noCrbs4Her

[librarising]

Saw this article @NoCrbs4Me and thought of you. Interesting. Describes the struggle so many have. Just like your profile pic, she looks so good now. I seriously could consider it, after proper investigation.
http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/diet-nutrition/a41432/zero-carb-diet-kelly-hogan/
Geoff

 

[librarising]

http://myzerocarblife.jamesdhogan.c...nly-meat-and-eggs-did-this-to-my-cholesterol/
Her cholesterol numbers on this WOE.
Geoff

 

[Snapsy]

Thanks for these links, @librarising ! Really interesting food for thought!
(.....if you'll pardon the pun!)

 

[Kristin251]

I eat very few carbs and it's the way I stay healthiest.

Lately my only carbs are from 4 asparagus spears, 2 or 3 large brussel sprouts, an avocado and a couple macadamia nuts. I don't however eat loads of protein. I don't need it. The avocado and fats fuel me. I eat protein at two meals averaging about 5 oz between the two and lately a little cheese with my pre dinner cocktail.

I eat high quality food and find I don't need nearly as much as I used to or thought I did. The avocado fills a huge gap for satiety.

 

[NoCrbs4Me]

Yes, Kelly is quite the legend in the zero carb community. She's had 3 kids since she started following a zero carb diet. She actually eats mostly McDonalds hamburger patties. I started zero carb after reading a story about her in the Daily Mail. So far, based on my experience of more than 2 years zero carb, as well as following other zero carbers' experiences, it appears that humans don't need plants of any kind in their diet to be healthy. Nor is it necessary to eat organ meats. Just beef muscle meat will keep you healthy.

 

[ghost_whistler]

I would be surprised if this woe works for most people, i have to say. there's always outliers, and if it works for her then fine, but to eat completely meat only seems very unlikely.

 

[douglas99]

I would be surprised if this woe works for most people, i have to say. there's always outliers, and if it works for her then fine, but to eat completely meat only seems very unlikely.

It depends on whether or not you choose to believe the links to bowel cancer.
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Goodfood/Pages/red-meat.aspx

I'm sure @NoCrbs4Me has similar studies in Canada, or links to the UK NHS to have read it previously.
It's also been in the UK Daily Mail on and off.

In fact , it was mentioned (not red meat specifically, but casting the net wider) in a recent study.
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/42-country-study-fascinating.122605/#post-1493894

 

[NoCrbs4Me]

I would be surprised if this woe works for most people, i have to say. there's always outliers, and if it works for her then fine, but to eat completely meat only seems very unlikely.

I assure you, it is quite a healthy way to eat. Why wouldn't it be? And what do you mean by "works"?

 

[Lamont D]

I'm another advocate of being in ketosis continually otherwise I would be either very ill or very dead!
Eating meat is healthy.
But I do have the odd salad vegetables with my protein.
But fresh meat proportionally controlled and good exercise is a prerequisite for good health!

 

[ghost_whistler]

I assure you, it is quite a healthy way to eat. Why wouldn't it be? And what do you mean by "works"?

I think we know what the word means.

I'm just giving my opinion. I think it's extreme. But if that's how you want to eat go for it. I just feel you would struggle to meet your vitanutrient requirements from meat alone. How would you get enough electrolytes for instance?

 

[ghost_whistler]

It depends on whether or not you choose to believe the links to bowel cancer.
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Goodfood/Pages/red-meat.aspx

I'm sure @NoCrbs4Me has similar studies in Canada, or links to the UK NHS to have read it previously.
It's also been in the UK Daily Mail on and off.

In fact , it was mentioned (not red meat specifically, but casting the net wider) in a recent study.
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/42-country-study-fascinating.122605/#post-1493894

I wasn't specifically referring to bowel cancer, more to the question of how to get enough vitanutrients.

 

[Lamont D]

I think we know what the word means.

I'm just giving my opinion. I think it's extreme. But if that's how you want to eat go for it. I just feel you would struggle to meet your vitanutrient requirements from meat alone. How would you get enough electrolytes for instance?

For reasons unknown, my body has adjusted to a ketogenic lifestyle with only positives. I do not take any supplements or need them. My health has improved so much and all the tests done since starting including a full blood panel showed no vitamin deficiency or effects from my diet. I do eat different proteins and I believe I get quite a few from salad vegetables.
I suppose I have found my balance of protein and other foods that are just right for me.
As long as my pancreas behaves, I will be around for some time!

I wouldn't be if I wasn't in ketosis!

 

[NoCrbs4Me]

I think we know what the word means.

I'm just giving my opinion. I think it's extreme. But if that's how you want to eat go for it. I just feel you would struggle to meet your vitanutrient requirements from meat alone. How would you get enough electrolytes for instance?

Sorry, I think "works" is a little vague and could mean different things. Many people eat this way and many have done it for many years (without supplements) and maintained excellent, even optimal, health. The short answer is that meat has all the nutrients a human needs. I certainly don't have an electrolyte deficiency or any other micro- or macronutrient deficiency that I'm aware of.

 

[douglas99]

I wasn't specifically referring to bowel cancer, more to the question of how to get enough vitanutrients.

I guess we don't all know what 'works' means then.

 

[NoCrbs4Me]

For reasons unknown, my body has adjusted to a ketogenic lifestyle with only positives. I do not take any supplements or need them. My health has improved so much and all the tests done since starting including a full blood panel showed no vitamin deficiency or effects from my diet. I do eat different proteins and I believe I get quite a few from salad vegetables.
I suppose I have found my balance of protein and other foods that are just right for me.
As long as my pancreas behaves, I will be around for some time!

I wouldn't be if I wasn't in ketosis!

I don't think this thread is about a ketogenic diet, though. "Zero carb" means no plant derived food - i.e. meat (beef, poultry, sheep, etc).and seafood only. So the term "zero carb" is not to be taken literally, as there are some carbs in animal derived food. Of course, zero carb is likely to be a ketogenic diet, but that's not really the purpose of the diet.

 

[douglas99]

Odd fact
Doesn't 'work' if you eat exclusively rabbit meat though.

 

[zand]

Odd fact
Doesn't 'work' if you eat exclusively rabbit meat though.

True - not enough fat I think?

 

[Chook]

Very interesting blog. Thank you for the link.

 

[douglas99]

True - not enough fat I think?

Yes, very lean meat, protein poisoning.

 

[Hotpepper20000]

Yes, very lean meat, protein poisoning.

Protein poisoning? Can you explain?
Not sure I've heard that before.