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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KOPBET" data-source="post: 3613112" data-attributes="member: 4153">I am not a doctor, not did I sleep at a Holiday Inn Express last night but here is my take. If you are not a type 2 diabetic yet, odds are you likely will be. I may be preaching to the choir here, but ditch the cheating with chocolate chips, milk (lots of sugar) and saltines. If you must, try unsweetened almond milk and if needed sweeten it with a monk fruit sweetener or another keto friendly sweetener (not artificial junk!). There is no need to go hungry, especially since you say you are a carnivore and healthy fats will help with that hunger immensely.Insulin is the fat storage hormone, guess what happens if you have too much of it. I'm guessing a bit here, but I would bet you have insulin resistance (your doctor can test) and adding not only carbs, but sugars are a disaster for you and both will raise insulin levels. At this stage you should avoid them at all costs. Healthy fats will not cause you to gain weight nor prevent you from losing it, quite the opposite. Use them to your advantage. Keto is more than just low carbs. Your body needs fuel, and giving it lots of healthy fats are what keto (hence ketosis) is all about, switching from burning carbs to burning fat for fuel and providing ketones for your brain. Cheating will kick you out of ketosis and slow your progress. Diet pop can be almost as bad for you with the artificial sweeteners like aspartame or sucralose. Ditch them too. Carbs are pretty easy to cut out, just watch the labels and avoid the starchy veggies. Watch the hidden sugars too! No bad cooking oils like corn oil, vegetable oils, canola, safflower, sunflower, margarine or other science project butter substitutes, etc., you get the picture. If you can, start walking, work up to a couple of miles a day. Intermittent fasting is also f'n awesome. Start with a 16/8 regimen (8 hour eating window) and work up from there.Changing your life style is part of the process of losing weight. I was not your weight, but I had to make the changes or possibly die a slow and painful death. Diabetes will wreck your body and your life. It killed my brother at 64. It's your choice too. If you haven't already, see a doctor, know where you stand. I would also ask to be checked for a fatty liver, which can be reversed as well, but will eventually lead to a nasty, bad outcome if not addressed.My two cents. Sorry if I'm too blunt, but that's just part of being retired and getting older.</blockquote>

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