Atkins Keto Snacks

They seem to have low net carbs, and are yum to eat (at least to feel like I have replaced my past chocolate nightly binge!). Or are these snacks a no no in the keto world? After 3 weeks I do see how my appetite has come down, and less inflammation, but having a few handy snacks here and there really helps. submitted by /u/DollyPatterson to r/keto [link] [comments]

This will be long, as I kind of intend for this to be a document for myself to provide to people close to me who are considering taking this journey themselves. The TLDR is I did well, you don’t have to read this novel. =) The Journey In November of 2024, I was trying to make a change and started taking a walk every night. I had a type 2 diabetes diagnosis back in 2022 but hadn’t really done much about it other than a few dietary changes which fell by the wayside over time. The walks were intended to be a starting point in being more serious about it. Additionally, I had been having pains in my left foot whenever I stood up, but that pain would fade away to an ache quickly…within a minute usually. I thought walking might help me lose weight and reduce or eliminate the pain. Instead, the opposite happened. My pain levels went through the roof and suddenly when I stood up, I had to do the “ah…ah….ah” walk putting weight on it gingerly. My wife asked me if the pain in my foot was related to why diabetics sometimes get their left feet amputated and I freaked out. It was not diabetes related by the way. By coincidence I had a physical scheduled a few weeks later. One of my friends had started taking Wegovy the prior September and had lost 40 lbs., basically changing nothing except his portion sizes (enforced due to nausea). I figured, this was something I could manage, and I decided to ask my doc about it. I met with the doctor, asked about Ozempic, and explained my pain issues. She asked me what my goal weight was, and I honestly had not even considered it. My starting weight was 321, so I picked 225 because losing more than 100 lbs. seemed like a fantasy, and what was the point of that? I mean, even 225 was pushing the limits of reality in my mind. I explicitly remember also saying that, like, if I could do a Thanos snap and make it happen, I’d pick 175 but that I realized that was just not realistic. I had long ago internalized that I was a fat guy and honestly felt that could/would never change. The diets I had done in the past never stuck, and I always ended up back where I started, sometimes worse than where I started. My doc told me to limit my carbs, cut out soda, drink a lot of water and raise my activity levels and wrote me the script for Zepbound, which I hadn’t even heard of. I almost got mad because I asked for Ozempic, but some quick research taught me she may have done me a favor. It took a few weeks dealing with insurance rejections (my doc had done a PA for weight loss management, not diabetes treatment) but I eventually got the Mounjaro script filled and took my first shot on December 11, 2024. All the advice my doc gave was good but after that I was basically on my own. I decided when to titrate up and would message my Doc who sent in a new script. There was no check in, or blood work done, which seems like the norm for many people here. I had no idea what an endocrinologist was and had google it, lol. I eventually found reddit and came here to get my advice and I appreciate this community tremendously. I wish I had paid closer attention to the advice here in the beginning, I certainly did make some mistakes. I was one of those people that felt it right away, like within hours. My food noise was no longer present, and I found myself forgetting about what snacks were in the pantry/fridge. In the middle of a meal my brain would send a signal that I was….full? What was this? Prior to the shot my only indication that it was time to stop eating was when I felt stuffed. When I see people here saying “OMG, is this what normal people feel like?!” I can completely relate. I know how lucky I am to be so responsive. After starting, my plan was kind of to do what my friend did. See how the symptoms hit me and adjust my eating accordingly. For the first few weeks I basically lived as I did before, eating and cooking the same types of meals. It was possible because my symptoms were mild. I lost a bunch of water weight the first week, as many of us do, and then (unsurprisingly) stalled the next two weeks. In truth, my prior bad habits were overcoming the medicine, despite it’s efficacy. In those two weeks where I stalled out, we had a child visiting, a second’s child’s birthday, my wedding anniversary, and X-mas, so I am giving myself some grace, but I wasn’t “leaning in” so to speak. After Christmas came and went, I decided that I needed to take this seriously and began tracking my calorie intake and reducing my carbs. I realized that I had to make conscious choices about what I was eating to succeed. The month after I decided to “lean in” was wild. I basically didn’t understand dieting (my previous diets were things like Atkins) and nutrition. So, I started eating a lot less in general, without really paying attention to protein levels and whatnot. I took a daily multi-vitamin, a calcium supplement and a Magnesium/D3 supplement and figured my nutrition was taken care of. In the 30 days that followed there was a period where I lost 12.8 lbs in 7 days, 20 lbs in 14 days, and 29.6 lbs in 28 days. I cannot stress enough how unhealthy this was. I am so incredibly lucky that I didn’t have any kidney or gallstone issues during this time, but I was getting nothing but positive feedback from the people around me. I was just like, yeah! I’m working hard at it and this is how the medicine works, I guess. My first goal was to get to 279 lbs or 42 lbs. lost. I picked this because Costco sells pallets of kitty litter that weigh 42 lbs. and every time I picked one up and put it in my cart I wanted to feel how much weight I had lost. Honestly, hitting that first milestone is still probably my biggest emotional highpoint of the entire journey. It signaled to me that this was going to work if I kept putting in the effort. This milestone happened around 2 months into my journey. Around that same time, I realized that my Plantar Fasciitis pain had diminished to the point where I would almost not feel it at all. At best I felt nothing, at worst I had a dull ache that faded to nothing. The pain had probably been gone for weeks, it’s funny how easy it can be to miss the absence of something. This meant I could start doing my nightly walks again and I made sure that was something I tried to do every single night. I’m not perfect, but I’m very consistent with the walks even today and I feel that this was a great help to me. I don’t know that I burned a lot of calories with the walks, but they helped me to feel better about myself. And in many ways the walks were a barometer for how seriously I was taking the journey. If I was doing walks, I WAS leaning in. As I said above, my first goal weight was 225 lbs. which I got to about 5 months from my start date. Coincidentally, I reached that goal weight the EXACT day that I had scheduled a 6 month check in with my doctor. She COULD NOT believe how well I had done and told me that I was the most responsive patient she has ever had on this medication. That many times the patient follow up comes and there has been no, or minimal change in weight. Her reaction to my loss was really affirming because she had only seen the “before and after”. I work from home, so I don’t see work people face to face and my family had seen the weight come off day to day, so the difference never seemed quite as stark. I even heard the admitting nurse talk to my doctor before she came in saying “he has lost a LOT of weight”. We went over what I was doing and she just kept nodding and said she wished every patient she had would make the same changes. I think she was too quick to brush off the speed at which I was losing weight, but by this point I had realized it myself and had been making changes to address that. When I got my bloodwork back from that visit, I was taken off Metformin, my blood pressure medicine, and my statin. The only prescription medicine I take now is the Mounjaro. I reached my second goal weight of 195 lbs 36 weeks into the journey. I picked that as my second goal weight because it was both in One-derland AND equated to THREE pallets of Kitty Litter. Weight loss by this point had slowed, due to better understanding of TDEE, strength training and importance of nutrition and calories. My final goal weight has shifted around the last few months of the journey. I didn’t need to be a certain BMI for the sake of a number, but I read that your risk of many comorbidities is drastically lower if your BMI is under a 27, so that was really my final goal. Get below a 27, with some cushion built in. I’ve stopped focusing on a specific number to reach and am now working out how to maintain. That is a new skillset, and one that I have struggled with. It is quite a mental shift to go from a weight loss centered approach to a balanced maintenance approach. I don’t have tips there because I am still figuring it out. I did learn that loosening my calorie restrictions, while stopping my walks due to extremely frigid weather combined with a trip to the dispensary is not conducive to maintenance. I’ve gone from a 49.8 BMI (at my heaviest) to a 24.9 BMI. I’ve lost 49% of my starting weight in 12 months, and 50% of my heaviest weight. I actually like to think of my weight loss percentage in terms of my *current* weight…so I’ve lost 96% of that. I weigh what I did in high school, even though that was never my actual goal. It’s like time traveling back to the 80’s in a way, but with a lot less hair. I brought out all the old clothes from my closet that never got thrown away. I tried on club shirts from the 00’s (why did I ever buy silk flame shirts ffs), and clothes I hadn’t worn in over 20 years. And almost all of it was too *big* for me. I had to buy a smaller belt, a much smaller belt. Honestly, the hardest thing about this is just letting go of the fact that XXL and XL are always too big for me now. That’s a weird thing to me. People here often say they have body dysmorphia about the journey, but that hasn’t been as much of an issue for me in the day to day. I avoided mirrors and pictures consistently beforehand but occasionally, I’ll catch sight of myself in a mirror by accident and will be startled. The only time it really hits me is when I see old pictures of myself, and I find myself feeling some kind of way. I do have anxieties around my weight loss though, as probably many of us do. I worry about losing health care coverage, as there is no way I could afford this medicine without it. I worry that some new much cheaper but less effective drug will be released that fixes my A1C, but does nothing to control my weight, and that’s what my insurance will insist I take. I refused to throw away all my old clothes because on some level I am just waiting for this all to somehow crash and burn. So, I guess on some level, I still feel like the real me is that big guy from a year ago. Maybe I do suffer from dysmorphia? I’ll have to unpack that. The physical side effects I had were generally mild throughout. Constipation and burps were probably the only consistent side effects from Day 1 through today. Constipation is easily managed, and burps don’t even register to me as a problem. Maybe that’s just a benefit of being a guy. I forget to even mention it as a side effect most of the time. The only time I had anything other than mild symptoms was when I titrated up to 5 mg, but that didn’t last long. I see this question come up a lot when people talk about their success, so I will just say upfront I have loose skin. If that was your question, move on. This question really irks me, not because I am dealing with it (I expected loose skin, and am fine with it), but because I feel like it’s too personal of a question to ask a person. And it is an actual person making these post guys. Would you ask this question in person to a stranger? Maybe it’s unfair of me, but I feel like that questions about loose skin kind of translates to “I know you’re looking and feeling great and all, and you’ve had some great success, but underneath it all, are you actually still gross?” Now I know that people asking this question are just dealing with their own insecurities and fears, but the way to deal with that is to make your own post asking these questions so people can engage if they *want* to. What I did right/recommendations/tips I’ll start by saying, I’m only an expert on my own body and journey. My tips aren’t meant to be universal Advocated for myself with my doctor. When I was diagnosed t2d in 2022 they didn’t mention anything about GLP-1’s to me and the medicine wasn’t even in a shortage at that time. It was never mentioned in my yearly follow up visits. If not for my friend on Wegovy I would never even have thought to ask about it. It still rankles me that the conversation had to be started on my end. They were like, you need to lose weight, here’s some metformin, cut carbs, good luck. Deciding to “lean in” and take it seriously. My friend on Wegovy was down 40 lbs when I started and has made minimal/zero lifestyle changes since. He is down an additional 10 lbs a year later, but I know he could have done a lot better if he made more effort. That’s his journey, and I don’t ever say anything to him about it, but I am glad I took stock and saw what was possible. I’m also incredibly grateful for him because his success is what inspired me to start in the first place. Tracking my calories was probably the MOST impactful thing I did for my journey. I really had no idea what my true calorie intake was. “Watching what I ate” didn’t translate to a calorie deficit. Eating nuts/granola and yogurt seemed healthy to me, but I was eating too much of it. I had no idea how calorie dense some foods were. In my previous life I wasn’t steeped in CICO dieting, so this wasn’t triggering for me as I know it is for some. For me, I could never have lost the weight I did without tracking what I was eating. Mentally shifting Mounjaro from “magic potion” into a tool to help me build better habits. Making changes in diet and activity were not a result of Mounjaro, they were changes I made. Mounjaro was a tool that helped those changes stick. On the same sort of track, I didn’t try to incorporate a ‘diet’ into my journey. I watch my nutrition and proteins, but I don’t have any forbidden foods, nor have I tried to do Keto or OMAD or something similar. I wanted to have something sustainable for ME when I was done. Not a strategy that I found difficult that would eventually be tossed aside. Been there, done that. You should figure out what will work for YOU long term. Cutting out sodas and increased water intake – before I would drink 2-4 sodas a day, every day. I’ve told people that and they acted horrified, but it didn’t seem weird to me. Now I get hydration from water and coffee…mostly water. Soda’s taste so sweet it kind of sickens me now. Daily walks, 2 miles a day at a minimum. I try to get 10k+ steps every day but don’t beat myself up about it so long as I get my 2 mile walk in. Reduced Carbs in my meals – Low Carb not No Carb. You need carbs to be healthy, but now I eat half a small French fry instead of a full large fry. I took Day 1 pictures. I then took pictures every month in the same shirt. It feels good to see the progress I made. Get a smart scale and start a profile on Day 1. I know the metrics accuracy is questionable, but it will measure trends over time. It’s great to see that data over the long term. I understand daily weight tracking can be triggering for some people, so this advice isn’t meant to be universal. I had a smart scale but didn’t have a profile set up on my phone, so my earliest days are missing Body Fat percentages, BMI’s, etc….and it really bugs me now. On my Ap my journey starts at 308 lbs instead of 321. UGH Kitty Litter Metrics – This may seem stupid, and I talked about it already, but every week or two when I get that kitty litter it’s a consistent reminder of my success. I am not even sure I could lift and carry 3 (almost 4) pallets of kitty litter now, and I used to carry that around with me 24/7. Given how much joy it has given me, I really do recommend doing something similar in your life. Pick a goal that’s personal that can give you consistent affirmation. I think that there is so much advice about how to get the most out of tirzepatide out there that it can kind of be a little daunting. I do think the most important thing to do when you start is take the shot consistently, drink enough water and start at least tracking your calories. I’m not even saying change your diet day 1, just start tracking what you’re eating honestly. To me, this is the foundation of success. All the other stuff you can transition into your plan over time. As you see success, you’ll probably want to do more. I mean if you are rearing to do more, please do, by all means! I’m just saying, if you are feeling overwhelmed by ALL the things you’re reading to do on the journey, just start with taking the shot, drinking extra water, and tracking your diet. What I did wrong/what I’d do differently I kept my calorie count too low in the beginning, and I really didn’t know better. The weight came off super-fast and I was naively happy about the rate of loss thinking this was how the medicine was supposed to work. There was a point in the very beginning where I was losing a pound a day consistently for like 5 weeks in a row. TMI, but my urine looked like popcorn butter. I’m incredibly lucky that I didn’t have gall bladder or kidney issues. I was so foolish and the only feedback I was getting from people in my life was positive. Around 4 months in I started losing hair. Like, quite a bit of hair, and was I super concerned. That was part of what brought me to this sub-reddit as a regular reader, and not just an occasional browser. I realized I had done myself a disservice by not focusing on my nutrition and macros. The rate of hair loss slowed after a few months of consistently making sure I was getting enough protein. I did not change my TDEE to account for increase in activity. I kept myself classified as ‘Sedentary’ instead of ‘Lightly Active’ after starting my walks. This mistake went on for months before I realized I should have budgeted for more calories per day. I titrated up in the beginning because of minor stalls, not because the medicine wasn’t working. So long as you’re losing at least .5% of your weight, averaged over 4 weeks stay put. In the beginning, if I saw my weight stall out for 2 weeks I’d panic and want to move up. I learned to ride it out, and the weight started coming off again in 2-3 weeks’ time. If you haven’t lost in a month, and you’re not experiencing any negative side effects, move up then. I focused too much on lbs lost, not enough on health in the beginning. Weed and Mounjaro don’t mix…for me. If I smoke, I get the munchies. If I get the munchies, I will eat more than I should. I will eat more than my TDEE for sure. Almost every spike in my weight for the last year directly corresponds to me bringing home something from the dispensary. Now I rarely smoke, it’s just too disruptive for me. I’ve seen people say they don’t get munchies on Mounjaro, or if they do, they are satisfied with a moderate amount of healthy snacks. I’m jealous of those people, truly. I wish strength training had been part of my routine earlier, especially as some one over 50 years old. I didn’t start going to the gym until month 7 or 8, and I’m still making up lost ground on that front. I didn’t take starting measurements. I am not sure how much my waist is reduced because I wfh since Covid and outgrew all my work pants. I think I was around a 48/50 inch waist before, but I wish I knew for sure. I wish I knew how much thinner my arms and legs are. NSV’s that have meant the most to me My wife says hugs are so much better now. When I hug her, I can get in close. Like, not a long arm hug with my belly in the way, where we touch foreheads. A real hug, cheek to cheek where it feels like we are really next to each other and connected. Originally, I was going to say I can wear my wedding ring again, but I’ve lost so much weight that now it is too loose for me to wear without worrying it will fall off unnoticed. But, it was a treasured NSV for me for about 4 months. I’m looking to get this issue resolved at the jeweler now. As I started seeing results my moods lightened, and I have been able to feel good about myself. My wife says she “has me back”, because I am just in a better place now and it’s affected the way I interact with the people in my life. My whole life I tamped down my feelings about my weight and just engaged in an avoidance strategy emotionally when it came to dealing with it. I can honestly say that I never even clocked my depression around the topic, because I had just resigned myself to being a fat guy. If I couldn’t change it, why get worked up about it? I do feel like myself again. I have restored confidence. I wish more people could have access to this medicine, because I have seen firsthand the myriads of ancillary benefits that can come from it. My need for a CPap has been reduced, maybe eliminated. My friends husband died from OSA in his sleep a decade ago, and it freaked me out so much I immediately got diagnosed and got the CPap. But I had to forgo wearing it after some dental surgery in July and it certainly *seems* like the issue is resolved. I am waiting on a sleep study to confirm, because I am so scared of what could happen to me due to OSA. This is a weird one, that I did not expect. I have always played video games. Since 2014 I’ve played Destiny/Destiny 2 consistently. And by consistently, I mean I have over 8k hours of playtime in this franchise alone. I usually play 1-3 hours a night after my wife goes to bed. Since starting Mounjaro my desire to play this game just basically evaporated. I have no desire to play, nor do I miss playing. Clearly Mounjaro has changed how my brain processes dopamine in some way. My wife is thrilled, and I am happy about that too. Wrapping this all up, I want to say, it was hard to post this. Partly because it’s difficult to put yourself out there, but also because I know that my results are not typical, and my heart breaks when I see people asking why it isn’t working for them. I feel strangely guilty about how well I have responded on this medication, which has truly been amazing for me. But I also have been inspired by posts like this one and wanted to contribute. Thank you to the 12 people or so that will have read this entire novel. As I said above, I wanted a post that had my whole experience in one place. If anyone I am close to wants to know what it was all like I can send them here. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk. In case anyone cares, my doses were: 2.5 4 weeks 5.0 10 weeks 7.5 16 weeks 10.0 from week 31 through to present (23 shots so far) submitted by /u/IFeartheWiggles to r/Mounjaro [link] [comments]

I am not usually one to purchase any "keto" or "low carb" snacks..but sometimes, like right now I need something sweet and something I can take on the road. This specific snack doesn't have any Malitol or whatever it's called in it but I am not understanding how it's 2 net carbs? Can anyone help me with this? https://imgur.com/a/uz67KWE submitted by /u/FloopIsAMadMan_ to r/keto [link] [comments]

I love the Atkins candies! I ate a whole box for my birthday and stayed in ketosis. It’s delicious and tastes exactly like pecan caramel turtles. I’m looking for a new shake because the Atkins shakes mess with my stomach. What are your favorite shakes? Any good inexpensive fat bomb recipes? submitted by /u/BeautifulDreamerAZ to r/VitraKeto [link] [comments]

Buckle in, this is gonna be a long one... So some background details. I (36 M) have been happily 'married' to my wife (34 F) for about 15 years. I shared in a prior story that we met playing Halo 3 and I moved across the country for her. When we first got together I was 21 and she was 19. We aren't married officially. I've never really seen the point in the ceremony as I'm not a religious person. My wife is more spiritual but not religious. She also doesn't feel the need to get married. One of the best things about our relationship is we haven't gotten into a fight one time since we got together. Not one. I'm so grateful to have her in my life. To explain our situation, four years ago, I was kinda chunky - like a dad bod situation, and my wife had gotten a bit thick due to covid. She isn't a big girl, just a little fluffy. The end of 2021 came around and I got diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Honestly, I didn't know much about the disease other than you're not supposed to eat sugar and go easy on the carbs. When I learned all the terrible things that can happen to you because of this condition, I freaked out! Losing your limbs, going blind, losing your hearing, other terrible things. Its all so crazy to me to think about to this day! So I took it serious and started to improve my diet. My A1C (the average of your sugar levels over the past 3 months if I recall correctly) got much better, my glucose levels averaged around 120, and honestly I did lose a little weight, but balanced out around 200. To be clear, I'm not a tall guy, about 5'6, so even though I lost about 40 lbs over 2 years with proper diet, 200 is still thick at my height. Fortunately my wife is 5'0 so I'm tall to her which we both enjoy. I wanted to lose a bit more weight so I started going to the gym. I saw immediate returns. Since I was already practically keto out of necessity, my high protein, low carb diet was a perfect match. Over the first year, I lost another 40lbs. 160 is where I stayed for a while. I was losing fat and building muscle at the same time. Now, I'm lean, have muscle tone, and instead of avoiding tight shirts, I wear them intentionally. Also, let me tell you, my love life also improved. Not to give away details, but I last longer, we can do things we couldn't do before, and my wife initiates things more often too. My sugar hasn't been over 120 this whole year and my A1C is exactly where it should be! I'm living a healthy life and enjoying being in my relationship more than ever! So lets get to the issue. About six months ago I got offered to move from my company to another company. To be clear, I did NOT apply for this job. They reach out to me on linked-in and things for me and my wife changed drastically. First of all, I was no longer working late shift. Second, my salary increased nearly triple what it was! AND lastly, I got a HUGE signing bonus. That signing bonus would change my life. When I was young, I never got braces. My teeth have always been crooked. This money mean that I could have my smile repaired overnight with a full set of veneers. Now, before everyone jumps on me for destroying my teeth, I also never had the greatest oral hygiene. Not to say it's the worst, but its not great. I've had cavity after cavity filled, a few teeth pulled, a bridge put in, and some chips from an accident when I was kid repaired a few times. This felt like a chance to fix everything at once! I talked to my wife about the bonus I got and she was so supportive. Again let me share that I first asked if there was anything we could use this for elsewhere. She told me that with my new salary, anything that she wanted could wait. My wife knew how self conscious I was about my smile and she was so excited to let me get a brand new smile. So... I did! Being a guy... I guess I didn't notice this all that much but apparently women started giving me more and more compliments. Mostly around my style as I do tend to dress a bit more professionally these days for my new role, which I thought was just 'Hey nice outfit'. Of course being thick, I didn't think they were flirting, just being nice. My wife on the other hand saw it very different. When we would go out, waitresses were starting to conversate with me more, some girls apparently were giving me 'bedroom eyes', and again... my dumb self didn't notice that. I'm already with my soulmate! Why would I care what other girls say to me or how they look at me? Everything I want is waiting for me when I get home from work. The person I want to spend my time with is already waiting to give her time to me! I don't want anyone else. I've been in love for 15 years! NOW, the trouble. We went to Target so I could pick up the medication for my diabetes and so she could grab Starbucks. After I got my medicine I walked over to where the Keto/Sugar Free snacks are in the health aisle. You know, the Atkins peanut butter cups, Quest chips... you get the idea. A woman who was definitely younger than me walked up to me and asked me if the chocolate covered peanuts I picked up were any good. I started sharing my now wealth of knowledge on these items. We made a few jokes about the taste of some of the stuff, laughed a little, and just had a fun conversation. I then excused myself and told her I had to go find my better half. That was the first time I noticed. She seemed disappointed that I was taken, but didn't say it out loud. It turns out my wife was hiding on the other side of the aisle THE WHOLE TIME! I found her immediately, was happy to see her, gave her a little kiss, took her hand and we went to check out. Later that night my wife seemed unusually quiet. I do know sometimes when she starts her flow she gets that way so I figured maybe that was happening. My wife then told me she was gonna go back to bed and lay down a bit. Something felt off about it... and after 10 minutes I walked back to see if she was ok. I found her BALLING into a pillow! Immediately I moved over to her side and started rubbing her back. Of course I asked her what was wrong and she got her self together enough to look up at me with tear filled eyes and with the quietest, meekest voice I've ever heard she said "Please don't leave me..." I WAS FLOORED! My heart shattered into 1000 pieces. For the life of me I couldn't figure out what was going on. What did I do to make her think that? I don't stay out late, she knows where I am 100% of the time, we willingly hand each other our phones when the other missing theirs.... To say I was caught of guard was an understatement. This is when she filled me in on the fact that women in general have been more and more interested in me lately, and that she's seen how some of them look at me like I'm a slab of meat. My mind was blown. I didn't push back but I asked what she meant. Little by little she started to get herself together and explained to me all the attention I've been getting. The looks, the chats, the attention, the approaches. And tonight when that 'busty blonde barbie' was chatting me up, she realized that if I wanted to upgrade... I really could. UPGRADE!? To what? How do you go up from soulmate!? I immediately told her that I never had any intent of leaving her, or that I wanted to, and if I was flirting I didn't mean too. She reassured me that I wasn't flirting. Bless her heart... My wife explained that she was listening to her husband share his life experience and his passions, not a cheating A-hole trying to get some . We both kinda laughed. We talked for about an hour after that. Eventually, we cuddled, watched a movie, and fell asleep in each others arms. The last few days have been good. Like really good. But is their anything I can do to make sure the love of my life never feels like I'm going to leave her? I can't stress enough that this woman enhances me. She emboldens my passions, she gives me all that I need and want.... I tell her I love her every morning, I call her beautiful as a greeting, physical touch, kisses, hugs! I'm not distant! I'm active and I want to be with her till I'm old and gray and burying her so that she doesn't have to endure the pain of losing me. Any advice is welcome. TL:DR Got diabetes, lost weight, got in shape, got a new job, got new teeth, girls like me, and my wife is terrified I'm going to leave her. Help! UPDATE: So I've been reading the comments as they've come in and I appreciate the kind remarks. My wife got home about 15 minutes ago and I showed her the post like a few of you suggested. You guys were right. She really appreciated the post. As to getting married, she still thinks it's a goofy tradition made up by religious people and currently just a good way for people to waist a pile of cash. However, one of you posted all the legal benefits to being married and I honestly can't disagree with that. So... we are getting married. But she firmly said "No dresses, no DJ, no food, no archway. Just a few family members for witnesses and whoever needs to officiate." I couldn't help but laugh. But I guess we're going on a honeymoon in September around her birthday. She wanted me to pass her thanks along to those of you who offered your support and advice. Thanks for the assist Reddit. submitted by /u/VertexReaper to r/offmychest [link] [comments]

After reading the Obesity Code by Dr Jason Fung, one thing struck me harder than anything else - his section on diet culture mentioned how although people on the Atkins diet lost weight much more quickly and easily over the course of a year, eventually most of them regained a large amount or all the weight. How could this make sense? They are eating almost 0 carbs per day, their blood sugar must be super stable, this seemed to directly contradict the main hypothesis of the book of insulin causing obesity. However a later chapter in the book hints at the real problem - protein can be just as insulinogenic if not more so than many of the common carb sources we eat every day! A good example is tuna, which creates as much insulin as a similar amount of calories of brown pasta! The difference between tuna and brown pasta is simply satiety - someone who has eaten tuna is less likely to snack than someone who has eaten pasta. My hypothesis is that the Atkins diet does not actually primarily work through being low-carb -- it actually works through appetite suppression and a mild insulin reduction as a result of that appetite suppression but not as a result of being low-carb. So that explains why Atkins worked brilliantly in the short term. It is essentially forcing someone to reduce calories and to a lesser extent meal frequency - which is exactly the same result someone who does a normal CICO program but had some sort of appetite suppressant drug would achieve. The success of Atkins isn't due to a hormonal change (although I imagine there is some level of reduced insulin), but rather how easily people can adhere to the program as they do not experience the intense cravings someone doing normal CICO would experience. However, there is a problem with this long term as Dr Fung explains. Reducing calories without adequately reducing insulin causes a metabolic slowdown over the long term. Now, since Atkins probably does reduce insulin to a small or even moderate degree, this metabolic slowdown takes longer to occur than a typical CICO dieter, but still will happen eventually. Then the weight plateau and even regain happens as your body trys to achieve homeostasis once more. Contrast this to doing fasting - you have an extended period of 0 caloric intake -so why doesnt your metabolism slow down? Because your insulin is now at baseline! You then go and have your refeed day and you eat lots of protein and carbs, putting your insulin high again - so why doesn't this insulin slow your metabolism? Because your caloric intake is high, preventing metabolic slowdown. The only way to lose weight without slowing your metabolism is to match the reduction of calories with an equal reduction in insulin. Atkins and Keto dieters massively increase satiety, which reduces their calories indirectly, but the reduction of insulin is not quite proportional to the reduction in calories. So what is the takeaway from this? If every meal causes an insulin response, no matter whether there are carbs in it or not, the only way you can be sure to be reducing your insulin response is to not eat anything at all! The two ways you can do this is reduce total number of meals during the day - for instance doing 16/8 or even just "three square meals and no snacks" - or alternating between eating a full day with maintenance calories with a full day of no meals whatsoever - weight is lost during the fast day and metabolism is maintained during the eating day. This has really helped me realise why my worrying about carb intake has not helped me lose much weight at all, and I have been much more successful with just an extended fast. Thanks for coming to my TED talk 🦜 submitted by /u/antuasaloduibhirxoxo to r/fasting [link] [comments]