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Are you following ketogenic or just Low carb?
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Hi, low fat and Adkins based per my doctor. 6 months ago perfect cholesterol, now off the charts... Not sure why but losing weight is a major goal. Any suggestions?
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meg so you not sure why you have to loose weight?
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meg did you take a fasting cholesterol test? Remember even a bacon cheeseburger night before can raise those levels also.
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badmojomn yes, twice fasting...
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meg So what gram of carb are you staying under? Studies have shown cholesterol running through the blood in a nutshell isn't worrisome. It's the condition of your blood vessels-i.e. Inflammation markers, etc. If you haven't been low carb long, it's going to be high because the body is still adjusting. Don't test for another year.
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badmojomn and to add if blood pressure is good personally I wouldn't worry about it until a year from now.
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Thanks - my goal amounts, 50 carbs (1/2 convertible to fiber), 31 fat grams, 80 protein grams.
Today, for example, 8 carbs so far for breakfast converts to 4 net carbs and 3 fiber after fiber conversion. (2 eggs with pepper and bacon) and water.
Yesterday's total was:
31 (of 50 allowed) total carbs, (19 net carbs and 7 fiber)
35 fat grams (31 allowed) ,
86 (of 80 allowed) protein, and
total 548 calories.
I ride 6 miles a day on my bicycle and run up and down my stairs (disabled brother) about 8 times a day.
I'm new to this so I'm working on the balance.
Meg
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meg Are you saying that you are using 50 net carbs? That is calculations of total carb-fiber. I'm not sure where you are getting your "half equation from ? And you ride a bike 6 miles a day and run up and down stairs? Please don't tell me your eating under 1000 calories in a day, unless your like 4 feet tall.
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badmojomn badmojomn
Hi,
I'm using a carb system (carb manager) that tracks what I eat. I normally eat this much. I look at food as God's only mistake! I don't really like to stop to eat so yes this is about what I eat. The system does the calculation for the fiber from carbs. No, my target is 50 regular carbs, then the system converts that to register and fiber carbs. P. S. I run up and down because my brother is disabled so I naturally am going downstairs to see him about 6 times a day.
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meg if your current bmi is under the low 20 mark, this seems appropriate. If your moderately in the overweight part of the bmi, and only eating roughly 600 calories a day, this could be why your overweight. I'm thinking you need more food. This just seems strange to me your doc wants you to loose weight and your biking 6 miles a day and what sounds like really active in between. Are you eating maybe once a day? And light snack? A lot of diet soda? How long have you been eating around 600 calories a day? Without knowing your height, wt, body frame and bmi, I have questions. Maybe you just started biking the 6 miles daily after the doc visit? Or was it prior for awhile? The timing of the cholesterol check and the lowering of calories with Atkins may have spiked the cholesterol, I don't remember the reason but I read I somewhere.