 75kg.

http://www.reddit.com/r/keto/wiki/faq
 
Big Cox 88 said:
Just bumped into this on Reddit. WOW all the questions and facts I initially needed all in the one spot. Only about 3 months too late. Hopefully it helps people just starting up!
Just for newbies this is a 3 month snapshot of me on lchf:

2 pants sizes and 10 kg down with some muscle gains.
Down to 80kg my maintenance weight will prob be about 75kg.

http://www.reddit.com/r/keto/wiki/faq
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Well done on your progress :thumbsu:

Number 5 first up is so important. Some say its only important for the first few weeks, but the way your kidneys spew out water and electrolytes its important to keep it up for the duration. Basically heaps more than the basic persons diet.

I was having himalayan in water every morning but i hate the taste, so now i have a level tsp of chicken stock at 1pm every day and feel great. Their might be stuff in it that isnt so flash, but i dont really care as its doing the trick and tastes good.

Haha, just flicking through it i loved this bit.

"Changes in urine
Ketosis not only changes your breath but your urine, too; it will start developing a filmy consistency and smell like its been distilled from dinosaur sweat."
 

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a few months back i I heard some info about this hflc lifestyle (i dont like calling it a diet) it was a huge eye opener for me so i gave it a try - I have to say after 2-3 months in with only 1 lapse back to carbs for a day - it works - i havnt been losing weight - but i dont gain weight either and i eat as much as I want. I have just started limiting the amount of food I eat as well to see if I can lose weight - but so far i'm pretty happy with it.
 
Matt often those who dont lose weight are eating to much protein by accident (and not enough good fat) I was when i started and then got into weighing my beef, pork seafood etc and things changed dramatically and my ketone numbers shot straight up.

Failing that it could be the PISS, lol, just looking through the reddit faq, Post-Induction Stall Syndrome- Water and glycogen find a new balance and this causes a stall or even weight gain.
 
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Bazzar said:
Well done on your progress :thumbsu:

Number 5 first up is so important. Some say its only important for the first few weeks, but the way your kidneys spew out water and electrolytes its important to keep it up for the duration. Basically heaps more than the basic persons diet.

I was having himalayan in water every morning but i hate the taste, so now i have a level tsp of chicken stock at 1pm every day and feel great. Their might be stuff in it that isnt so flash, but i dont really care as its doing the trick and tastes good.

Haha, just flicking through it i loved this bit.

"Changes in urine
Ketosis not only changes your breath but your urine, too; it will start developing a filmy consistency and smell like its been distilled from dinosaur sweat."
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I also hated the taste of himalayan salt in water every morning, so I bought some gelatine capsules and put the salt in there- I take two every morning which equates to about 1/3 maybe 1/2 a teaspoon.

Every so often I have to fill more capsules which can be a tedious process, but about 10-15 mins of your time can yield a few months worth of capsules.

Sure beats salty water!!!
 
Bazzar said:
Matt often those who dont lose weight are eating to much protein by accident (and not enough good fat) I was when i started and then got into weighing my beef, pork seafood etc and things changed dramatically and my ketone numbers shot straight up.

Failing that it could be the PISS, lol, just looking through the reddit faq, Post-Induction Stall Syndrome- Water and glycogen find a new balance and this causes a stall or even weight gain.
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mate i think you need to be careful if you are going into ketosis - I know the hflc diet is linked with ketosis but I think you need to be careful, ketrosis raises the blood ph and cause problems, i think just limiting carbs to low levels is enough

Also I have heard of stalls in losing weights and have heard of people even saying have a carb hour, but i think you just need to be stricter with what you eat
 
Borshk said:
I also hated the taste of himalayan salt in water every morning, so I bought some gelatine capsules and put the salt in there- I take two every morning which equates to about 1/3 maybe 1/2 a teaspoon.

Every so often I have to fill more capsules which can be a tedious process, but about 10-15 mins of your time can yield a few months worth of capsules.

Sure beats salty water!!!
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I will have to give this a go.
 
MatWill said:
mate i think you need to be careful if you are going into ketosis - I know the hflc diet is linked with ketosis but I think you need to be careful, ketrosis raises the blood ph and cause problems, i think just limiting carbs to low levels is enough

Also I have heard of stalls in losing weights and have heard of people even saying have a carb hour, but i think you just need to be stricter with what you eat
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Your confusing it with ketoacidosis, going in to ketosis is perfectly safe.
 
MatWill said:
a few months back i I heard some info about this hflc lifestyle (i dont like calling it a diet) it was a huge eye opener for me so i gave it a try - I have to say after 2-3 months in with only 1 lapse back to carbs for a day - it works - i havnt been losing weight - but i dont gain weight either and i eat as much as I want. I have just started limiting the amount of food I eat as well to see if I can lose weight - but so far i'm pretty happy with it.
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How can you say that you eat as much as you want if you are completely ignoring one of the three biggest energy sources?
 
Bazzar said:
I will have to give this a go.
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I'm pretty sure you'll be fine because you fast, but make sure you take them on an empty stomach. I've taken them a few times with food and have felt like shit immediately afterwards and even threw up a few times. Took me a while to realize what the common denominator was.
 
SJ said:
How can you say that you eat as much as you want if you are completely ignoring one of the three biggest energy sources?
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I think you mis interpreted the quote.
My understanding of eating 'as much as he wants' is that he does not strictly count his calories. MatWill was talking about the quantity of food eaten, not so much any specific macronutrient.

correct me if i'm wrong though/
 
BroughtonMid said:
I think you mis interpreted the quote.
My understanding of eating 'as much as he wants' is that he does not strictly count his calories. MatWill was talking about the quantity of food eaten, not so much any specific macronutrient.

correct me if i'm wrong though/
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It wasnt miss interpreted, he was just trolling the thread as usual. Just ignore him.
 

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BroughtonMid said:
My understanding of eating 'as much as he wants' is that he does not strictly count his calories. MatWill was talking about the quantity of food eaten, not so much any specific macronutrient.
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Eating a high-fat meal brings about satiety sooner and it lasts for longer - even on a calorie for calorie basis, over the course of a day a higher-fat diet can often have a lower number of calories overall as being sated after a meal for longer means there is no need for empty-calorie snacks (in B4 I get told to start a nutrient density thread).
 
Been using supafry animal fat for shallow frying lately wow it is great to cook fish and shnitzel in, it adds flavour and is re-useable. made a paleo tempura batter for the fish WOW. Just mix some tapioca flour, baking powder an egg and sparkling water get it nice and cold and fry away.
 
Big Cox 88 said:
Been using supafry animal fat for shallow frying lately wow it is great to cook fish and shnitzel in, it adds flavour and is re-useable. made a paleo tempura batter for the fish WOW. Just mix some tapioca flour, baking powder an egg and sparkling water get it nice and cold and fry away.
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Mmmmm, yum.
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ablett said:
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Still having a hard time with athletes on a pure low carb diet, i dont think they exist. That doesnt mean i have reservations about LCHF as im convinced its the healthy option, but some form of carb loading seems to be a must.
 

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