This website is a great resource! Thanks, Tim! All I really need is a few idiot sheets to know what TO do and what NOT to do (to get started). Good info here.
-- Mike On Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at 10:24:49 AM UTC-7, Tim Butterfield wrote: > > Mike, > > My wife and I started LCHF after reading/watching stuff on > http://www.dietdoctor.com/ They keep pushing for you to become a member, > but you don't have to. There is a lot of good free stuff there also. I > signed up for the free emails, which link to more free information and, of > course, include a mention of membership. There was one this morning with > this link: http://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/without-cooking > > Cheers. > > Tim > > On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 8:38 AM, Mike in WA <mikesh...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Patrick and other ketogenic adoptees: Can you recommend some blogs or >> websites with good recipe ideas for the ketogenic diet? I've been drawn to >> the idea for years but never taken the plunge, and I think ignorance of how >> to do this economically and conveniently has been a major block. I've >> delved into Mark's Daily Apple before, but he seemed to have very expensive >> taste and a more gourmet approach. What are your primary sources of >> calorie-dense foods to replace the carbs for energy? >> >> Thanks! >> >> Mike in WA, an economically constrained but ketogenically optimistic grad >> student >> >> >> On Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at 7:27:43 AM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: >>> >>> Our family has been low carb since 2011. Understand there is a >>> difference between dipping into ketosis (which happens when fasting from >>> carbs (or all food) for 16 hours or more), and a full on ketogenic diet, >>> which essentially eliminates carbs entirely, and is generally not >>> recommended except for medical necessity. Also worth noting: leafy green >>> veggies do not count as carbs because they are digested to fatty acids >>> (wonderful beasties!). >>> >>> 1. Yes. Our whole family. stability of energy and mood throughout the >>> day. >>> 2. Dive in and learn. Part of the learning is learning to listen to your >>> body and what it needs. You are dealing with converting your "engine" from >>> only sugar to sipping sugar and relying on burning fat. That conversion >>> takes time, the duration of which seems to be different for each person. >>> >>> Be amazed! It really is a wonderful gift to be free from the sugar >>> burning/insulin, fat storing cycle. >>> >>> With abandon, >>> Patrick >>> >>> On Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at 7:33:04 AM UTC-6, Alan Pickett wrote: >>>> >>>> Hey there - >>>> >>>> I wrapping my head around giving Grants diet a try, and am wondering if >>>> those of you have played around with this can answer a couple of questions: >>>> >>>> 1. Has anyone noticed a change in mood, mentation, or energy level that >>>> appears to be associated with being in ketosis? I get fatigue and mental >>>> fogginess daily which i suspect may in part be due to blood sugar spikes. >>>> >>>> 2. When starting, can I literally just begin with one of Grants 24 hour >>>> carbo fasts, load up on the butter and lard, and forward march, or would >>>> you all advise a "softer" transition, say by ceasing sugary snacks for a >>>> week or so, then corn, then spuds, then grains, over a longer time period? >>>> Just wondering if I can just turn this thing on overnight. I assume with a >>>> little bit of transitional suffering? >>>> >>>> I know this is a topic oft discussed, so feel free simply to point me >>>> to some good discussion threads or resources if this has already been >>>> exhausted. >>>> >>>> Hope everyone is well this morning, >>>> Alan >>>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
