Hi healthy peeps!

jmama · Jul 7th 2015, 3:06pm

Hi everyone

I'm on day 5 of a LCHF diet. My brother has been doing it for about 6 months and told me about it last week. I have done the Atkins one before and lost a lot (as opposed to ballooning) a few years ago following knee surgery. Due to struggling to lose the last 15kg of pregnancy weight, I decided to give this one a go, though like others, am hesitant about the fat intake. I'm used to lean meat, if I eat any at all. However, with the help of my brother we went shopping and bought some fatty pork strips. I had some heart palpitations the first night, totally lethargic on day 3 and on the night of day 3 actually felt sick as I fried the pork strips that night (had read that canola oil that I had been using was no good). There's also been some BM problems but I'm sure they'll pass

I've lost nearly 3 kgs so that's a bonus.

Still have many questions:
- can I forgo the fatty pork strips and just stick with frying with butter?
- does anyone have toddlers and restrict their carb/sugar/veges/fruit as well?
- I read something about ketosis, need to remember what it is...!

I think I like to refer to my new WOE as just 'eating real food' not 'food-like'!

I definitely need to research more, so great to have found this forum, so I can dig around to find answers

Look forward to conversing with you soon

jmama

Sherrie · Jul 7th 2015, 3:55pm

Welcome Jmama!

Have you seen this article: Low Carb Diets: Everything you need to know to get you started

In regards to fat intake and fatty pork strips that's kind of like throwing yourself straight in the fire!

I would start with say lamb as well as slow cooking with cheap fatty cuts of meats and just ease yourself into it.

I have been low carbing for 13 years and I still struggle with pork and duck if they're not rendered well enough.

With toddlers, its hard to say, no-one wants to have that over their head and well if they give non status quo advice people like to come down on them!

Personally, I think if you give them lots of fatty protein foods, dairy if they tolerate it, omega 3s and lots of fresh seasonal veggies and fruits you're off to a good start but I'm not a medical professional of course

Go to the breakfast recipe section and look up the recipe for psyllium pancakes, they will help with down stairs so long as you drink extra water

jmama · Jul 9th 2015, 10:04am

Hi thanks for your reply Sherrie

Great advice! I've still got lots of bread/crackers for my daughter to eat, so not about to change her menu greatly. I've always wanted her to eat 0 sugar anyway but it's a struggle when there's family occasions and she sees other children eating dessert

Btw i got my hands on some coconut oil, love using it for frying, and the first time i used it, i noticed it was great for the digestive system

I read somewhere that ppl should try and stick to 20g of carbs per day, is that what you think? I've actually been trying to stick to zero, till i realized that there were carbs in yoghurt, then yesterday i bought some cacao which has carbs (and sugar) as well. Totally gave way to cravings and made some chocolate with golden syrup last night. ..

Ì dropped weight fast initially and then the last 3 days I've hit a plateau, I'm wondering if it's because I've stopped eating fatty meats as that's the only change i can think of... well that and the chocolate last night!

Ok fast forward 3hrs, felt ill and vomited despite waking up fine but hungry. It was after i finished breakfast that i felt ill. I didn't eat anything different for breakfast...

I've got 10kg to lose in fat though also need to start building muscle up in legs etc. I was wanting to be strict until i could fit into my prebaby clothes and then eat the homemade chocolate, oh dear.

Sorry for the long post and if it's a bit garbled, still not feeling 100%.

Sherrie · Jul 9th 2015, 12:43pm

No don't try for 0g it will just make the diet unpleasant! 20-30g is a good place to start with. The go,den syrup may have taken you out of ketosis which may make you crazy but if you stick to 20g you will be back in within a couple of days.

Well naturally dark chocolate might be a safe bet for you chocolate cravings.

Look up the oopsie roll recipe

jmama · Jul 9th 2015, 1:21pm

Thanks for the great advice Sherrie

jmama · Jul 9th 2015, 1:30pm

sorry just to clarify, you mean 20gm of carbs not sugar??

Sherrie · Jul 9th 2015, 2:03pm

Yes 20g carbs

jmama · Jul 9th 2015, 5:07pm

Thanks
So I just had a look in the recipes section, so it's ok to eat stevia and the like?

Sherrie · Jul 9th 2015, 5:59pm

Stevia is very low carb you only need the tiniest bit its so sweet!

jmama · Jul 10th 2015, 9:29pm

do u think its ok to add a bit to coconut oil and cacao, or is that likely to take me out of ketosis?

Aspiring · Jul 10th 2015, 9:33pm

Welcome. Totally agree with Sherrie - don't go full 0 carb or extreme fat or you may not last the distance. Plus puts far too much strain on the body. The coconut oil is great.

The body takes a while to adjust and not always with the scales going straight down. Need to be able to maintain the loss and not just the fluids in the first week. Keep at it

Everyone on the forum here are so very helpful.

Aspiring · Jul 10th 2015, 9:39pm

jmama wrote:

do u think its ok to add a bit to coconut oil and cacao, or is that likely to take me out of ketosis?

Check out the "fat bomb" recipes thread:
Fat Bombs, Oh How I Love them.

jmama · Jul 10th 2015, 9:45pm

thanks Aspiring

i think i should have found this site before starting lchf and just listening to my brother. .. i have definitely loved adding some things like full fat cream etc to my intake. Im not really a meat eater and have paid the price! Lol must remember to render pork fat! Been a crazy week with ceasing coffee last Friday and plus TOM since monday... poor body lol!

I will check the fat bombs out now!

jmama · Jul 10th 2015, 9:48pm

fat bombs look divine and im not even a peanut butter fan, off to get some sweetener tomorrow!!!

Sherrie · Jul 11th 2015, 8:02am

jmama wrote:

do u think its ok to add a bit to coconut oil and cacao, or is that likely to take me out of ketosis?

no it will be fine, it will be more dependant on how much cacao you use as that will have the most carbs.

jmama · Jul 11th 2015, 8:07pm

So i was in the Coles sugar aisle today and it was very busy. After much deliberation i bought shredded coconut (6gm/100)instead of stevia (60gm/100g) since the carbs were much lower.
I just checked cacao 57gm/100.

The other night my homemade chocolate had 1/2C of cacao and maybe 2tsp golden syrup.

Because i was struggling to use ph and look up fat bomb recipe at Coles, when I got home i looked online and found something similar to a fat bomb. Atm i have in my fridge mixed up in a bowl:

Coconut oil 1/3C
Cacao 1/3C
Butter 1/3C

shredded coconut 2/3C

It looks yummy, haven't sampled it yet, will do after my vodka and water

however how many carbs takes you out of ketosis?

Sherrie · Jul 11th 2015, 8:10pm

Go to woollies and buy home brand cocoa powder, it's only 11.4g per 100g

jmama · Jul 11th 2015, 8:50pm

Omg it tastes horrible lol def need the sweetener...stevia seems like the best unless u have a better recommendation?

Wow I'll go to woollies! Thanks!

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