Zero Carb Journal

(What The Fast?!) #42

Zevia is a brand of stevia sweetened soda. :slight_smile:

(roxanna) #43

Interesting. I’m pretty sure I have low stomach acid but haven’t read what that means re: weight loss. I’ll have to research it. I was also wondering if you’ve ever had your metabolism tested?

(What The Fast?!) #44

I had an RMR test recently, if that’s what you mean. It said I’m about 10% below average, but not terrible.

(roxanna) #45

Yes, I was just curious because I thought this could be telling as far as difficultly losing weight. Mine was about 500 calories below average when initially tested and I was able to increase that quite a bit by increasing what I ate and exercising.

#46

How does one get tested for RMR?

(What The Fast?!) #47

My local DEXA place offers it. You sit in a chair in a quiet room and breathe into a face mask. It also measures your fat to glucose burning ratio.

(Ruth Poutanen) #48

I’ve been toying with ZC, too. Just not very strict but have mostly cut out veggies and have not missed them. Just some cheese, eggs, and butter/ghee and that’s about it. But, like you, I realize I don’t need the veggies every day, but enjoy very occasionally. Yes, it works to keep carbs very low.