One week in the books.
First weigh-in today, down 4.6 lbs.
I was actually a little disappointed at first, but I’m good with it now.
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Down 6.7 pounds, and 1.0% body fat, as measured by my fancy scale. I don’t take the first week too seriously, the change is just my body adjusting to the new diet. The challenge is staying on track after the first week.
Also, today was the first day that weight did not drop at all, and body fat (as measured by my fancy scale) even went up, so I have to make some changes. I’m changing my morning fruit to a vegetable and adding desk exercises. I’m also cutting back as far as possible on the meat, without going hungry.
The Dukan Diet (zero carbs, very little fat) uses oat bran for fiber.
My practice has been at least a cup of crunchy vegetables with each meal; I need to upgrade that to two, or do more stress eating.
I think people who don’t lose much at the beginning just have healthier diets to start with. I am not one of those people.
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Listen pal, this is a wholesome family thread. None of that talk !! 
It’s never occurred to me to try making protein pancakes. This is kind of FREAKING AWESOME !!
I love this thread.
9 pounds down. Gonna be a harsh week- some daytime socializing that likely will include protein unfriendly meals. I’ll find a way, but may bust my deep purple streak ( the Ketosticks ) that I’ve been enjoying…
ETA: As is always the case, and as is VERY helpful right now since I’m recovering from a total hip replacement, as the sugars and carbs get out of my body, all of my joints hurt a lot less. I envision them as “not all gummed up” .
I’m joining because I’m interested in your recipes and would like to subscribe to your newsletter. I’m a T2 diabetic that’s hard to control and I want my BG to average under 140 (diagnosed with A1C at 13.4 = BG of 340). So, I’ve been doing low carb for years, starting with Dr. Bernstein’s diet. My gerontologist, endocrinologist and cardiologist (lol, you start seeing a LOT of these guys when you hit “a certain age”) are all for me getting my BG down because the damage diabetes has done to my body is evident. Neuropathy, retinopathy, heart. I’m trying to push back the use of insulin as far as possible. I recently got a continuous monitor and my current average BG is 126. Yay! but it is really hard to figure out what to eat, especially in the morning when I have little to no appetite. I do an occasional fasting but make sure I don’t go more than two days (otherwise my BG drops way too low).
I’m a little concerned that this summer will be a challenge for me as I’m going to Finland for a month (want to eat pulla, yummy pulla, slobbers) and coming back on the Queen Mary 2. sigh But I hear the promenade deck is 1/3rd of a mile so I plan on learning every inch of it! 
I’m just getting round to eating today. (It’s 13:24.) I’m having leftover shellfish boil from a week or so ago. No! It’s still good! Two or three mussels, two clams, three prawns, and some andoille sausage slices.
Last night I had cabbage boiled with tinned corned beef. A couple of hours earlier I’d had one serving of cream of mushroom soup Mrs. L.A. made. I was dubious about the carbs, but the label said it only had 8 g per ½ cup serving. Breakfast was 1.5 scrambled eggs, two slices of low-carb toast, sugar-free jam, and two slices of bacon.
I weighed myself earlier today, and since mid-March I’ve lost 30 pounds. (Or 32, depending on how carefully I get on the scales. )
With low morning appetite do you hit your calorie goals? Sometimes I have to drink a few protein drinks when I’m not feeling like eating chicken or fish. I find the liquid calories to be a bit easier to get down when not hungry.
Yeah, those protein drinks are a godsend for me and mostly I am able to consume them. Calorie goals are not a problem because I don’t do low-calorie, only full fat. But sometimes I just need a little variety. It’s funny because I used to think a carb-free people kibble would be great - no thought put into it, just grab it and consume. Not so much anymore.
Finishing the week was a little rough because I travelled over the weekend, but I pushed through as best as I could. I was still net down a few pounds (3!), so I’ll take it.
For the most part, the hunger pains and cravings for bread and tortillas RIGHT NOW have gone, which is good. I haven’t gotten around to really expanding my diet, so at some point I may get tired of my rotation. For now, I’m settling into a rhythm.
Huh? Low calories & no appetite? That Just. Does. Not. Compute (unless maybe sick).
When you fast for two days do you do anything or do you just lie around due to lack of energy?
My bad - I should have said I don’t do low fat items (added sugars) and I don’t do the low carb diet to lose weight. Sorry.
When I fast, I actually have a lot of energy. But if I go too long, then my sugars crash and I feel very crappy.
I do not consider my new way of eating a “diet.” I think the key word when eating low carb is “when practical.” The other day was my daughter’s 18th birthday. I made a chocolate cheesecake. I had a slice - a rather larger slice than I should have. The next day I had a little more. It was fine, my weight stayed the same. When practical, which is almost always except for certain social occasions and even then there’s no need to over do it, I am just choosing to eat less carbs, less sugar, less dumb calories. Instead, I am eating more veggies, more protein, less wine 
, more water, etc. I recommend reading this book: The Economists’ Diet by Rob Barnett and Christopher Payne Ph.D. It’s not a “diet” per say. It’s the story of two friends who are economists and their journey while losing a lot of weight together. It changed my way of thinking about food. The book is funny and very readable in ways that most “diet books” are not. It’s probably available at your local library. And then there’s the walking. I do a lot of it lately and I’m really enjoying it. And my butt is looking great! 
Depending on what I eat I can be in a slight deficit but still not feeling like eating another 8 ozs of chicken breast and another bowl of weeds.
Day 10.
I hope some of you are still with me, we’re not even halfway through the challenge!
I’m still toeing the line and feeling pretty good physically. Still eating mostly meats and salads with limited cheese. I have not even approached 20 carbs per day.
I am at my lowest weight of 2018. Next goal: attain lowest weight in past 12 months. Another 5 lbs. or so to go for that to happen.
Hoping it’s not just me and the crickets left. 
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Mean old Mustard, he’s our man!
If he can’t do it, no one can!
Still here, as I started early, didn’t think my results were particularly pertinent to the thread.
Today is day 7 for me. I lost the 4 pounds I gained in the three days I was on vacation before starting plus another .6 from where I was maintaining before vacation. Certainly the 4 pounds I gained and lost quickly were mostly from inflammation/water retention due to eating out every meal, but at least they didn’t stick around.
Ayup, I’m not on a “diet,” I’m changing my eating habits. Back to what they used to be, before I had some health problems that put clotting factors on the front of the line for attention. I’m down the road from that, I’m no longer so freaked out by clotting and tired of eating poorly and having heartburn all the time. My anti-coag people are freaking out because I can’t maintain my INR in the proper parameters but it’s their job to adjust my medication to suit my diet and not the other way around. Which right now means I have to go in twice a week to have my INR checked but they’re okay with just the finger stick so that’s good.
I looked into the full nine yards keto diet and decided that’s just not for me in the long run. I decided to go for a long term strategy of cutting out the obvious culprits–sugar and simple carbs–and go limited on complex carbs without being too ridiculous about it. I need an eating habit that works for the long run so I don’t end up giving myself the diabeetus because I’m paranoid of blood clots. Talk about out of the frying pan, into the fire, that’s no way to handle your life.
Down 8 pounds and still going.