My Filipina Wife Does Low Carb

I have eaten it but I make a point of eating meat with fat in as a) it fills me up, b) cooked right it can be very tasty and c) is essential for good health.

I can't eat the fat from animals, never have done. I know I'm suppose to, but My wife will buy meat and ask the butcher to ground it up.

I have always been that way too. Mrs Ash has a tendency to go for fattier cuts of meat. I now eat the belly pork she fries. But I also eat streaky bacon and the less lean mince.
Also if you slow cook fattier joints of meat you get a great result. Collagen makes meat tough when cooked quickly, but when slow cooked it breaks down into gelatin, giving you that juicy, tender result. Fattier and cheaper cuts of beef can also be good for slow cooking because the fat helps to ensure the beef won't dry out , while adding extra flavour.

Also not forgetting oily fish.

Ah, I'm glad you mentioned fish.
I eat pilchards (oily fish) regularly, sometimes cold from the can.

I do the same with sardines.(omega 3)

My favourite oily fish is salmon.

I had a good review with the surgery nurse after my blood tests. She said my cholesterol levels were bang on. I asked how she thought that might be the case given that I eat a lot of good fats ( I gave her a run through of them). She said they are finding this more and more now with patients going lchf. So the super tanker is turning everywhere now.

No need for statins if we eat healthy fats.

if i stop taking my crestor 40mg ( rosuvastatin),,,and drop dead--i will hold you responsible.

Right. Your on.

Seriously though, it has to be done in a controlled way, via consultation with a GP in a process known as deprescribing.

ive been on them for years--and other meds. Works well for me--i will leave well alone. But i have greatly reduced carbs..and eat a lot less of everything. Weight stays the same though.

What are you using to measure your BP? Do you hand enter your readings into some software?

I find my blood pressure goes up if I talk. It is constantly changing according to what I am doing. The surgery ask for 9 readings ( one taken morning noon and night for 3 days. They then take the average of all the readings. I actually take 5 readings each time and take the average of the five. So that’s 45 readings over 3 days.

How is the weight loss going Oss? Have you bought a new belt yet?

I got constipated a lot, I have started to eat Pecon nuts and that sorted my constipation, also they are packed with healthy fat.

Careful with the nuts. I think it’s cashews that are quite high. But Macademias are pretty low.

Don’t forget, sweeteners tend to act as laxatives.