I love a can of yellowfin tuna in olive oil and salt as my lunch. Looking for some low mercury alternatives to yellowfin. I heard skipjack is a good one, but I cannot seem to find skipjack in olive oil with salt. I find the tuna in water unappealing and lower in fat content. I live in the USA, happy o shop on Amazon or some online shop. Within reason, I’m not extremely price sensitive.

Any suggestions?

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Posted by4 hours ago

Keto - A lifestyle or a diet

Do you want to do keto forever, as a lifestyle or do you think that you can one day eat healthy carbs. I have the anxiety that I will become obsessing about the food and that I will one day fear fruits or maybe something like sweet potato that’s also considered healthy. I just started and yes I see big changes, but will I do it forever??

And I am sorry: my English is not the best! :)

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Posted by18 hours ago

Science and Media

Massive weight loss

So i never actually believed in keto i thought it was some fad diet but for the past 4 months all ive ate is cheese, olives, sundried tomatoes, cured meats, steak, eggs that sorta thing (not the healthiest I’m aware but I’ve basically unknowingly been following a keto diet) and I stepped on the scales because i thought i looked lighter and ive lost 45lbs?? What is the science behind this madness because a high fat high calorie diet with such a massive weight loss makes no sense to me

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Posted by4 hours ago

Success Story

1st month keto

Hello, sw:95kg cw:90kg h:167cm age:21 Ive been on keto most of the days in 4 weeks, some days i ate a little more carbs but still in caloric deficit. I lost 5kg by eating in a calorie deficit, eating keto and fasting 20:4 and currently im doing omad. I feel very good i slowly moved from 16:8 to omad and now I'm used to it. I can tell you that i have more mental clarity in the mornig and also my skin cleared up. Last few days i ve been fasting for more than 24 hrs but nothing extreme. I eat keto bcs it makes me stay full longer but also i allow myself to have carbs sometimes bcs if i go strict keto i always get keto rash(one of unlucky ones). When i eat carbs its around 40 grams with fiber. Very proud of myself, 5kg is not much and not that noticable but im so motivated to continue this!!

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Posted by15 hours ago

Keto Progress - Blood Test Results

I wanted to post some numbers from my blood test for anyone interested to see what the results were before starting keto and after being on keto.

Some background: prior to keto, I was on a very poor working mans diet. Fast food, microwavable meals, pastas, breads, snacks, sweets, etc., etc., with the occasional home cooked meal.

On keto I mainly concentrate on animal proteins and fats with occasional vegetables or fruits. I do not eat any "keto" products, just real whole foods. I rarely have cheat days. (mothers day was an exception) I eat all parts of an animal to get all the nutritional benefits. Any cut of meat, skin, organs meats and animal fat, etc. I find this to be a great balance and makes me feel better than just sticking with a few cuts of meat. No supplements, electrolytes, etc.

I do not measure or count anything. I do not have a weight scale. I go by what my body feels it needs. I find that I will crave a specific meal, like liver or heart and I make sure I satisfy this craving in the following meals. I understand this is different than some people as they measure and calculate everything, but this works for me. I only eat when I am hungry. A few times, this means I fast for a period of 24+ hours and occasionally, I have three meals in one day. I do not schedule any meals. Once, I woke up at 0300 because I was craving eggs, so I made eggs. Work does skew this a bit but adding a few hours to the fast isn't an issue for me. I drink some water and it keeps me going until I can have a meal.

EDIT: Original results were taken January 2023. Keto Journey started around February. Updated results June 2023.

CHOL

Standard Range: 35 - 199 mg/dL
before: 259
after: 116

HDL

Standard Range: >=35 mg/dL
before: 28

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