Who does it? Any tips, tricks, good recipes, etc. I’m trying to make the dive as I’m borderline high blood pressure with a family history of diabetes. Just trying to get over the mental hurdle of not really being able to eat a few items I like to have on occasion.

My wife tries to do it. I'll see if she can send me some youtubes were her favorite practitioners. Lots of info out there...

I've been doing it for almost a year now. Almost zero carbs for me. I eat almost nothing but meat/fat. I was diagnosed with RA. All I can tell you is that it worked for me. I have always been very active but I still lost 30 pounds and have never felt better. Go to youtube and watch some lowcarb down under videos. Lots of science out there. Good luck.

Lean meats, vegetables, and berries. Pretty much can eat as much as you want of those foods.

I Need Carbs, my metabolism burns too fast

make a sandwich in a lettuce leaf

cheese and sausage makes a good snack

fat head pizza cream cheese, mozzarella , almond flour, and an egg make the fat head pizza crust bake that then top it like a regular pizza.

I eat a balance of carbs, fats and proteins but none of it is junk or processed food. If your afraid of quitting soda pop and/or junk carbs you should quit all of that junk anyway.

This.
Avoid sugar and that poison they call high fructose corn syrup .It's all about balance and moderation. Stay active, calories in vs. calories burned .

I’ve been doing for a week now. It’s been a struggle. Cut all sugars and most carbs. Been eating salads with fish or turkey or chicken or moose. Hardest part for me is lunch and break times at work. Will be watching this for any good recipes.

My wife , daughter , and me were doing it for awhile . I lost weight , they couldnt doit their blood sugar kept dropping .I think it was because they wouldnt eat fat and broaden their vegitable intake . I was feeling pretty good until my wife started baking bread and that was the end of my "paleo "eating habits .

I read a book a few years ago on the subject. One of the ideas the writer suggested is that alcoholism is merely carb addiction. I think he might be on to something.

A coupe of years ago I decided to cut way back on carbs for a period of time. I noticed after a few days that about 8PM I would get an overwhelming desired for carbs, I could hardly stop myself (a few times I didn't stop my self) from hoping in my truck and driving up to the store and buying a couple of doughnuts.

I really think there may be a link between the two things.

That's what it feels like at first because your body is used to "burning" carbs... Once your body makes the switch to burning fat you'll notice some changes after you get over the carb withdrawal.

You won't feel ravenously hungry with an aching, churning stomach. You won't have weakness/tremors from low blood sugar... Your body will just burn any fat reserves it has until you eat. And once you do eat you won't feel bloated and sluggish.

But you have to eat fat...

When I started I made the mistake of eating jerky/biltong along with vegetables, nuts, and sugar-free peanut butter... I would stuff myself and be hungry in 2 hours. But when I made the switch to meat with actual fat content I could go almost all day between meals... The fat burns long and slow.

It's rough at first. But once your body switches over to burning fat it's great. The only problem is that sugar and carbs are in everything... Mainly because they're cheap, abundant, and taste good. It's very easy to slip back into just grabbing a "quick bag" of carbs and sugar instead of actually feeding yourself.

Mike

Eat real human food. So, yes low carb.

It does but hard to do for long. Check out DASH, best option for lowering BP and general healthy eating

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-...y-eating/in-depth/dash-diet/art-20048456

Im not sure someone with borderline high blood pressure should start eating nothing but meat and fat... that sounds off to me... but wish you luck

3 meals a day + low fat + whole grains + veg oils + sugar is the reason 80% of the country is fat and sick.

Since going to mostly red meat/animal products (human food) years ago I've lost a lot of weight, eat way less overall (usually 1 or 2 meals in a 4hr window) , sleep better, live better. My 40 yr old body would kick my 20yr old @$$ and I'm overall less active than I was then.

To say a diet of real food (meat) is unstainable is beyond laughable.

You know, maybe you're right we probably should keep trusting the "news" and the "experts" and the "science"

I started low carb last year. I jump right in the deep end and tried to get into ketosis right away. It was a struggle the first few weeks. Even got "keto flu" one day. Eventually My body adapted. I really liked it. I didn't lose any weight but I did lose a couple inches on my pants size.

I've since relaxed a bit on my diet but I still am mindful of my carbs and try to avoid refined carbs. I think one thing that is important to remember is that with the extra protein and fiber is to really be conscious of getting enough fluids. STAY HYDRATED

Hope this works out for you.

Lots of science out there now that says otherwise. Ancel Keys and his botched seven countries study is the only reason animal fats got a bad rap. That study has been thoroughly debunked now and any good doctor will be aware of that. Metabolic disease is rampant in NA now, and the high carb diet is the reason. Everyone knows sugar is bad, but few realize how much sugar is in all the regular food they eat. My blood pressure was never real high, but I was in the high normal range..130 ish over 85-90 depending on the day. One month into the meat/fat my BP dropped to 120/62 where it has stayed. So much out there on it now that in another 10 years or so I think it will be mainstream. Type 2 diabetes can be completely reversed with a low carb diet, that says volumes all by itself.

I do the same thing, one or two meals in a 4-hour window. My experience is same as yours. I've never felt better and would never go back. How many years you been doing it?