JULIE’S BLOG 22ND FEB. 2017

JULIE’S BLOG 22/2/2017

Hi everyone. When I started searching Facebook for groups to do with LCHF etc. I found they mostly were talking about foods and supplements that were not available here or I had to find its equivalent in the UK, or I didn’t know what the heck they were talking about. I joined several, from USA and Australia and although I learnt a lot I got frustrated. Also, luckily, not being diabetic myself I found a lot of people’s test reading posted and being told to ‘eat to my meter’ a bit strange. That completely fogged me at first as to what it meant. But then in UK with our NHS we don’t get more than basic blood tests. Last time I was told one of my reading was ‘In the green area’ and OK. I could not get them to tell me the reading. Got it eventually from my doctor but the nurse hadn’t a clue.

I had, as previously mentioned, started LCHF because of IBS and followed Zoë Harcombe’s book. I just ate to a very simple plan of three meals including porridge for breakfast, and basically meat, fish, eggs, cheese and vegetables. I wanted to particularly stop eating wheat at the time, or anything made of wheat. So I wasn’t really worrying if I was in Ketosis, eating Paleo or even LCHF. But in following a keto site I later realised I was going into ketosis and even had a dose of keto flu. I still allow myself an occasional porridge with berries and Straight Up yogurt from Waitrose that I find good. No sugar and live.

I think we are very slow here in UK in catching up on these issues. Yet all around me I see people so ill or definitely heading towards being very ill. All you get told is ‘I’m fed up with all the different things they tell you to eat or not eat’ and they mostly don’t want to be bothered at all. Even if it would lessen their pain, reverse so many illnesses, they would rather continue to eat horrible processed food. I have seen large tables filled with sugary baked processed goods disappear in an afternoon. The few who have been interested are in this group! 

As the name I gave this group suggests I don’t mind what type of LCHF any one follows, it is what is right for them. As long as its low carb and they eat good fats. I still don’t really know what type of WOE I follow, I only know what I do works for me and my heath is very good for my age. All I want to do is to try to help people understand what turns out to be a very all encompassing subject by finding things that may be of interest and putting them up on group. Getting people to help each other on what is a not always an easy path to embark on and, as a retired person with time, do the researching for people who have not. I have been doing this researching to the detriment of other things for over a year now. I had some previous training in nutrition and exercise. 

A warm welcome to all new members, I hope you find something here to help you on your way

BTW I am dyslexic so forgive any mistakes and I'll be glad if you tell me corrections 😍 I Go through it a million times but still miss things.