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Bullet proof coffee

Condolences for your friend Allie.

About the bullet coffee......... if you have it for breakfast, can you then take your vitamins on it, as they say to have with food. Would it be sufficient to line the stomach? Also, is it meant to be sipped or drunk quite quickly? Strange questions, I know!
 
alliebee said:
Sorry for late reply. I had sad news yesterday after a friend died.
Yesrday went in a bit of a blur. The coffee must have done the trick as my bgs were low all day and I didn't feel hungry. Not the best day to report on but here goes day 2. Coffee all made and in thermos and had 2 mugs already. Nice buzz. But no spaced out on drugs feeling thank god. Have a good day everyone
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Sorry to hear you sad news
 
LittleGreyCat said:
Can't hack the strong coconut taste so I just have coffee, double cream and butter.:)
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Pure coconut oil does not have any coconut smell or taste. Virgin coconut oil has the coconut smell and taste. Try the pure, it is also normaly much cheaper (Tesco £1.50 for 500ml)
 
I havnt tried bullet proof coffee yet, the thought of using coconut oil and butter when I'm still greatly over weight baffles me,

I love and adore coffee, and would love to include it, but feel it's too early in my new LCHF regime.

It sounds like it tastes Devine , if anyone wants to arrange a coffee morning:-) count me in
 
LittleGreyCat said:
Can't hack the strong coconut taste so I just have coffee, double cream and butter.
I find that coffee and double cream tastes much the same as that with added butter.
So if you like cream in your coffee adding butter just makes it even nicer :)
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Use dedorised coconut oil, it's without coconut taste.
 
Ian DP said:
Pure coconut oil does not have any coconut smell or taste. Virgin coconut oil has the coconut smell and taste. Try the pure, it is also normaly much cheaper (Tesco £1.50 for 500ml)
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I've read this but I can't seem to find the refined oil - it only seems to be on the 'fancy' shelves as Extra Virgin.
I will keep looking.
 
bookmite said:
I havnt tried bullet proof coffee yet, the thought of using coconut oil and butter when I'm still greatly over weight baffles me,

I love and adore coffee, and would love to include it, but feel it's too early in my new LCHF regime.

It sounds like it tastes Devine , if anyone wants to arrange a coffee morning:) count me in
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Yes, it is counter intuitive, but in general carbohydrates make you hungry and protein and fats make you feel full and kill appetite.
So things like bullet proof coffee first thing in the morning can stop you feeling hungry for much of the day.
You are taking in concentrated calories, but your total calorie intake for the day should go down.

Just keep muttering "fat good, carbs bad":happy:

Oh, and guess what, the HF part of LCHF is High Fat - in other words bullet proof coffee!

Cheers

LGC
 
LittleGreyCat said:
Yes, it is counter intuitive, but in general carbohydrates make you hungry and protein and fats make you feel full and kill appetite.
So things like bullet proof coffee first thing in the morning can stop you feeling hungry for much of the day.
You are taking in concentrated calories, but your total calorie intake for the day should go down.

Just keep muttering "fat good, carbs bad":happy:

Oh, and guess what, the HF part of LCHF is High Fat - in other words bullet proof coffee!

Cheers

LGC
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*grins * I know it's high fat, not high fructose lol , I think ... what I'm doing is or seems to be working , but I am failing to meet the calories, today it was 1032 cal, 42g carb, 51g fat , on a percentage of the daily intake my carbs were carbs 16% protein 47and fat 37% my sugars being high 5's or early 6's) according to my fitness pal app) . So my question is, would the healthy fats affect my weight loss ?

Please say no, I'm dying for a gorgeous cup of creamy coffee.
 
bookmite said:
*grins * I know it's high fat, not high fructose lol , I think ... what I'm doing is or seems to be working , but I am failing to meet the calories, today it was 1032 cal, 42g carb, 51g fat , on a percentage of the daily intake my carbs were carbs 16% protein 47and fat 37% my sugars being high 5's or early 6's) according to my fitness pal app) . So my question is, would the healthy fats affect my weight loss ?

Please say no, I'm dying for a gorgeous cup of creamy coffee.
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Have a cup and see.

Sorry if that sounds frivolous, but it really is the way to find out if your body will benefit.

You will find a whole range of dieters on here.
Some count cals, others count carbs and cals, some eat to their meter and ignore the cals...
And once people find what works, they tend to suggest it for others...

(I'm on the very low carb, high fat, no counting cals, end of the scale, but I don't think that suits everyone!)

But the reason there are so many different diets and different dieters out there, is because each of our bodies are unique, and we each have different medical histories, genetic factors, etc.

Sorry if this is turning into a bit of a lecture!

For me, for my body, it seems to boil down to this:
Am I in ketosis?
Am I reasonably active? (My body needs a min 5-7,000 steps a day)
Am I eating few enough carbs to avoid carb cravings?
Am I drinking 1litre for every 5stone body weight every day?
Am I eating enough (fat) to be satisfied every meal?

If the answer to all of those is yes, then I will slowly lose weight. No counting cals, no hunger, no cravings, and I'll enjoy my bulletproof coffee during the process. :happy:
 
alliebee said:
Thanks Kezzer. I tried a lot of nuts last week but somehow it raised my readings. Not sure why. I love peanut butter though :)
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Unfortunatetly nuts can be highish in carbohydrates (at least when you're on a very low carb diet) - some more so than others, so it's worth checking, and watching how many you eat. I know at the moment I'm probably eating a few too many for my own good.

Robbity
 
Not frivolous, fascinating!! Thank you very much for your insight. And it is because of these insights into living with diabetes that allows us newly diagnosed to come to grips with it.

I've learned more in a week than the previous 5 months, so when I see bullet proof coffee being mentioned my ears pricked up

I will track down the products and give it a whirl.

Thanks to all
 
I make my own cream from cashew nuts blended with the same amount of water in a standard blender. Gets me away from dairy products and over a fruit salad tastes just awesome.
 
Robbity said:
Unfortunatetly nuts can be highish in carbohydrates (at least when you're on a very low carb diet) - some more so than others, so it's worth checking, and watching how many you eat. I know at the moment I'm probably eating a few too many for my own good.

Robbity
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Just to point out to newbies, that the headline 22g in the link is for total carbs and not net carbs :)

I'll be having an ounce of these with my lunch. <2g net carbs in a portion.

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=272535607
 
Day 3. I'm loving it now I'm making it properly. Getting no end of housework done too. My fasting sadly was 9 today a big jump but I'm putting it down to the sad news I've just had. Its probably only a blip and I'm trying different portions of food trying to maintain my weight. Id actually put on a pound yesterday so that's good news
 
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