Bcoulal's Journal, 27 Jan 16

That's doing it right, my friend.  

Sounds like early Atkins. What about all the triglycerides (spelled wrong...no doubt), those particular meats are laden with them. Not criticizing...just interested. 

@Alnona, you should worry more about fructose.  

It's not Atkins because it isn't about eating high protein. It's about eating high fat, and no fear triglycerides because saturated fat helps increase HDL cholesterol levels (see this study here: "Dietary fat increases high density lipoprotein (HDL) levels both by increasing the transport rates and decreasing the fractional catabolic rates of HDL cholesterol ester and apolipoprotein (Apo) A-I." http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC288145/" Oh, and don't wory Alnona, LCHF diet means no fructose either since fructose is a carb, lol. 

Alnona, my triglycerides dropped 50 points on LCHF. Sugar is what drives your triglyceride numbers.  

@Alona: Triglycerides are complicated and like cholesterol, the amount that winds up in your blood is impacted by a number of things. Just looked them up on the Mayo site and sugar, alcohol, being overweight, having diabetes, among others, are factors. On the ketogenic diet you are burning fat for fuel so less likely to develop excess in the blood. On Atkins my triglycerides levels come down and I do not eat lean meats. Original Atkins may have been labeled "high protein" but I think that's just in relation to carbohydrate. I eat far less protein than Bcoulal on what I term an "Atkins Diet" and in terms of calorie percentages my fat far exceeds protein. I don't really pay much attention to the fat and let it end up wherever it does. Mostly I try to keep the carbs in check - and could do better than I have been and get closer to 30 grams that you're doing, Bcolal!  

Yes, keto rocks 

Yup, sugar (the fructose part) bypasses insulin (which is why some fruits are low glycemic, it doesn't spike insulin), and turns directly into VLDL cholesterol in the liver. This is why sugar and sweet food is so dangerous, it literally turns directly into blood cholesterol. Glucose, the angelic half of the sugar family spikes insulin and becomes glycogen or bodyfat, but fructose, the evil twin brother, turns directly into fat. 

@trackin64, below 50grams of carbs is recommended for beginners, but for experienced ketoers, below 30grams is optimal. Try to keep your protein below 100 grams so you won't make glucose in the liver from excess protein. Eating too much protein will knock you out of ketosis. Ketosis is a delicate state, it's like keeping the pH of your blood balanced, knock it out of balance by even a fraction and you will have to start all over and go through the keto-flu again. There are two ways to tell if you're in ketosis, one is using urine strips, but those can be inaccurate because you don't want your body discarding ketones. You want the ketones to stay in the blood to be used for energy in place of glucose. The most accurate way is to get a blood tester, sort of like one of those blood sugar testers for diabetics, you'll have one to check for ketones. 

Yes, Bcoulal. I actually feel quite good on 30 carbs or even 20. My protein is generally below 100 g, usually average about 90. Have never had keto-flu. 20 years or so ago I got the strips to test, but saw them fade out - which is what is supposed to happen and you have answered the question as to why: the ketones are being used for energy. This round I have been eating more carbs (in the 40's, generally) and would probably do better if I lowered it to 25-30, even though I am losing.  

Yeah, the keto flu sucks and might only happen to people who have been obese their entire lives. Remember, I was obese for 30 years and lost all that weight in 6 months. No other diet has worked for me. I went from being insulin resistant, borderline diabetic, frequent gout attacks ever month, and painful arthritis in the lower joints to virtually inflammation free now. This diet has changed my life. I'm finally almost pain free. I was sick and tired of chronic pain taking entire bottles of ibuprofen within a week. I decided on my own due diligence and did personal research for several months on the various diets out there. The diet that made the most sense was the ketogenic diet, and I'm all about being logical (with science to back it up too lol).