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.
Exhibit #86: Meet the Master: Chris Cornell. A nice guy and a model low-carb transformation. Well done Chris, you are a beacon to others just finding out about the low-carb diet alternative.
Exhibit #87: What a transformation Brian. Well done. Another nice guy and a model to those who need help, need an example, need to know "this diet works."
Exhibit #88: Not every victory is profound weight loss (and a ton of other better). Sometimes the change is on the inside, like lowering HbA1c ~3%. Good on you Abigail.
Exhibit #94: Congratulations Steve. A common and heartwarming story. The nasal cannula in the before picture is a nice touch. We focus on weight loss sometimes forgetting improvements in health. Well done! Great list of helpers too.
#GatedEating has demonstrated that I can lose weight—and keep it off—by extended fasting. That fasting is either coffee only, or a minimal amount of protein for several days each week. I have yet to demonstrate holding a particular weight, but that is mostly because I am 1/
trying to reach a target waistline and am not satisfied holding the current weight. Hunger is under much better control that pre-LCHF days, and emotional eating is also better controlled now. I must not lose sight of these accomplishments despite remaining above goal weight/size.
I had a DEXA scan last July, which revealed 3.6 lbs of visceral fat. My goal since then was to lose excess fat (determined more by waistline appearance than the scale), and have another scan this July to determine the remaining amount of visceral fat. 3/
1) Purchase a nice folding chaise lounge to sun yourself on.
2) Midway through your lie out, stand up and nudge the chaise toward the head end and unbeknownst to you, break over both fold out legs toward the center of the chaise. Then put both knees on the chaise, head facing forward.
3) Let your weight forcefully collapse the chaise, catapulting the head section upwards. Be sure to leverage the back height adjustment as a convenient fulcrum. Be sure to keep your nose at the right height. Positioning is crucial here. 💥
For some reason, wife started buying a box of matzos at the grocery. She likes the cracker with the cheese in the mid morning. She's been doing the crackers—albeit a minimal quantity—for about 8 weeks. Instead of climbing the walls over gut permeability 1/
and subclinical non-celiac wheat sensitivity, I've been searching for an alternative. Well, two things happened.
First, recent blood test results show a reversal of her TRIG:HDL ratio. Before the wheat, Trig: 53, HDL 68, Trig:HDL 0.78. Results to (not) die for. Most recent
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results, after the introduction of the wheat, Trig: 66, HDL 58, Trig:HDL 1.14. Still not at the "don't buy green bananas" stage, but not as good. Fasting glucose was 110 as well.
Second, amendable to alternatives, I had the idea to make an egg+mozzarella cheese chaffle, smash
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And for the next COVID, and the next, and the next …
If this sounds like fat shaming to you please note, I cannot help the pertinacious reader.
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"[I]ncreased bodyweight is the second greatest predictor of hospitalisation and a high risk of death for people suffering from COVID-19. Only old age rates as a higher risk factor.
"The unprecedented economic costs of COVID-19 are largely due to the measures taken to avoid
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the excess hospitalisation and need for treatment of the disease. Reducing one major risk factor, overweight, would have resulted in far less stress on health services and reduced the need to protect those services from being overwhelmed.
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Ever since listening to @IreneSDavis on the @PeterAttiaMD 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 podcast last September, I've lived in three @XeroShoes models: For every day, a pair of TerraFlex, Xcursion for walking in wet conditions, and Alpine for colder snowy conditions. Added a set
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of @Kahtoola ExoSpikes for icy days and I haven't missed a morning walk since!
Recall I'm a "flexible flat foot" lifer who has worn custom orthotics since 1980. I've nursed a gout toe (left great, and orthotic has a "dancer's ring") and Morton's neuroma for years and the zero
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drop shoes have improved both conditions. Even when I stub my toe on a root or rock, which used to lay me up for days.
Here's to the bright side of social media and those willing to share their expertise, without which I would have never known about minimalist footwear.