Have any of you tried a "ketogenic" diet?

[Akasa]

Oh!That bread is called "fat head" or it's similar to it it.

[EricKei]

One interesting thing to look into -- A local deli place does Philly cheesesteak sammiches on "keto friendly" bread -- when I asked what that meant, they said that it was made from parmesan cheese. I shall have to check them out Has anyone tried an alternative bread substitute like this that's keto-approved?

[AccountingDrone]

My Dr put me on it, I lost about 50lbs before switching to the paleo diet...
Dr put me back on it yesterday cause I been cheating and gaining weight back.

Sorry doc, but box of 22 corn dogs = $8.50... 3 chicken breasts = $12
Money's a bit tight rn.

Going to see what I can do... cream cheese in celery, peanut butter in celery, pinwheels, and sugar free jello/heavy whipping cream fat bombs, etc.... gotta check my recipes and go shopping.

Learn to make tofu ... the set up is mildly expensiveish, but once you have the pitcher you can make anything from soy milk, any nut or legume milk to tofu to vegan 'cheese'. A bag of soybeans is pretty damned cheap, also.

Tofu requires a little kit, as well as a reagent.

You can find all sorts of interesting recipies online.

[Akasa]

My Dr put me on it, I lost about 50lbs before switching to the paleo diet...
Dr put me back on it yesterday cause I been cheating and gaining weight back.

Sorry doc, but box of 22 corn dogs = $8.50... 3 chicken breasts = $12
Money's a bit tight rn.

Going to see what I can do... cream cheese in celery, peanut butter in celery, pinwheels, and sugar free jello/heavy whipping cream fat bombs, etc.... gotta check my recipes and go shopping.

[Food Lady]

I tried caulitaters...once. I know plenty of folks like them, but I discovered that I am NOT among that number. >__>

I suppose that happens. I love a cauli-potato mash so much but I have a hard time digesting the cauliflower. There are remedies I can take; kind of a pain. But I no longer like the potatoes alone. I like it best with a blend of the two.

[EricKei]

I tried caulitaters...once. I know plenty of folks like them, but I discovered that I am NOT among that number. >__>

[Food Lady]

I'm going to make lowish carb loaded baked potato soup. I'm using some potatoes but cauliflower, too.

[EricKei]

Arrrgh. I gave up bread (well, 99%) a while back and this is making me hungry for a bread bowl full of thick potato soup from the deli >_>

[AccountingDrone]

Well, yeah, no on the bread mostly, but greens are the perfect food for keto or low carb.

I adore spinach, with butter and balsamic vinegar which is perfect low carb, high fiber and yummy. I would hate to be our roomie, she is on rat poison and can't do spinach most of the time [clotting issues]

I as a diabetic don't tend to do carby stuff normally, and you get accustomed to the shift, bread is nice but I would rather dig into cream of artichoke soup than have a piece of bread [bag of prepared artichoke bases NOT hearts, dump into sauce pan after chunking, cover with barely enough chicken stock, a tsp of mashed garlic, black or white pepper, some thyme, parsley and summer savory or italian herbs, whatever herb lend you like, simmer til mush, remove from heat and cool, run through food mill or use a stick blender to puree, put back on heat and add just enough heavy cream to thin the texture out to a cream soup. Serve.] The fiber and inulin balance out the carbs and if you love artichokes is damned tasty and filling.

[Food Lady]

I cannot do that diet because I HAVE to have bread and greens.

Well, yeah, no on the bread mostly, but greens are the perfect food for keto or low carb.

[Ironclad Alibi]

CNN has an article about the keto diet.

[TheSHAD0W]

. . . but anyways as far as diets go, Keto wouldn't work for her. Her doctors would probably have a stern lecture with her over that, due to the diabetes.

IANAD, but keto would probably work fine for her, as well as keto works; though her meds would need to be adjusted.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

See if your insurance will pay for the new freestyle libra, I adore mine. The sensor jams into the back of either arm and functions for 10 days ... I haven't done a finger stick in 3 weeks and after it initializes [takes 12 hours, I slam the replacement in at 6 pm so it is ready the next morning when Iget up and start my day] and I can check for a reading every 15 minutes all day every day the sensor is working ... and it logs and graphs the insulin, and there is a function where you can note what you ate and what you dosed. I think there is a function where your doc can use a computer app to download your libre tracking to his computer. If you have cigna, the little reader and the first sensor cost a 105 copay, and the sensor copay is 35 per sensor [they are like 150 cash no insurance]

I am on metformin, invokana and lantus, though I have to adjust my lantus on the fly because of the chemo, so the libre is definitely a finger saver! My highs tend to max out at 125-140 on really carby days, and my lows have been hitting the 70s if I forget my evening snack [nap attacks suck, so I keep a small apple sauce cup by the bed and when I wake up at some random hour of the night I check the libre and snack if needed.]

My Mom is a Type 2 and currently takes metformin, Levimir Flex Pen(30 units twice daily) and recently was taken off the Byetta 10 mg (she came off that one when she was hospitalized back in April with kidney stones/infection/acute renal failure.) She currently has a One Touch Ultra but has already got an appointment set with her primary doctor and she's planning to ask about the Freestyle Libre.


We figure she'll have a small copay if any at all after her Medicare and Medicaid both kick in . . . but anyways as far as diets go, Keto wouldn't work for her. Her doctors would probably have a stern lecture with her over that, due to the diabetes.



Her idea of a diet is a Dr. Pepper in one hand and a plate of pinto beans and cornbread in the other.


She laughs at these "trendy" diets . . . and from every one I've read up on, there's usually something lacking in them that the human body requires, so I'm not a fan of them myself. Knowing me, I'd get tired of it the first day and head over to the Deli Bakery for a pack of cupcakes or pastry fruit bites.

[Slave to the Phone]

I cannot do that diet because I HAVE to have bread and greens. Seriously the one time I tried it I would to wake up in the middle of the night to go to the store and buy fresh celery because i just have to have it.

OTOH, my sweetie was told by his doctor that he was officially obese and the only thing that would help with his breathing and joint issues was to lose about a 100 pounds. He's back on low carb and walks every day. He has lost 10 pounds in the last month, can breath better and can walk farther every day.

What works for some people doesn't work for others. My diet is mostly vegan, foofy coffee, water and chocolate. Likely very unhealthy, but it works for me.

[Food Lady]

Oh, I'd like to add that it can be done vegetarian, if anyone is one. I did it. It's easier with meat, though. I found some rustic low carb (4 grams per slice) whole wheat bread tonight but I didn't pick it up because I don't need any. I want to try it. It's one of those oval free-form no pan loaves. It's a bit pricey at just over $4.00. I found lowish carb bagels and I really like those. The cinnamon ones taste sweet even though they have no sweetener whatsoever. I also regularly pick up low carb tortillas at 6 grams per. You don't have to be deprived if you can find these products.