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Siibi

Trying 2 weeks of Zero Carb to put things back in order (not a fat fast). Things need to change.

I need something strict to put things back in order. I feel like I haven't made any progress since July. And I definitely know that upping the carbs ups my depression. I haven't yet blatantly cheated and had something full of carbs, but I've been bad about tracking and I know that both my carbs and calories have been creeping on up. I've been bouncing between the same 5 lbs for the past 3 months, and I need that to change.

With the way my mind is right now, I think I need a reset. If I allow myself to have carbs, I seem to just say, Oh, that means all of my carbs can come from HWC and Splenda and peanut butter and sweet things. No, no they cannot. I've noticed that I always wake up hungry now, and I don't like that. For months, I was kicking keto ass and doing IF 16/8 (2-10pm) because I simply wasn't hungry until later in the day. But when I have more carbs, I'm starving! So I need something strict for a little while. If I do have an amount of carbs in a day, it's much easier to let that slide and have things I shouldn't, but if I say zero carb, that's something I can't break unless I break the regime. I need something to break my recent onset of carb cravings, and I'd say quitting them cold turkey for a few weeks should definitely help.

I know some people might think that zero carb is way too extreme and ridiculous, but I'm going to try it for 2 weeks and see what my body thinks. I don't plan to stay on it for much longer than that, but there are people who do ZC as their life style, and their health is good, so it's not as crazy as people thing, just really hard to stick to long-term.

And incase anyone is interested, my meal plan for today:

  • Breakfast: 3 eggs, cooked in butter
  • Lunch: 200g chicken thighs, bit of butter under the skin to make it crispy
  • Dinner: 300g prime rib steak, cooked in butter.
  • 5L of water
  • Supplements: Magnesium, potassium, multi-vit, broth for salt

Totals: Calories - 1,433; Fat - 110g; Protein - 120g

Posted Oct 26, 2014, 1:37 PM UTC

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anbeav•

r/zerocarb it's not crazy

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SiibiOP21, 5'6 | SW: 261 | CW: 190 | GW: 145•

Ah, good, thank you! My dad (who's doing keto with me) thought it was a ridiculous idea. But I'm doing it while he's away in England, so hah! Though, I think I'd rather go on a trip to England and Scotland for two weeks...

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anbeav•

Well people consider a lot of things ridiculous that they've not actually considered as in read the evidence. If it's not what most people do it's somehow by default ridiculous :) you can reassure him, it's not technically zero carb as eggs have carbs ;)

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SiibiOP21, 5'6 | SW: 261 | CW: 190 | GW: 145•

Hah, so true. ;) But since I talked about it a bit more about it with him, he doesn't seem to think it's too crazy anymore. Plus it wouldn't really matter if he did since he's leaving in two days!

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gaminedreams23/F/5'5" July 2012| SW:195 | CW:165 | GW:135•

Do it. I did "Eat meat. Not too little. Mostly fat." for a good two months (January-February) and I felt so good. I was always satisfied with my food, my skin cleared up, my digestion greatly improved, my anxiety went away and my focus went up. It was actually kind of weird for me, I would even say I became quite vulcan and quite mentally stable. My mind was pretty quiet... it was weird.

In terms of a reset, it was good. If I felt a possibly hungry feeling in my tummy, I asked myself if I wanted anything meat related. If I thought about it and realized I didn't I would drink water. The problem was transitioning back to eating more greens. I guess my gut got used to no veggies that I immediately would get gassy and constipated even while eating an avocado or some broccoli, but lettuce and spinach were fine. It took some time but I can eat a bit of salads now (but still not too many brassicas). I also realized maybe I am lactose intolerant because since then I still can't have more than an ounce or two of cheese, cottage cheese or store-bought yogurt without getting gassy or crappy pants or breaking out in acne. Butter and pure cream is fine, though.

Now I follow something that is more meat-focused. I may have a small serving of low-carb greens (mainly fermented veggies, small salads) or fruit or 100% chocolate several times a week. I may do strict ZC again one day, but so far I think I am basically living it most days.

If you have any questions, feel free to PM me. The mood changes were subtle but I didn't notice it until after 2-3 weeks. I lost 1-2 lbs a week (around 10 pounds total), which was impossible for me to do beforehand while eating up 20-30 carbs a day. Sadly I gained most of it back after I went to mexico a few weeks later and was given antibiotics (that I found out later I was allergic to) for an allergy-caused sinus infection and had killer carb cravings again that took quite a bit to get over. -_-.

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SiibiOP21, 5'6 | SW: 261 | CW: 190 | GW: 145•

Thank you so much for all of that! I definitely hope it helps my anxiety a bit... And I may just take you up on the questions as they come up! And I'm sure you'll get that weight back off in no time. (:

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squishyblooF/32/5'5" SW:225/CW:178/GW:145•

You basically just described my perfect day. My husband has to twist my arm to get me to eat vegetables!

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SiibiOP21, 5'6 | SW: 261 | CW: 190 | GW: 145•

Hah, doesn't it sound great? Though I do love me some roasted brussels sprouts with my steak... But they can wait!

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nanigaef/5'4" SD: 9/2/14 SW 202.6 |CW 154.3 GW 140•

I don't think there's any problem with it, I just would have trouble not over-doing the protein on a daily basis, but your macros are obviously different than mine :)

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SiibiOP21, 5'6 | SW: 261 | CW: 190 | GW: 145•

Yeah, protein is the one thing I'm a little worried about, but I'll just have to keep an eye on it and see how my body feels. But my macros ended up being 67% fat and 33% protein, and 120g of protein is .86g/lb for me, so it's actually a decent amount to have. But looking at it, 120 sure seems like a lot of protein.

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psfinlaysonF/65/5'2 SW:258/CW:224/GW:125•

Triple please. Let us know weekly how it goes. I want to try it too. Tired of the plateauing.

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SiibiOP21, 5'6 | SW: 261 | CW: 190 | GW: 145•

I will do an update! So far so good today, though I have a bit of a headache. Probably not enough sodium.

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psfinlaysonF/65/5'2 SW:258/CW:224/GW:125•

Thanks

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