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Julie702

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Hi

I'm looking for some advice about bullet proof coffee. I was diagnosed t2 in August and have been low carbing since then, losing 25 pounds and gaining control of my levels, keeping them between 4.5 and 7.0 most days. After Christmas I started to replace my breakfast with bullet proof coffee as the frozen fruit and full fat yoghurt that I was having for breakfast was giving me some spikes (I have since realised it was the lovely dark sweet cherries that were to blame, yum!). I make the bullet proof coffee with 1tbsp coconut oil, 1 tbsp of butter, a slug of cream and a large cup of coffee, rather than the 2tbsps of everything that the recipes often suggest. I reheat it at work and usually drink it in 2 goes, about an hour and a half apart.

I feel a bit empty at lunchtime, but often have no appetite so I may have some crustless quiche, some cheese, home made soup or some good quality hot dogs (my guilty secret!). I sometimes I don't have lunch at all. In the evening I have whatever I'm cooking for the rest of the family, minus the carbs, so lasagne without the lasagne, curry without the rice, meatballs without the spaghetti etc. I include veg but I'm aware that I do not eat as many as I should. I cook from scratch so I know the carbs are low. I snack on nuts, cheese, and a bowl of fruit and yoghurt in the evening. I haven't so far counted anything as it really switches me off.

I have about another 10 pounds that I'd like to lose, but since Christmas I have been on a stall. Not gaining, but not losing either.

My question is this. Enough fat or too much? I only use half the quantities that I should in the bullet proof coffee because of years of fat fear. Now I'm thinking I was right, and the stall is caused by too much fat. Another other part of me thinks that I should give doubling the fat in the bullet proof coffee a go and just see what happens. I don't purposely eat any other fat during the day, but I don't avoid it either. I love the bullet proof coffee and really don't want to give it up. Maybe I should leave the quantities as they are but drink it all in one go?

If you are still reading, thank you, and apologies for the length! Anyone been here and done that?

I'm taking 3x500mg metformin and 50mg Sitagliptin daily.
 
I don't think it's the coffee. I suspect it's the nuts and cheese as snacks that are adding too many calories. I know I can eat way more than I need to if I'm not careful.

What kind of fruit do you have with your yoghurt? Maybe switch to berries.
 
Hello. More fat, and lots more good veg, and regular proper meals. At a guess. And drink plenty of water, I don't know why I say that but there you go.
I like bullet-proof coffee too.
 
NoCrbs4Me said:
I don't think it's the coffee. I suspect it's the nuts and cheese as snacks that are adding too many calories. I know I can eat way more than I need to if I'm not careful.

What kind of fruit do you have with your yoghurt? Maybe switch to berries.
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Thanks. The nuts may be part of the problem although I'd eaten them whilst I lost 25 pounds. Easy to eat them without thinking about the total amount consumed in the day.

The frozen fruits I eat are berries.
 
DeejayR said:
Hello. More fat, and lots more good veg, and regular proper meals. At a guess. And drink plenty of water, I don't know why I say that but there you go.
I like bullet-proof coffee too.
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Yes, that's good advice - the proper and regular meals could well be part of the problem. I lose more weight when I'm at home and I rarely miss lunch at home because I have the time and means to put together something I really fancy.

I'm going to make sure that I have lunch every day next week.
 
I tried bullet proof coffee today for first time. I found it so rich and buttery but it made me full all day and struggled to eat all of my dinner this morning. Could I reduce the butter and coconut oil and whipping cream?
 
I found my weight stalling and was very puzzled because I wasn't eating too much of anything. In the end I realised that I wasn't getting enough calories, so I increased macronutrients all round. The theory is that you can never lose weight on a calorie controlled diet as your body just adjusts to the lower regime and burns fewer calories so you are back where you started. Start with your calorie target for your gender and activity level, calculate protein as 1g per kg of body weight, decide how many carbs you want to eat (that's the LC bit) and the rest has to be fat. Protein and carbs count as 4cals/gram and fat as 9cals/gram.
It is also important to eat proper meals so you feel full and don't snack.
 
As a complete aside, ask your doctor if you need to be on the Sitagliptin with those numbers.

Its a good drug initially, but now you have good control, revisit your meds.
 
BrianTheElder said:
I found my weight stalling and was very puzzled because I wasn't eating too much of anything. In the end I realised that I wasn't getting enough calories, so I increased macronutrients all round. The theory is that you can never lose weight on a calorie controlled diet as your body just adjusts to the lower regime and burns fewer calories so you are back where you started. Start with your calorie target for your gender and activity level, calculate protein as 1g per kg of body weight, decide how many carbs you want to eat (that's the LC bit) and the rest has to be fat. Protein and carbs count as 4cals/gram and fat as 9cals/gram.
It is also important to eat proper meals so you feel full and don't snack.
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800 calories a day, and I can drop a stone in a few weeks.
It's my fall back for the excesses of Christmas and holidays away now.
 
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