Life After Carbs

A real person eating (mostly) real food

My LCHF week in review: September 14 – 20

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Starting weight = 211.8 lbs. Ending weight = 212.6 lbs. I gained eight-tenths of a pound, which broke my string of weeks with a weight loss. Once again, I did an intermittent fast on Thursday and Saturday (that is, I skipped breakfast, going 16+ hours without eating). However, I also went to a party on Saturday evening. This accounts for the grams alcohol in the table, which came in the form of a couple shots of scotch on the rocks. Not my favorite drink, but in terms of carbs better than a … [Read more...]

My LCHF week in review: September 7 – 13

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Starting weight = 213.2 lbs. Ending weight = 211.8 lbs. For the third straight week, I lost weight. It was 1.4 pounds this week. For the three week-span, I've lost a total of 4.4 pounds. Once again, I skipped breakfast on two days -- Thursday and Saturday. On those days, my total calories were 200 - 300 lower than the 1,649 average shown in the table above. Maybe I'll try a full-day fast at some point. Then again, I like to eat, and my goal is to reach and maintain a healthy weight without … [Read more...]

My LCHF week in review: August 31 – September 6

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Starting weight = 214 lbs. Ending weight = 213.2 lbs. Yipee! For the second week in a row, I lost weight. True, it was slightly less than a pound, but it's still a trend -- a positive one. I had a couple of higher carb days, but I also skipped breakfast a couple days (the so-called 16/8 fast). So it pretty much evened out. We were at the lake for the Labor Day weekend. Home now, and plan to stay here a while. Settle down a bit. With the passing of Labor Day, summer has unofficially ended in … [Read more...]

My LCHF week in review: August 24 – 30

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Starting weight = 216.2 lbs. Ending weight = 214 lbs. I lost 2.2 pounds last week, and my weight is back to where it was three weeks ago. I tried intermittent fasting last week, as suggested by reader BobM. I skipped breakfast on two days during the week (Thursday and Saturday). It wasn't much of a problem to do that. On my LCHF diet, I don't get "hangry" anymore. I admit I was ready to eat lunch both of those days, but not desperate. My average total calories and net carbs for the two … [Read more...]

My LCHF week in review: August 17 – 23

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Starting weight = 214 lbs. (August 10) Ending weight = 216.2 lbs. (August 24) I was at the lake for 10 days. Usually I gain weight at the lake, even when following my low-carb, high-fat diet. I don't know why that is. True to form, I gained 2.2 pounds since my last weigh-in on August 10. Aside from the Lake Factor, I think it's just that I have a serious carb intolerance. I need to get my daily total carbs under 50 grams a day in order to lose weight. It could also be that my body has … [Read more...]

My LCHF week in review: August 3 – 9

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Starting weight = 215.6 lbs. Ending weight = 214 lbs. It was a positive week. It always is when I lose a pound or two. But in addition, the pain I've experienced in my left shoulder and arm has eased, and I've been able to focus again on my weight loss goals. I ate well. By that, I mostly mean I kept to my low-carb high-fat principles all through the week. But I also mean that I enjoyed what I ate. To me, the enjoyment is a major factor in all of this. If I didn't like what I was eating, I'd … [Read more...]

My LCHF week in review: July 27 – August 2

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Starting weight = 215.2 lbs. Ending weight = 215.6 lbs. I held my own last week, with my attention diverted to pain in my left shoulder and arm, possibly caused by a herniated spinal disc. Or not. I have a history of such problems, but not in recent years. I took a course of oral steroids throughout the week, which are known to raise one's blood sugar. I can't say if they affected me that way. The pain subsided. I'm doing a round of physical therapy.  Through it all, I'm continuing to eat … [Read more...]

My LCHF week in review: July 20 – July 26

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Starting weight = 217.4 lbs Ending weight = 215.2 lbs It was a solid week on the LCHF diet front for me, resulting in a 2.2 pound weight loss. That's over one-percent of my current body weight. To me, it's a perfect amount to lose in a week. If I can keep it up, I'll reach my target weight of 199 pounds by the end of September. I've lost five pounds in the past three weeks, just a touch under the two-pound a week average. One complication has entered my life. I've been having mysterious pain … [Read more...]

Sugar, soybean oil, and you

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Saturday Short Takes 1. Putting Added Sugar in Context The FDA is proposing to add information to food labels that would tell you the percent of the daily value of added sugar you'll be getting per serving ("Proposed Label Would Give Context to Sugar in Foods," Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press). The base recommendation would be to consume no more than 50 grams of added sugar in a day, which is ten percent of a 2,000 calorie diet. One bottle of soda pop could blow your daily sugar … [Read more...]