Vintage Ladies Keto Klub

(Meaux) #482

Hi Ladies!

I’m a 42 y.o. mom of four, currently transitioning through early menopause (it’s common in my family).
Sedentary
Mild food allergies (pork & avocado) - can consume certain things in small quantities
Travel extensively for work

I’ve done keto in the past, briefly, and had success, but I didn’t do it long enough to see real results. I’m currently attempting intermittent fasting (20:4/OMAD rotation), and keto to get the extra weight off. I’m looking to lose around 50 pounds, and there is no time on that. I just want to follow the plan, with adjustments for age and lifestyle until I reach that goal.

Just wanted to introduce myself, and my current situation. I look forward to interacting and getting great information with you all!

Happy Sunday :slight_smile:
Meaux

(Terri Smith) #483

I am a beginner in the ketogenic‘s I just lost 10 pounds in two weeks I want to be in your women’s club is there a certain way I am supposed to be part of to get notifications?

(Meaux) #485

Hi Terri!

I’m new here too, but I believe if you select the “Tracking” dot next to the top post, you will get notifications that there are new posts, and if someone mentions your name.

Meaux

(Karen) #486

Don’t have to join, just post within the thread. This response to you will show up as a blue dot near your avatar. Welcome Meaux!

K

(Karen) #487

Welcome! She’s right it shows as a blue dot at your pic. Just post within the thread.:grinning:

K

(Sarah P Pearl) #488

Hello Ladies… My name is Sarah. I’m a 67 yo woman. Not new to keto, but new to posting here.
I have followed a strict keto food plan for 2 years. I love my food plan and keep my carbs (mostly the green leafies) under 15, daily. I am disciplined with weighing and measuring and tracking. I use the Cronometer. I weigh what I weighed last in the 3rd grade! I have maintained this weight for the 2 years (got here VIA LCHF).
I had my bloodwork done two weeks ago:
Total Cholesterol 430
HDL 114
LDLC 302
Triglycerides 68
with a quasi skeptical doctor I asked for a NMR
NMR:
LDL-P 2177
HDL-P 29.9
Small LDL-P 90
LDL size 22.5
I can make no sense of the NMR

can anyone help with the NMR and the Lipid

what would you say to do ‘next’ if you were me?

thanks in advance… Sarah

(Karen) #489

This makes some sense

https://www.docsopinion.com/2013/10/20/ldl-cholesterol-particle-number-particle-size-made-easy/

K

(Candy Lind) #490

IIRC, high LDL is supposed to be a plus for older people; I think it is actually a marker for prolonged life. Your TGs are astoundingly low! Not sure about the particle and size data. But I’ll ask @ketodave or @richard to chime in. Just don’t worry about it, m’dear! :relaxed: KCKO.

(Sarah P Pearl) #491

Thanks, Candy… I appreciate your efforts. I look forward to hearing back. I’m curious about the Pattern A or Pattern B.
Thanks- Sarah

(Richard Morris) #492

I think that is pattern A - benign, non atherogenic based on your small LDL-P.

(Marie Dantoni) #494

Hi, your call…maybe…but the psylium lends elasticity and that makes it puff up. You can get psylium husk on amazon if all else fails.

(Candy Lind) #496

I’d like to introduce my friend Collene @9256 to the Vintage Ladies! She is a truck driver like I am, and has started the keto way of life while on the road, no easy undertaking. That said, she took to keto like a duck to water! She really “gets” it, and is so excited & full of energy, I know she’ll end up inspiring us all. She’s one of the smart people who avoid the scale, although I have told her she needs to weigh and measure so she’ll have some victories to look back on when she hits a weight loss slowdown.

Collene’s a little “browser challenged,” but I’m sure she’ll get in here and join the discussion when she figures it out. I’ll let her tell you more about herself when she gets here. :slight_smile: Welcome, Collene! :heart_eyes:

(Sarah P Pearl) #497

Thank you, Karen… I appreciate your link! Sarah

(Andi McNamara) #498

Welcome Collene!

(Karen) #499

Tell us your journey Collene. And welcome!

K

(Darlene Horsley) #500

Welcome aboard Collene!

(Ida) #501

When I crave a carby, like a potato, I just eat Califlower mash (lots of great recipes on line). I eat my steak with that and a couple of asparagus, bacon wrapped. It works. Remember you can even make keto hot wings - they rock. :-):grinning:

(Tracy) #502

I’m doing the same thing this week! I did ZC for over a month and it just wasn’t working for me. I decided to go back to straight up keto, but this time counting net carbs when it comes to veggies, and eating more of them. I have been stalled for months, then gained over Christmas, amd then gained some more after getting back on the wagon. :flushed: Lets hope more carbs equals some progress, or at least feeling better because I’ve felt “off” ever since the Christmas keto pig out. :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

(Lisa Stevens) #503

I wasn’t getting in hardly any carbs before so I’m eating more veggies and watching that I get enough protein. I’ve been reading one of Leann Vogel’s books and she says women tend to go too low on protein too, especially menopausal women. I’ve found many references online about how low protein can lead to edema which I’ve had trouble with lately. I’m still trying to get myself in a good place, but I think the old diet mentality creeps and I end up with poor nutrition despite taking supplements.

(Tracy) #504

I read the same thing in Leanne’s book about women and carbs. I didn’t pick up on the low protein piece, probably because I tend to have the opposite problem; I love me some meat! :cut_of_meat: That’s why I thought carnivore would be awesome. LOL!

I wasn’t sure that I believed what I had read about women and carbs, and instead I have followed other keto philosophies and have kind of found myself back at the beginning, but am still managing to keep off 60 of my original 80 pound loss. And I AM prepared to die on this hill! LOL!

Lately, my head is spinning with so many keto philosophies that I’m not sure what I need to do next, but I do believe one thing for sure: I need to get comfortable with the weight I’m at now, even if it’s not where I wish I were. According to BMI I’m still obese, but I have never been slim. Briefly, in my 20s I was 30 pounds lighter than I am today, and that’s where I thought I could be happy, but that number has been way too elusive.

That old diet mentality and the stigma I grew up with, and lived with my entire life, is another important facet of this whole diet transformation. They are, to my mind, as poisonous and harmful as sugar, so I’m cutting them out of my diet too. I’m going to take the KCKO mentality and make it my core belief, my mantra! I’m too old and too cranky to give a shit about that stuff anymore. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

So, eating more veg is going well. I’m feeling better, and I’m enjoying it. And I’m going to take a vacation from worrying about how I’m “doing keto” and just live it for awhile. Ooh, I’m feeling all feisty this morning; must have had a good sleep. :grin: