Life After Carbs

A real person eating (mostly) real food

Weight gain, weight loss in two short periods

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Last weekend, Anita and I celebrated our 34th wedding anniversary with a short trip and a stay in an historic bed-and-breakfast. I did my best to be true to both my wife and my diet. The B & B provided me with eggs, meat, and coffee in the morning. I ignored the platter of chocolate-chip cookies available 24 hours a day. (Anita did not.) We picked restaurants where I could put together tasty low-carb meals. All in all, things went fine, until I weighed myself the morning after our return.  … [Read more...]

Super simple low-carb pancakes

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The need for super simple low-carb pancakes People new to the LCHF diet and life-style often miss their customary carb-laden comfort food. Personally, I think the best approach is to move on, embrace your new way of eating, and not try to recreate in low-carb form all the breads, pastas, and baked goods you used to enjoy. But a few exceptions may be good for your morale, and not hurt your carb count much or at all. … [Read more...]

Optimal protein (LCN 62)

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Optimal protein on an LCHF diet Low Carb Nugget 62 There's a difference between minimal protein intake and optimal protein intake. The minimum daily requirement for an inactive adult is 0.36 grams per pound of body weight. You can live on that. But more is probably better, even for the sedentary. The goal is not just to survive, but to thrive, and that means eating an optimal amount of all nutrients, including protein -- not too much, and not too little. So how much protein is … [Read more...]

First pound

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Send up the sky-rockets! My "Keto Diet Reboot" has produced a one pound weight loss. Well, sort of. After the first day, the scale showed a half-pound gain. Then, after the second day, the scale showed a one pound weight loss. So, for the duration, I've lost a net of a half-pound. It's a start, I guess. I'm not putting much stock in it yet. Was it water weight or body fat that I lost over-night? Or lean muscle? I don't know. A month or so from now, maybe I'll know. By then, I'm expecting my … [Read more...]

Keto diet kickoff 9-25-17

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This is the first update for my keto diet journal. I'll be posting in the journal every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from now until Christmas Day 2017. That's three months of strict ketogenic dieting, record-keeping, and reporting. I'll also include updates in some episodes of my podcast, The Low Carb Nugget, but won't be as systematic in reporting there. See, for example, my last episode for Saturday, September 23. In that episode, I laid out the daily macro-nutrient intake targets for the … [Read more...]

Keto targets for fat, protein & carbs (LCN 60)

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Keto-safe targets for fat, protein & carbs Low Carb Nugget 60 To start or restart a ketogenic diet, you need to think about your macro-nutrient targets. Both carbs and protein need to be strictly limited, but dietary fat will be your friend. What are specific macro-nutrient targets? [Update] … [Read more...]

This week’s nuggets: July 18-22, 2017

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Discussed on the podcast this week were the role of sardines in an LCHF diet, the connection of sugar consumption to markers of obesity, and a comparison of low-carb and low-fat diet-results in an interesting new study. Subscribe to the Low Carb Nugget through any of the following services: Apple Podcasts Google Play Music Stitcher TuneIn (With the Amazon Echo, use the command, “Alexa, play The Low Carb Nugget Podcast on TuneIn.”) … [Read more...]

This week’s nuggets: June 13-17, 2017

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This week on the Low Carb Nugget Podcast, I attacked sugar and defended saturated fat. In other words, it was business as usual, but at least I had my voice back. Take a listen! You can subscribe to the Nugget via any of the following: Apple Podcasts Google Play Music Stitcher TuneIn (If you have an Amazon Echo, try the command, "Alexa, play The Low Carb Nugget Podcast on TuneIn.") #16 What's in a name? Does it make a difference what you call a diet? Should Jim call his diet “low-carb” … [Read more...]

Study: low-carb diet reduces food cravings

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A study in The FASEB Journal (which, as you probably know, well-read person that you are, is the Official Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology) finds that consuming a low-carb, high-fat diet is "associated with reductions in cravings for all food categories." The researchers define a craving as "an intense desire to consume a particular food that is difficult to resist." … [Read more...]