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Low-Carb High-Fat (LCHF)

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To sweat or not to sweat......

Hi all, This hot weather takes my anxiety through the roof as with my Addisons Disease my body doesnt know how to cool down when I am hot and I end up a sweaty...

Hi all, This hot weather takes my anxiety through the roof as with my Addisons D...

•5 years ago

So apparently we are all secretly eating low fat 😂

"If you're cutting out carbs, such as pasta, you're cutting out creamy sauce. If you're cutting out bread, you're cutting out butter."...

"If you're cutting out carbs, such as pasta, you're cutting out creamy sauce. If...

•5 years ago

I need help in advising a friend with diabetes, please

On Sunday I saw a couple I have known for about 45 years. One is a slim, active farmer, who was diagnosed with T2 diabetes about 3 years ago. I heard that...

On Sunday I saw a couple I have known for about 45 years. One is a slim, active...

•5 years ago

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Diabetic headaches

Recently diagnosed with T2, my blood sugars are high (eg today, 11.2 fasting). I also have headaches. Among other problems. Has anyone any advice? I have...

Recently diagnosed with T2, my blood sugars are high (eg today, 11.2 fasting). I...

•5 years ago

First day of LCHF lifestyle

Good morning everyone As the title suggests today is the first day of my change for life. After researching and years of yo-yo dieting I came to the conclusion...

Good morning everyone As the title suggests today is the first day of my change ...

•5 years ago

Trying to combine IF with LCHF

I am almost at the end of my two week extreme low carb, as advised, after eating lowish carbs and losing weight slowly for a few months. After a discussion on...

I am almost at the end of my two week extreme low carb, as advised, after eating...

•5 years ago

Info request

Hello, can anyone point me to an lchf guide please? Do you weigh or calorie count? Thank you, Emma

Hello, can anyone point me to an lchf guide please? Do you weigh or calorie coun...

•5 years ago

Seed and Grain Quantity?

Hi , This may sound like a daft question but should I introduce seeds and grains gradually to my diet, via yoghurts and salads? I just remember learning that...

Hi , This may sound like a daft question but should I introduce seeds and grains...

•5 years ago

Government 12 week plan

Just listened to news and heard the government are promoting a 12 week plan for obesity . They seem to miss the point sometimes for some eating is an emotional...

Just listened to news and heard the government are promoting a 12 week plan for ...

•5 years ago

Low Carb Down Under.

I watch a lot, a lot of videos, presentation etc on the subject of diet and health, but nowadays I am fairly discriminately when choosing to watch or not, as I...

I watch a lot, a lot of videos, presentation etc on the subject of diet and heal...

•5 years ago

SALT!

Remember that the average body NEEDS 6gm of salt a day and that it's insulin, not sodium that drives hypertension. Insulin hangs on to sodium, sodium...

Remember that the average body NEEDS 6gm of salt a day and that it's insulin, n...

•5 years ago

Pancakes

Ayup playmates. How about this for a very simple low-carb pancake recipe? 2 eggs, 1 heaped tsp Psyllium Husk, 2-4 tbsps double cream, enough milk to reach your...

Ayup playmates. How about this for a very simple low-carb pancake recipe? 2 eggs...

•5 years ago

The time has come (the walrus said)

- to join LCHF. I joined HU when I signed up to C25K, 7 weeks ago - before that I didn't know it existed - and C25K is the reason for my username - nothing to...

- to join LCHF. I joined HU when I signed up to C25K, 7 weeks ago - before that...

•5 years ago

Anyone lost a lot of weight managed not to have loose skin?

Since early March I've been determined to lose weight for health (and vanity - have to be honest). Happy with weight loss of over a stone since then (joined...

Since early March I've been determined to lose weight for health (and vanity - h...

•5 years ago

What do you call processed meat and what does cutting out cr4p mean?

Does processed meat then mean bacon sausages? Read someone said by cutting out cr4p. What is that?

Does processed meat then mean bacon sausages? Read someone said by cutting out c...

•5 years ago

Calories & Exercise?

Hello, I'm very new to LCHF and still doing my research but just wanted to know a bit more from people who have been doing it for a while as I'm looking to...

Hello, I'm very new to LCHF and still doing my research but just wanted to know ...

•5 years ago

Keto pancake

Mix a large egg with a tbsp almond flour and fry gently in a blob of butter for about 3 mins each side. Here I've served it with some Greek yogurt, toasted...

Mix a large egg with a tbsp almond flour and fry gently in a blob of butter for ...

•5 years ago

Today's vegetarian lunch

Today I plucked a courgette from one of the plants in the garden, sliced it up with a leek and fried them up in a dab of butter with some slices of quorn...

Today I plucked a courgette from one of the plants in the garden, sliced it up w...

•5 years ago

At last

And reader I ate it! Well not the back pudding. First meal out in 4months

And reader I ate it! Well not the back pudding. First meal out in 4months

•5 years ago

The LCHF future

What with the world collapsing around our ears, maybe now is a good time to contemplate our post-apocalyptic future. It's become politically fashionable to...

What with the world collapsing around our ears, maybe now is a good time to cont...

Ambassador•5 years ago

Nutritional Nuggets: Dr Zoe Harcombe

https://youtu.be/9-PhPsJPzsI Things we thought we knew that have no real basis. This is a presentation from last year.

https://youtu.be/9-PhPsJPzsI Things we thought we knew that have no real basis....

•5 years ago

I think I've hit keto flu

I have been feeling unwell since Saturday, feeling queasy a lot, my Gord has been acting up which it only usually does if I've forgotten to take my meds for a...

I have been feeling unwell since Saturday, feeling queasy a lot, my Gord has bee...

•5 years ago

LCHF - is it my imagination or .....

Are ‘they’ are now gunning for poor Dr Unwin? I would have thought that anything that Improves the health of the nation by helping you to lose weight,...

Are ‘they’ are now gunning for poor Dr Unwin? I would have thought that anythi...

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•5 years ago

Advice and exampkes

Can someone tell me what they may eat in a day. Also where do I find recipes. Thankyou

Can someone tell me what they may eat in a day. Also where do I find recipes. Th...

•5 years ago

Film - Fat Fiction - free on Amazon Prime

I couldn't find this posted on here before using the forum search facility. It's a great film that came out this year, all about low carb, reversing diabetes,...

I couldn't find this posted on here before using the forum search facility. It'...

•5 years ago

Counting and Measuring

The dieticians love telling us to count this, measure that, eat certain portions of A, B and C, and drink X liters of water a day. The underlying assumption is...

The dieticians love telling us to count this, measure that, eat certain portions...

Ambassador•5 years ago

Cholesterol

Hi all I’m sure this has been asked before but as a newbie to LCHF I’m afraid I am going to ask. Will this plan not increase my cholesterol? Reason for q I...

Hi all I’m sure this has been asked before but as a newbie to LCHF I’m afraid I...

•5 years ago

Cant do this diet

I dont have a gallbladder. If I eat fatty food too much I feel nauseous. I also bloat terribly by the end of the day like I'm 9 months pregnant. I've...

I dont have a gallbladder. If I eat fatty food too much I feel nauseous. I also ...

•5 years ago

Here is an extract what I read on Gutsense.org re salt

Moderate consumption of salt. Salt was always prized as one of the most valuable foods. The Roman centurions were paid salārium, or salt money (either in salt...

Moderate consumption of salt. Salt was always prized as one of the most valuable...

•5 years ago

Breakfast!

Hi all, I am a lover of a good cooked breakfast but... after one for 8 days solid in a variety of different guises ... I was missing cereal!! What a saddo! I...

Hi all, I am a lover of a good cooked breakfast but... after one for 8 days sol...

•5 years ago

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