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Rainbow Droid

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16. Add more dietary fiber (both kinds) and you'll probably lose a lot more.
Sat Jun 2, 2018, 08:43 AM
Jun 2018

Because fiber not only bulks up stool, high levels of fiber clean the gut and create quicker sensations of fullness when you eat food, so calorie counting is much easier and less unsatisfying. But you need both soluble and insoluble, both are absolutely essential.

I take a mixture of flaxseed powder (insoluble) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inulin (soluble, via acacia senagal powder) mixed with fruit juice. Start with less and work your way up to 4-6 tbsp/day of each (or more even, you'll quickly find the level that works best for you). I've lost >10lb in a month this way, admittedly with a few diet changes. But I can eat almost anything i want and not gain very much weight at all if I keep the fiber levels high. It works for me like nothing else.

I don't recommend psyllum husk. I took it for years but it didn't do the job very well compared to the above.

I hope this helps, and good luck with your continued weight loss journey!

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I have type 2 diabetes lapfog_1 Jun 2018 #1
I try to follow a low carb diet just on my own Ohiogal Jun 2018 #3
chocolate by itself is not that bad lapfog_1 Jun 2018 #4
There are a few no sugar brands u4ic Jun 2018 #19
I've found that I actually prefer hamburger with a "lettuce" bun fierywoman Jun 2018 #5
reminds me of those lettuce wraps you get in P. F. Changs. lapfog_1 Jun 2018 #7
You can also make keto hamburger buns u4ic Jun 2018 #20
My blood sugar 2 weeks ago, before the diet, was at 276 meow2u3 Jun 2018 #11
what is your A1C level? lapfog_1 Jun 2018 #12
Last A1C was about 8.9 meow2u3 Jun 2018 #13
yeah, that's high... keep with the diet and think about meds. lapfog_1 Jun 2018 #15
126 to 100 can be just an hour or so rampartc Jun 2019 #26
Lots of recipes for low carb and/or keto muffins, pies, cakes, cookies, ice cream etc u4ic Jun 2018 #21
yes, however i am also alergic to nuts... lapfog_1 Jun 2018 #22
Many with nut allergies use the coconut flour recipes u4ic Jun 2018 #23
Good for you! That's awesome! Ohiogal Jun 2018 #2
Theres a TON of research (bonafide) that this kind of lifestyle change will fierywoman Jun 2018 #6
... and wild rice costs less at Trader Joe's, steel cut oats cost less when you buy in the bulk food fierywoman Jun 2018 #8
I don't live anywhere near a Trader Joe meow2u3 Jun 2018 #14
PBS has had this new filler. dr thing from england. pansypoo53219 Jun 2018 #9
I'll be starting that soon. Thanks for the inspiration. 4 pounds is great. applegrove Jun 2018 #10
Add more dietary fiber (both kinds) and you'll probably lose a lot more. Rainbow Droid Jun 2018 #16
I eat oatmeal, salad greens, beans, and other high fiber foods meow2u3 Jun 2018 #17
Just buy flaxseed u4ic Jun 2018 #18
Sorry, but I don't eat foods foreign to me meow2u3 Jun 2018 #24
I've lost 15 pounds in 40 days doing keto - that is about 15% of what I want to lose. flor-de-jasmim Jun 2019 #25
I've just started low carb eating and had never seen this recipe/site. phylny Jun 2019 #28
My biggest obstacle to dieting Bayard Jun 2019 #27
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