Low-carb support thread number three (2017)

You are doing so well weight wise BB so hopefully only a temporary blip in BP. What's it like when you monitor at home? I do mine about every 6 months and it does vary according to time of day ie higher in morning. I also take 3 readings together and count the average. (You probably know this already). The only other thing is reducing salt, there's lots of hidden salt in food, but assume you know this too.

Thanks everyone. Monitoring at home still averages 150/72. I have stopped doing it now as I am getting anxious.
Nearly always cook from scratch, so very little salt. Hey ho , we will see what happens on Friday.

P.S. Well doneRiverwalk Great feeling isn't it?

Hello Mamie & other LCHF folk - I'm in need of a little morale boosting please!
I started LC in early Sept, reaching goal number one (loss of first stone) in mid-Oct, went on pub walking holiday which had to be cut short as pain in foot made boot wearing nigh impossible.
**dy Gout!
I've been on meds for it for several years but not had it in my foot before - aaargh!
My lovely GP is so pro LCHF, which in discussion we feel is strongly linked to my latest flare-up, that she is supporting me with additional meds while I lose the last 4 pounds to reach the point at which I was going to go "maintenance". (Blood test results pending)

I'm encouraged by her support (& thought you all would like to know of a very positive GP reaction), but I just feel rather down as the discomfort & swelling subside.
Anyone else had a "down side" to LCHF..........(it's still worth it though!)

Hello PoshGran and welcome.
OH also suffers from gout and has had a couple of flare-ups recently. Generally his gout has been better since we started low-carb, but it is hard to know what triggers it. He always starts a 5 day ibuprofen course when it happens, but that makes his IBS worse. ?
He saw the dermatologist last week for a routine check and he thought she was saying (we are in France) that there is a cream you can rub in to prevent gout? I can’t find anything on-line so he may have misunderstood.
Sorry not much help, but well done on the weight loss. ?

PoshGran hope all goes well for you. My SiL suffers from gout but is very resistant to any change in his diet. So well done you.

Just to update everyone. My BP today, taken by the practice nurse was normal. What a relief. She was also very pro low carb

Hurrah BB. ?

Thank youMamie

Good news BB. Hello Poshgran and welcome to this very supportive thread. Hope the meds work soon. I didn't know LC diet associated with gout, but hopefully this will resolve in long term, especially as gout apparently also associated with being overweight.

Thank you Mamie & BB.

I used to suffer from "white coat syndrome" as regards bp - then bought my own monitor which seems to have stopped the blip I used to get when the professionals did it. Glad your bp is behaving itself BB.
I guess that the causes of an individual's gout flare-up would be hard to isolate & might vary - I shan't worry about. I told the gp I was eating more meat etc protein than I would normally & we agreed that perhaps now was not the time to think about cholesterol levels!
OH has not had the same level of success with LCHF; he has lost some weight but I have found chocolate wrappers etc think that perhaps he has not been as determined in some respects!
I intend having a restful weekend - very cold water footbaths, raised foot at rest & in bed, stick in hand for loo trips at night (drinking extra water). I shall also delve deeper into this thread.
Byee

Hi Lazigirl thanks for the welcome.
In discussion with gp, she agreed that the changes to my previous diet which I outlined to her as my effort to go LCHF, may have tipped the uric acid level balance in my blood chemistry & precipitated a gout flare-up (only the second one in four years -pre LCHF), but it wasn't stated categorically as being linked.
It may be that I was just unlucky. I'll keep taking the tablets for now!!

Posh if you think increased meat has triggered the gout try not to eat bigger portions of it to make up for the lack of carbs, instead have filling vegetables e.g. roasted peppers & aubergines, celeriac, carrots, etc. Anything really to replace the potatoes, rice, pasta and bread!

After seven weeks I'm 9.6, total 17lbs loss.

Trousers that were extremely snug (zipped up but button not fastened) can now be taken on/off without undoing the zip or button!

You will have to get new ones soon Riverwalk. ?

It's great isn't it Riverwalk (if caught short) just to be able to whip down trousers quickly? I'm now in the situation that if I don't put a belt on, the trousers are sweeping the floor at my heels - they are not quite ready to fall down completely & I'm not going to buy new yet!

My meds have done the job & the swelling is gone so walking normally & daily 10K steps plus back on track as of yesterday. Blood test results unremarkable.

My diet prior to LCHF was in response to gout diagnosis - my gp wondered if, it being quite "veggie" (& yes, rather carby!), the increase in LCHF protein intake had tripped the gout. Still, the meds will hopefully block things while I work towards shifting the next 4lbs.
Asparagus, celeriac mash & salmon tonight.

Glad it is better PoshGran.
We had a nice celebration dinner the other day - partridge with stuffing of sausage meat, dried figs soaked in brandy, dried mushrooms and shallot, wrapped in bacon and roasted, then a slug of port into the roasting dish to make a sauce. Just had some lovely nutty sprouts with it.

Eight weeks and 9.5 today total of 18 pounds off.

I'm using up various fridge/freezer ingredients so tonight will be having cod loin spread with harissa paste, mashed celeriac & cabbage, and chopped salad of cucumber, tomato & flat-leaf parsley.

About to have a gin & tonic

Great progress Riverwalk.
We are having pot roast rose veal, chard with garlic and pancetta and parmesan cauliflower mash.

Just steak and salad this evening., and a square of chocolate.

I shall have a square of chocolate too. I am very into the very dark chocolate with fleur de sel from our organic shop.

I really like the 85% Aldi do some excellent ones.

Have a lovely Christmas everyone. One roast potato will do no harm ??

Happy Christmas low carbers. Don't worry about the roasties, you can always resume normal function in New Year. We are off to Delft - plenty of Advocaat. Luckily I don't like it, but am sure there are lots of goodies I do

Greetings one & all.
After the recent hiccup (***dy gout!) I'm now fighting fit, 10k plus steps daily & at second target - total weight loss of one & a half stones since Sept.
I had intended to try a maintenance phase at this point but with the delay & Christmas a week away (not counting the 3 Christmas meals I've attended in the last 10 days!) I will be vigilant, not derail the diet & carry on for another half stone in the New Year.

Merry Christmas everyone

Great news PoshGran.
Merry Christmas everyone.
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Poshgran , My SiL can't eat turkey because of the purines which aggravate his gout. He will be having a steak for Christmas dinner. Is it the same for you ?