This blog is dedicated to traditional and slightly tweaked low carb diets. But what I do personally doesn't always fit that mold. So even though I'm currently doing a round of Atkins Induction to get firmly into ketosis before looking at the results and making any needed adjustments, I've decided to post my weekly weigh ins over at my PSMF diet blog.
A PSMF diet is a protein sparing modified fast. Traditionally, it's protein and little else. Which means setting your protein at 1 gram per pound of lean body mass (or up to 2 grams if you're weight lifting and/or highly active) plus just enough vegetables to keep you full. Still low carb, but way less dietary fat than Dr. Atkins, or even Dr. Eades, recommends.
Lyle McDonad's PSMF version recommends fish oils, 2 servings of non-fat or low-fat dairy products, and at my current level of body fat, a weekly refeed. I can't do the fish oils because they give me vertigo, so I bought a bag of pre-ground golden flax seeds at the health food store yesterday. While flax doesn't convert into the essential fatty acids we need as easily as fish oils do, at this point, they are my best choice.
This past week, however, I've been doing Atkins '92 Induction. And while my liver glycogen is emptying out nicely, I don't expect the weight loss to continue much longer without having to lower my fat intake. So I think that my Sharing the Magic of Low Carb Living blog will be a better fit for my Friday morning weigh in.
If you're interested in seeing how the week went, and how I've learned to cook my chicken legs to provide less toxic fatty drippings, but still the crispy skin I love, check out today's post about my half way through Induction results.
From now on, that's where my Friday weigh ins will be, without a formal announcement here.
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