Dumb Question Time

(Dawn) #1

I am so sorry guys, but I have some dumb questions to ask.

  1. What is lazy keto. I see that term all the time. What does that mean?

  2. When I am eating until satiety, should I NOT drink water with the meal? I LOVE water sooo much. But it really makes me very full during the course of my meal. Sometimes I end up being hungry again soon after i eat my fatty keto meal, which makes me think that maybe, I was just full of water and not full of food. Can Ghrelin (hope I am spelling that correctly) tell the difference between belly full of water or a belly full of food?

  3. Can bone broth powder be used during a fast? I found some grassfed/ organic at Walmart. I can’t seem to get my bone broth mojo going and I think I need an assist.

Ok, sorry for dumb questions. Thanks all

(jilliangordona) #2

Hey! Not dumb questions at all.

  1. Lazy Keto means no tracking. Avoiding carbs and piling on the fat without really knowing how much is being eaten.

  2. If you feel like you are getting enough calories I wouldn’t worry too much about water. I drink a lot too. Not sure about the Ghrelin questions, hopefully someone smarter than me can chime in.

  3. Can you share the ingredients of the bone broth powder? My gut tells me no (no pun intended). Consider ordering Kettle and Thrive, it is shelf stable bone broth that is ACTUALLY made from bones.

Edit: kettle and fire… I order it in Thrive and my flu brain ain’t working today

(Dawn) #3

Ahhhhh!!! Thank You. I just found it on Amazon and added it to my cart.

(Olivia) #4
  1. Not counting macros and calories
  2. I think a glass of water shouldn’t be a problem. 0.5- 1 L just before a meal might dampen your hunger.
    I think ghrelin incleases just before the time you normally would have your meal. So it’s more like an internal clock.
  3. Don’t know, don’t fast.
#5

Those were good questions. So…keep on asking 'em!

(Dawn) #6

Another dumb one. Is hot sauce a good form of salt? It seems to be nothing but vinegar, sodium and cayenne pepper. Seems like a good idea to drop a few drops in some broth during a fast. Am I missing something? Is this the dumbest idea ever? I absolutely LOVE the stuff

(Dawn) #7

More dumb questions:

  1. I have a history of kidney stones, well I had one once and it was really small, but I think that qualifies as a history. The Dr. recommended Potassium Citrate, but I typically take Potassium Gluconate in order to keep potassium up. Is it ok to take both? I only take one of each tablet even though the package says to take 3-5 a day.

  2. If I am craving a certain type of food, does that mean that I have a deficiency there? For example craving bananas. I actually gave in to my banana craving and I enjoyed it quite a bit. In fact, I had two. Enough sugar for the entire month. But it was fabulous.

#8

Seems like it would work to me… pretty much anything with sodium in it should be alright.

#9

I’m not qualified to answer your first question, so I will leave that one alone…

The second question about cravings is interesting (because of your first question)… You are asking about potassium supplements and craving bananas which are very high in potassium. Here is an interesting experiment to try… next time you are craving a banana, have some spinach instead as it is high in potassium as well. This may answer the question (in part) about cravings equating to the body needing something. Not very scientific but a fun exercise at least.

(Dawn) #10

Love it. I will give that a try. I am wondering if I was actually craving potassium or if I was just craving sugar. Hard to know the diff. Especially since I was already supplementing…shouldn’t have been any potassium cravings there. I will go with spinach next time.

(Ken) #11

Dawn,

I think you know from your previous experiences that occasional intake of carbs like a couple of bananas is fairly meaningless within the context of your nutritional pattern. If anything it was beneficial, in the hormonal sense.

(Dawn) #12

YES! I hear your voice (typed words) in my head all the time. The key here is to avoid habitual, consistent carb overload and spiked insulin. Especially if coming from a place of depleted glycogen, a few carbs are not going to hurt anything. I possibly can consume more
carbs than I think without doing harm…Do I have it right? :wink:

(Ken) #13

Spot on. Occasionaly feeding to secrete those “Hungry, Hungry, Hormones” is fine.

(Dawn) #14

I even was able to back into a ROUGH calculation of how many grams of carbs I could eat to avoid weight gain…(well to be more accurate, I was able to calculate how much water gain I can expect based on the amount of carbs I do eat.) I can use that number to determine what my comfort level is with the number of carbs I ingest- also taking into account calories and fat content.

Is it true that anything less than 20 grams barely, if at all, registers with your body? Is that why staying strict keto works so well with keeping water weight down?

(Ken) #15

I’d say that it is subjective, due to the state of degree of metabolic derangement. 20 g of carbs will have a different effect on someone with insulin resistance rather than someone without it. Glycemic index will also play a part, as simple sugars will cause a greater spike than say carbs found in high fiber veggies, which is why high fiber veggies are much better for sustaining lipolysis. However, the effects of 20 g of sugars, say found in a small piece of fruit or a small amount of berries would have a smaller effect for a person who is not insulin resistant. Cordain made the point about 15 years ago on the Paleo internet group (long since gone) that even root veggies like carrots, turnips, parsnips, rutabagas, etc. (excluding potatoes) could be eaten in limited amounts and frequency because they were fairly low on the glycemic index. I’ve used them myself for periodic Carb intake with minimal detrimental effects. But, potatoes don’t really effect me either, as opposed to negative GI effects if I consume grains. So, if you get an occasional hankering for buttered carrots or roasted parsnips, they’re fine.