2020 Holiday Greetings- I'm still maintaining a 61 pound weight loss! 8 years, 11 months
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3y ago
 Howdy, y'all. 2020, what a year it's been!  What's working for me (photos soon) 0. New scale, who dis? I gained 2-3 pounds via the new scale. LOL. Almost back to pre-new scale weights. 1. I'm still maintaining 61 pound weight loss 2. I'm still food sober, keeping food addiction in remission. 3. I'm still Covid-19 free and awaiting a vaccine (next month or so, So. Cal Healthcare worker) 4. I'm sleeping well 5. I'm still taking superfun coastal walks outside, safe from the 'Rona 6. Low Carb, fasting past 12noon-1pm, low Carb Paleo, meat off the bone, some veg continue to be a great ..read more
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Interesting Clinical Trial for Fitbit and Apple Watch users- March 2020
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4y ago
Hello All, PS- if you are here for weight maintenance: Graphs at the end of the post! Here's a great Clinical Trial via Scripps Research! I've signed up and given access to my resting heart rate. Theoretically, my resting heart rate will increase if I've been exposed, but long before I get a fever. (Covid-19) And in the past, this has been 100% true for my cold viruses and my shingles outbreaks. So please help the researchers gather data and predict community outbreaks before they happen. Enroll in the study if you have a FitBit or Apple watch. I've promised my boss I would stay home (I'm ..read more
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If you are a food addict, please stay strong and abstain, binge eating will not fix COVID-19
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4y ago
Hello Friends, Food addiction will not fix COVID-19. There, I said it. And, there are online meetings that may help. What can I say? I'm lucky to be okay right now. I know this is a tough time for all of us for many different reasons. I remind myself this may not be the only pandemic in my lifetime. I'm sorry. It's not great. The worst may be yet to come, yet I'm choosing to look at the plusses in life. My positives: 1. My family is safe ,for now. 2. I have stayed on my food template and will to the last breath. 3. I'm a health care worker in real life and continue to make a difference. Th ..read more
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Tweets that made me think- Keto Book Donation, WW vs Keto RCT, Sketchy Food Grading?
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4y ago
Okay: Here's a few tweets that made me think, and a few other things: (Karen's notes: I've been under the weather a bit, seasonal cold and one massive migraine due to dehydration- on the mend, but taking it easy, reading lots of twitter, IG, and Reddit.) Keto Book Donation Challenge: VERY COOL! https://t.co/HiVbM6FCmY — Amy Berger (@TuitNutrition) January 5, 2020 Randomized Controlled Trial that compares WW vs Keto It's Jan 3! Anyone interested in a new weight loss trial? @DrJonLittle is the PI on a new RCT sponsored by @GetKeyto comparing the Key Eats low-carb program head to head vs ..read more
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Starting the new Decade - Weight Maintenance- Send Your Friends- Jan 2020
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4y ago
Bye 2019, hello new decade Okay, Okay. Here's my first blog post of 2020. I've decided to be more active on IG, FB, Twitters (if you aren't mean, I won't block you-LOL) I will post 1-2 month blog updates in 2020. Certainly I can manage this. It's important to keep updating in Weight Maintenance. Why? Most maintainers, but not all ,will go back to obesity pretty quick. It's important to associate with active , long term weight maintainers so you can get some mentoring, paid or otherwise. Just my 2 cents. But, I'm pretty sure I'm 100% right. And guess what, you can maintain at WW, low fat o ..read more
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New Book recommendation- Stall Slayer- Amy Berger
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4y ago
Hello All, Quick post to recommend: The Stall Slayer- by Amy Berger 1. The book is not out yet, but soon! 2. The "book" will be in PDF format and available in Kindle 3. Keep watching Amy's blog for the release (as of 11/9/19, it's not out yet..) There is a preview on Amy's blog, so check it out. She is often the sense of reason in the Low Carb & Keto Community. There are many stumbling blocks to work through on any diet plan. Low Carb and Keto are no different. For me: Add in being post Hashimoto's and needing to stop 40 years of food addiction. A lot of "experts" tell you oh, 3-4 day ..read more
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Food Sober Halloween 2019- Nine years into remission, my best tools
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4y ago
Food Sober Halloween. It really started here for me. Bite size.... Bite me... The disease was full swing with those little bars. Sad. If you can moderate those, please have empathy for those of us who dive deep into disease. It's a disease, not a lack of willpower. My best tools 1. I don't keep or give candy out at Halloween. I go dark. I love the kids all dressed up. I refuse to enable childhood obesity, diabetes and fatty liver. Personal choice. Move along to the next house, the munchkins are not sugar deficient. I promise. LOL. It's not funny though. It's so heartbreaking. Seriously, we ..read more
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Proof of Weight Maintenance October 2019
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4y ago
October 2019 PROOF of weight maintenance: (DUDE's notice somewhat flat line!!!) What's working 1. Meat off the bone- really gets me awesome  food full signals 2. Abstaining from binge foods: sugar, grains, nuts, emulsifiers- guar and xanthan gum 3. Better sleep 4. Meditation 5. Taking time for me 6. Doing things I love What didn't work in the past 1. Eating meat substitutes. Caused Auto Immune flares, never full. EVER. 2. Moderating my binge food. My WW leader was 100% WRONG. Yo! 3. Sleeping very little, thinking it wouldn't matter 4. Using food to get food high, all I got were fat pant ..read more
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Voice of My Readers- Food Addiction Vs Weight Maintenance Sept 2019
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4y ago
Hello All, Quick check in with my readers. Background Info:  1. I'm about to dive in super deep on studying food addiction. 2. There is a lot of overlap between food addiction and weight maintenance Question for my readers: A. Would it benefit THIS blog- to keep it focused on weight maintenance with links to food addiction? My Why's:  Insurance Discount for Weight Maintenance and Health Risk Reduction = My Best Life Girl's gotta get her insurance discount and keep her risks low for future avoidable illness.  Plus, I like the mental clarity of Food Addiction Remission. Just to live my b ..read more
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Food Addiction Resources from Dr. Ifland- Part 2 from Low Carb USA 2019 San Diego
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4y ago
Food Addiction Resources Dr. Ifland spoke at Low Carb USA 2019 San Diego. Brillant! I have so much more to say about  Dr. Ifland The ARC   Dr. Ifland's Text book on Food Addiction  Food Addiction Reset Youtube videos Loved meeting her, having lunch with her . Okay, Surf over to all the links provided above. Much more to come. MUCH MORE. So much. Can't wait. So rich. Foreshadowing here.... can't wait.  Happy Dancing.  Dr. Ifland taking a break from talking to Low Carb USA 2019 Attendees Dr. Ifland and Karen Parrott (me) Low Carb USA 2019 San Diego Dr. Ifland's Text Book for Fo ..read more
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