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Originally Posted by gizmo3
Paulette you sound like you have found your sweet spot. Does it feel like keto is just your way of life , a no brainer? I still remember when you started the journey back over at low carb friends. I was always so impressed with Mothergoose, Kim I think was her name. That was a great group of people. I wonder how there all doing?
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Hi Gizmo,
I think my spot is a combo of low calorie and low carb. I try not to nosh on the fatty meats and sausages very often. I stick with chicken, fish and venison. Eggs, too, but I do not do the bacon thing. I do not have an active life and I need to keep the calories below 1400 to maintain. Many days I see only around 1000-1200 calories. This is best for my body and activity level.
I remember MGoose, too. She suddenly dropped off the boards when she moved (by her daughter?????). She was super hard core A72 induction. I was super hard core induction for a very long time, but needed to expand my menu, so that is when I added cottage cheese and greek yogurt. I love my dairy so much, and need the calcium. Cottage cheese is high protein, low calorie and low carb, so it is a common food of mine.
I commonly mix it up with tuna and mayo. I eat it just like that, or scoop it up with a few hog rinds, or even some celery/carrot slices when I feel like veggies.
I no longer test for ketones, as it doesn't really matter any more. But it was very important in the beginning, if nothing more than a motivator. I only tested very dark when I ate a high fat diet. I realized that all the extra fat I ate was being burned, not just the body fat, and that made me test very dark. So I dropped the extra fat. Now if I test, it is just a hint of color, which still means ketosis. And that is perfect as it really dropped the calories.
That allowed me to continue to drop a few more lbs slowly.
I also switched from full heavy whipping cream to half-n-half. It added a few more carbs, but that did not seem to make any difference. The lower calories is what seems to be important for me. But I do not try to starve myself! I want a livable diet, and eating like a bird is NOT livable for me.
Yesterday I had coffee with half-n-half all day, some chicken vegetable soup, pork roast with cottage cheese and roast cauliflower, and a cup of greek yogurt before bed. This looks like a typical eating day for me. I am not hungry at all. It is very filling to me. My breakdown was: Cals 1042 - Carbs 28 - Fat 54 - Protein 104 - Fiber 3. The macros were 48% Fat, 41% Protein, 11% Carbs. This is a ketogenic ratio of .94, which is not considered very ketogenic, but I seem to do well with this. Therefore, I do not test as it only adds extra stress and makes me want to change things up. I am tired of changing things up. I experimented enough and I just want simple and stress-free now days.
Sorry for all the science and junk. It was meant for anyone out there reading who like stuff like that. I don't religiously track daily, but do so sometimes just to see what the heck is happening.
have a good day all!