This is keto
This is low-carb
This is real
This is sustainable
I'm going to add as many before/after posts as I can. If you are trapped in hunger, medications, and ill health, you too can get out. #LCHF#keto#lowcarb
Exhibit #63: Congratulations Gina! T1D controlled with keto/low-carb. T1D deserve normal BG levels. Institutional A1c "targets" are way too high, but must be to protect those consuming tons of carbs from hypos.
Some of these quote tweets have disappeared. That's too bad.
In celebration of 75 success stories (there must be 100s or 1000s more out there), here's a threadreader unroll to memorialize these wonderful achievements.
Exhibit #77: John finds Atkins, and gets his health back. Great line: "Regular food tastes better, a missed meal is hardly noticed, and junk food loses its luster." Well done.
What I'm doing right this minute and why. It will likely change!
1) Set your protein 1.4-1.6g/kg/d, more if you exercise lots 2) Set your carbs ≤20 if you're sick, ≤60 if you're fat-adapted and metabolically well, maybe more if you exercise lots 1/4
3) The rest fat: tallow, lard, butter; coconut, avocado, olive oil (if from trusted sources)
Eat eggs, cheese, full fat dairy, beef (ruminant); pork & chicken can be high in n6; berries, 100% chocolate; avocado, toasted coconut if you like
NO: refined carbs, sugar, PUFA 2/4
I don't eat non-starchy veg mostly b/c I don't really like them. I don't eat starchy veg b/c starch.
I've NEVER been able to eat OMAD until I tried higher fat. 3/4
You won't die if you stop eating carbs. You won't die if you fast for 18 hours. You won't die if you make changes to you diet to find out what works for you. If you feel like you're going to die, change what you're doing. 1/4
Because when you eat wrong for a long time, you actually might die from that. And you probably won't feel it since you're likely focused on going for your next sugar high, finding that bliss mirage. The best thing you can do is really appreciate your body's signals. 2/4
When I think back about how I felt on a SAD, I really was miserable. I didn't know why, and I didn't know how much until I dropped seed oils and carbs. The signs were there all along, I just didn't recognize them. That headache, bloat, stiffness, gut cramps, gout, hypertension,
Age 55: Before I started a LC/keto diet, my cardiologist said nothing about the TRIGS and low LDL-C, other than lose 10 pounds. 1/5
Age 59: After I was on a LC/keto diet for a while, my lipidologist looked at my bloodwork and said, "You have familial hypercholesterolemia!" Judging by my TC numbers over time, it looks like I can alter my🧬at will then.🙄 2/5
Age 61: After a 3-day Feldman protocol, my endocrinologist was flabbergasted that a dietary change could lower cholesterol at all, let alone that much. 3/5
I get such a kick out of my cardiologist. On my first visit, he saw my lab report and just knew I shouldn't be buying green bananas, my cholesterol was so high, and I don't eat fruits and veg. He remembered I eat keto or Paleo (same thing to him I think). After 1/4
things had settled down, he confirmed we found high HDL, low trigs, low CRP, low insulin and A1c, and a zero CAC, and that he didn't see the need for a statin. Plus, this visit I lost several pounds since I was there 16 months ago. You can see the wheels 2/4
turning. I am apparently one of the healthiest of his patients over 60: He says I am quite fit. Today, I am officially on only one BP med and can take half the dose if BP stays good. Cardios simply don't have an intervention as effective as a low-carb diet, 3/4
Two choices: Follow the recommendations of your doctors, RDs/CDEs, and other HCPs. Eat low-fat, favor seed oils over animal fats, eat 7x a day, lots of heart-healthy whole grains, high fiber, limit meat, no full-fat dairy, etc. You know the drill. Take a 1/10
statin for your LDL-C, BP meds if you're over 120/80, allopurinol for your gout, steroid creams for your fungal infections, inhalers for your asthma, antihistamines for your allergies, metformin and SGLT2i and insulin for your blood sugars, and more pills 2/10
for the side effects of all the others! Oh, and stay out of the sun. When your weight goes up, eat less. Buy bigger clothes. Have your treats in moderation, and be sure to cover extra carbs with extra insulin. 3/10