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  1. Jackye

    Reading labels

    It is important to learn to read the labels when you are purchasing foods. When you look at carbohydrates, that doesn't give you the complete picture. You are going to have to do some math. I know-I know, math is not fun. This isn't hard math though, just a simple subtraction. You see...
  2. Jackye

    The cheating effect

    I had a cheat day last week when I went out with friends to a show and all the food was carby. I had grapes, mini-beef wellingtons, chicken with teriyaki sauce, 1/2 a brownie, and a beer. Here's what happened: 1) My weight went up 4 pounds. I estimate 2 of the pounds were glycogen stores...
  3. Jackye

    Breakfast Today

    Had a great low-carb breakfast today and got a shot of it. A salad made of spring-mix and spinach, topped with walnuts, blue cheese dressing, and cut up pieces of a chuck roast I made earlier this week. On the side were pork rinds and watermelon. It was yummy!
  4. Jackye

    Are Keto Stix Good?

    Keto stix can be helpful when you first start a ketogenic diet. They don't actually measure ketones, they measure excess ketones that are spilled into your urine. This happens when your body is not efficient at burning fat, and it can be an inexpensive way to know that you are in ketosis...
  5. Jackye

    About Atkins

    The Atkins Diet Revolution was first published in 1972 by cardiologist Dr. Robert Atkins. It explained his findings regarding a carbohydrate-restrictive diet. He challenged the status quo, but in the face of adversity, he had facts to back him up. We've come a long way since then, and low...
  6. Jackye

    Flax In a Low Carb Diet

    https://lowcarbforum.com/low-carb-keto/flax-in-a-low-carb-diet/
  7. Jackye

    Welcome

    Hello. I'm Jackye and I'd like to extend a warm welcome to everyone from Low Carb Forum. I was very successful on the Atkins diet 18 years ago. Unfortunately, I went off of low carb and gained back all my weight plus some. I went back on low carb two years ago and had a lot of success losing...
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