How To Start a LCHF Lifestyle 

2008koss So true! I had a terrible time with the whole concept of eating fat. . .right up to the time I discovered that the more fat I eat the faster the weight melts away! And then my doctor came into the exam room dancing with joy about the results of my bloodwork. I’m convinced.

try Dr. Jason Fung

primrozie Fantastic!! So great to have it lowered and so quickly. I bet you are feeling great!

primrozie well done I need also one to follow me as I am doing it from my own hopefully I will find a result

My doctor yelled at me for not increasing my insulin! I said you told me 3 months ago let’s try to reduce. I need a new endocrinologist.

+Lisa Carrasco hi lisa, i just started, how much weight did you loose already. I;m from Holland and i get most of my information from youtube. thanks for your reply, grts

+rodesia w Hi there in Holland! I've been doing keto for 6 months now and have lost about 20 pounds, and have gone from a size 12 to a size 8. I'd still like to get down to a size 6, but I'm 5'7, so that might be too thin for me at 44. We'll see. I'm happy about the weight loss, but am thrilled with how I feel and with my improved diabetes control (A1c down from 7.6 before keto to 5.8 last week!) My best friend is down 26 pounds and my mom and sister are dropping the pounds as well. It's an amazing way to eat once you get it all figured out. You should check out Keto Karma here on RU-vid. Suzanne has lost over 100 pounds in the last year doing keto. I would go back and watch all her videos from the start. You'll learn so much helpful info and be inspired by her weekly "keto spotlight", where she shares other peoples success stories. Best wishes from Texas!

+Lisa Carrasco thank you for replying, i am very happy that it goes so well for you, i will certainly check out keto karma and thank you for your tips, greetings from Holland, (Utrecht)

Is it positive that Cancer cells can't eat glucose from the blood? (broken down from protein and fats)

@@DanzoSrife im 2 years to late. But im trying to fix this myth. There are cancer cells that "eat" glucose. But there are other types of cancer that grow on fats. Please find a doc to give you info about what to eat depending on the type of cancer you have.

swati bathla Google ‘Keto Macros’

Noori Nut We have to teach them.

@@lenorepaletta9267 What a great response!! So true, we can't give up!

Orena Phoenix-Fire Functional medical doctor.

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Moses Cordovero , in general fiber is not focused on, but total carbs; fibers being a carb that is said to be " free" to you. Free as in a bonus, and not so much extra. Although Dr. Fung says he's not sure how much truth is in this "principle" . The more fiber, the more you could liberalize your carbs intake.

Paul Machin I believe they are in every state in the USA now. It depends on your individual insurance plan.

Infinity Searcher - Yes, and how do imitation sweeteners fit into the “real food” category? Or are they part of the occasional compromises that make low carb do-able?

AmeriJam Acres Your Doctor will get onboard when you lose weight and your bloodwork shows big improvements.

Are you on any medications? I was on metformin and noticed my blood sugars were in the 200+ range most of the time, went off and most of my readings dropped by 50-60 pts in 48 hours.... Turns out, some people cannot take metformin. Although, most can so I'm not saying don't if you are on it, only that in MY case (and in some others) it doesn't have the same effect. I have an uncle whose glucose readings were elevated on metformin more than when he was off of it. So, could be a genetic thing. Just one possibility among many.

Dawn Rodriguez Are you eating a lot of fruit or nut butters?

amy2beth have you tested your ketone levels? If you are not producing ketones you might feel hungry. It took me 3 days to enter into ketosis but 2 weeks to start losing weight, and up to 6 weeks to be totally fat adapted

+Maria Pedro Sales berries are fruit and allowed in moderation, 2.5 net carbs in 1/2 cup sliced. I put erythritol on mine to sweeten. these are allowed also. check carb counts ... Blueberries,raspberrie, blackberries.

your trigs should go down.. www.nutritionjrnl.com/article/S0899-9007(14)00332-3/pdf Losing weight can throw your cholesterol out too. www.wheatbellyblog.com/2012/06/i-lost-weight-and-my-cholesterol-went-up/

I am just starting on this plan myself, but I do understand the food plan from having been on similar ones before and maybe I could help. You don't need a doctor to understand what to eat. She says don't eat any grains (rice, wheat, corn, oats, barley, rye, etc.) in any form, or potatoes or sugar. I personally avoid artificial sweeteners because they make me crave sugar. In one of her videos she says that in some people (about a third) LDL cholesterol values can increase (a bad thing), but in the other two-thirds it either goes down or remains the same--this is a good thing.. If you are concerned about this you can go to any doctor and ask for a lipids panel test every six months or so to see if you are in danger of increasing your 'bad' cholesterol. Perhaps you can do this just by going to a testing laboratory. I would like to exchange email addresses but am a little nervous of putting my email address online here.

+Juliana Leyva It's quite simple, if you do a keto diet where you only count grams of net carbs (carbohydrate count-fibre count=net carb) you count the carbohydrate amount in all the foods you consume. So also count them in avocado. If the label on the avocado says it's 2 grams net carbs per 100 grams of avocado you count those 2 grams of net carbs. Your sources of dietary fat do not have to have carbs in them, for example unprocessed meat doesn't have carbs and neither do most oils, it's your choice really. Just check every food label just to be sure.

Plain Popcorn thanks a lot!! It's hard at first to absorb all info and I want to make it right! 😊🙏🏻

Juliana Leyva No problem, good luck. I personally think this site helps to figure out the macros for a ketogenic diet www.mydreamshape.com/keto-calculator/

Plain Popcorn great! I'll make sure to stop by that website today! 😊😊🙏🏻

Juliana Leyva hi Juliana I think it is quite unachievable to be trying to limit your intake to 30mg. Are you thinking more of 30gm? in terms of counting carbs , I suggest looking at breakdowns that split the carb content into fibre and other constituents. some schools of thought suggest you can ignore the fibre element and just stick to counting the other carbs and sugars. point to note , again the type of carb may make a difference for example starches may be absorbed slower than sugars because they require a bit of digesting. generally in terms of fats , avoid any processed vegetable oils like sunflower , corn etc. coconut oil is usually fine as is olive oil provided it hasn't been refined into something else. if you're adding olive oil to a meal then add extra virgin oil if you can rather than highly refined oil. but you may not be able to cook in extra virgin oil. in terms of veggies coconut and avocado are great. as are some seeds and nuts. watch out for nuts though , they may contain substances that can cause irritation to your gut like excessive consumption of almonds. it may help to soak such nuts. butter and proper cheese are your friends unless of course you are lactose intolerant. a good cheese will usually contain less than 1 percent carb... butter even less. double cream with no added sugar etc are great. let the food labels or Internet searches guide you. early on it is really important not to starve yourself and sticking to the heavy fat food will ensure your body gets satisfied. keep eating lots of salad but not high carb items like sweet corn , broccoli and leafy veg like kale and spinach are great. they prevent constipation. drink plenty of water too as your mineral balance changes a bit and you may find you have headaches etc as a result of dehydration. look up more information like butter bob , Eric berg who have great advice on keto eating too. there is an adaptation phase but the end result is worth it

+Susan Hawthorne Look at the makeup of a pnut, it's not total starch like a potato. I'm not sure what it is but I'm betting high fat, maybe omega 6.

Spike blood glucose just slightly less than white bread. No where near safe levels though.