Recent Content by LiSwati

Wow Chris, thanks. I love the idea. I will certainly try it. Although I must admit, after my 2nd morning cup of coffee with cream, or full cream milk, I don’t feel hungry. I can usually go 16-18 hours without eating. But I am going to try your Bullet-Proof Coffee, as it sounds amazing.

Greeting all. I got my blood and 24-hr urine test results this week, and I’m very happy to say that my eGFR (the main CKD indicator) is unchanged from when I first discovered my CKD over 3 months ago. This is awesome news, as this means my CKD is stable. I am also very pleased to say that all...

I recently learnt I’m at stage 3a CKD. My target is to loose most of my body fat and reach my ideal body-weight in 2-3 months from now, so as to get my BG numbers low enough to get off medformin and other meds. I’m doing very well on a low carb, high fat, 16/8 fast, lifestyle. My daily...

Thanks to this Forum, I’ve been on the 16/8 regimen (low carb, high fat) for the past 3 months and happily lost 12 kg, and plan to loose 8 more kg over the next 2-3 months. I enjoy 2-3 mugs of coffee per day (between 8 am & 3 pm), with milk or cream, and no sweeteners). My coffee is my daily...

Maybe my question shouldn’t have been on the avoidance of veg, but rather, why would everyone wish or need to go purely carnivore and to do away with other important nutrients (or take nutritional supplements as substitutes). When I first read this thread, my first impression was - ‘this is...

Greetings all. What’s the big deal about veggies (besides starchy veg)? Since starting my low carb high fat diet about a 7 weeks ago, which consists mainly of meat, animal fats, full-cream diary products and veggies (I love my greens), and almost zero seed oil, my weight loss, blood sugar and...

Greetings one and all. It’s been one month since I started this thread and I thought it be proper to give you feedback on all the great advice you gave me, for which I am very grateful. I started the 16/8 intermittent fasting soon after and found that it worked wonders for me. I lost 6 kg and...

Thanks, as I love curry and hadn’t thought how much coconut oil would complement a curry; which makes perfect sense. And a good curry needs a lot of oil.

Hello Resurgam. That method works very well with chicken. I just add a little water in a pot with only the chicken, on low heat with the lid closed. After a few minutes, when you hear sizzling, it means that the water has cooked off and the chicken is frying in its own oil. You then season as...

Thanks Lamont. Please advise, what is dripping and how does it differ from lard? When you think of lard, are you thinking of the store bought block of processed animal fat (which personally, I have not tried). I used the word in reference to oil extracted from animal fats. Is dripping not...

Greetings all. Thanks to this forum, I am gaining a new perceptive on how best to manage my T2. It’s common knowledge to most, that seed-based cooking oils are bad and somewhat toxic. Something all humans should avoid. We also commonly advocate for the use of olive oil, coconut oil and/or...

Thank you Lamont. I too had H-Pylori a year before I was diagnosed T2. It healed after treatment and therefore, I followed a high fibre diet to maintain a good gut. Thanks for sharing.

10-11 days? Were you on a hunger strike? And you did this willingly? Wow . Yes, the devil is always in the details (“discipline”). I agree, self-discipline is everything in life and fasting just takes a little more. I found that water worked well to ease the hunger. I drunk more water...

Hello Lupf. Thank you for this amazing guidance. Your personal experience has been most helpful. A lot of what you’ve said gave me ideas on how I can change my lifestyle. I am proud to say that today I did a 19-hour fast and I’m still alive. I hadn’t planned on going that long but I...

Thanks KennyA. I’m not sure how you guys don’t get hunger pains. I just had my last meal at 7 pm and skipped my usual fruit at 08:30, and now I feeling hungry as hell. But I will just drink water and go to bed. Thanks again. PS: I wouldn’t mind going to an ‘all you can eat’ barbecue joint...