How long again have you been eating low carb to get your numbers down like that?
Is your fasting in the 4s now too?
I had the highest fasting reading ever this morning.. it was 5.8 mmol. (I tested again in the same minute and it was the same). I notice the day after I reintroduce some carbs it always hits me in the fasting. I didn't eat that many carbs yesterday though. I just never get enough sleep and I know that's not helping. I'd probably had only 5 hours sleep when I took that test at 8am this morning.
I tried steel cut oats again this morning but I had one egg just before it. I calculated that the 200g of cooked oats amounted to around 30 grams of carbs (I think). Before was 5.7mmol. 30 mins was 7.9mmol. 1 hour was 5.6mmol and 2 hours was 5.6mmol. That seems okay, doesn't it? Not that I want to eat oats anymore because they take so much longer to make than eggs and they give me heartburn. I just wondered if my body can take it at all more than a year after going low carb. It has definitely improved.
I love how you show your meals. I'm looking at the plate of nuts though and wondering if that affects your bowel movement after working out that the macadamia nuts I was eating (probably a few too many off) seemed to be blocking me up... That was often on top of eating almond or hazelnut meal in some sort of low carb pancake.
Today we are eating Sarma that my Serbian husband made
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13FRRzLppesywkhohvvlZ2WvW26CUlB7h/view?usp=sharing
(Is there a trick to getting your images to show on the page? It works when I post video links but never when I try with photos.. I've put my photo on Google Drive so I can use the link but it still doesn't work. And the link only comes up as a link.)
I have been meaning to look over some older posts for a while. Here's one from early 2017:
I was exercising at high intensity then (which I have started again today (walk heart rate from circa 120 to 135). I am guessing that at the end of 2015 I was around the late 4's nd early 5's for fbg. I remember being inspired by those posting fbg's every and getting mid 4's without medication. I did think this was beyond me, as my initial HbA1c was so high, but I increased my HiT and resistance training, and went from low GI to LCHF. I am in the 4's everyday for fbg. I have tested with aroun 6 different meters and the Libre, they always average at 4.3 -4.4 mmol.
So I have been variations of low carb for approaching 5 years, when initially being more plant based. I lean towards LCHP. My diet is a mixture of of LCHF, Keto, Carnivore, Mediterranean, Akins, Body Building - testing, testing and more testing. The "rules" I change are inclusive of:
- Butternut squash (rest of the family have dropped potatoes and rice for this, so helps for 1 single main meal)
- Beetroot (part of my blood pressure protocol, along with garlic and celery - today 123 / 73, from 140 something over 80 something)
- Lemon / limes and from last week tangerines. Noticed a couple of years ago at Disney World US that I could do tangerine like oranges as the hotel did not have berries. My Libre showed I was fine.
Like you I don't specifically add fat. I am at 15% body fat, my ketones from last week were 0.4 - 0.6, and on OMAD I do not suffer, so I am both fat and ketone adapted. I am convinced by Ted Naimen, i.e. get fat adapted then pull back and focus on protein if you want body composition.
I would suggest you find your why. The carbs you introduce are for what reason, my inclusion of beetroot has meaning. Are you prepared to put up with a spike, can you cover it with exercise. I gave my brother my other Libre unit yesterday, so I only have a week to test fat loss, I have to ensure sleep is spot on, I would prioritise this within the top 2 areas of concern.
I did the wall paper paste thing, otherwise known as oats, even measuring out 30 grams. In my previous post I showed the coconut flakes, these have 4 times less carbs and provide the "grind" oats does and the fibrous fill; again this is personal tolerances; I would not accept a 2.2 rise (1.5 for me max), and 7.8 is when minute damage is said to occur.
The nuts are me hanging on to the past - we all have our vices. This is actually reduced from my previous breakfast bowl full (not joking). I will and must halve this amount, this is ridiculously excessive on the first plate on the left. If I want my body composition goals I can have half my cake and eat it, as I was stuffed, and the salmon and eggs was devine.
I am did cover this with a 20 minute fast walk and and HiT based 7 minute weights session.
Your Sarma looks great and filling. I looked up the recipe
https://www.thespruceeats.com/serbian-stuffed-cabbage-recipe-sarma-1136569, what a great low carb meal. I am definitely going to try this and some of the associated meals on the same page.
Your images might be too large to just paste in. You may need to use a photo editor to crop and maybe save to around 200 x 200. If this sounds like another language ask a friend or a teenager to show you.