I'm not tracking food anymore
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- čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
- I'm testing out moving away from meticulously weighing and tracking all of my food through Cronometer. In this vlog, I share why I'm making this transition, what I'm doing to hopefully make it successful, and how it goes.
Timestamps:
00:00 Moving away from tracking food on medical keto
02:03 Putting on another continuous ketone monitor (CKM)
03:43 Comparing ketone levels with KetoMojo blood ketone monitor
05:00 Cooking broccoli and beef curry
06:09 My robot button
06:45 TMI and eating leftovers
08:06 Rob is still tracking his food
10:18 Checking ketone levels again on CKM and KetoMojo
11:20 Going for a run
15:40 A rare occurrence of eating out at a mall food court
17:18 Building Teddy's big boy bed!
17:55 Thoughts on this transition and going to play soccer
21:03 Pork chops and spinach salad and another check in
21:24 Playing around and a special surprise for my dad!
23:12 Beef casserole with spinach and avocado and another check in
25:36 Final thoughts on this transition
27:15 And Bahamas concert!
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Dangerous pseudoscience
Food tracking would be such a Gigantic trigger for my past eating disorder this is so real
Same. Keto almost divorced me from the joy of eating. I ended up eating intuitively and that’s a low/no processed mainly plant based lean protein diet with LOTS of fruit. All the turkey bacon and cheese will never give me the thrill of a big bowl of crunchy green grapes, or a tomato basil salad.
I love your story and very much appreciate you sharing it with the world!!!
Dr Ken!!!
As a viewer for a while and having a family member with schizophrenia, this is remarkable to witness. You are pioneers. One day I hope this will help so many others.
I did notice some blinking. Not much but some. So proud of you both and how joyful this must feel. I wish much continued success.❤
Agree ❤ Thanks for sharing
Thanks for this! So nice to see you more at ease and enjoying your family…love the smiles!!
Let the poor girl blink! I think some people are only aware of her blinking habits because someone scrutinized her over it, and now she's self conscious about it and addresses it, too. I think she has gorgeous eyes, so I'm paying attention to her eyes, and I personally do not notice any abnormal blinking. There is dust in the air, and it's not all spread out equally. Eventually, eyes are going to blink more than normal, and this is normal, not unusual. Sorry, I'm very protective of people in the public eye when it comes to others pointing out their facial quirks because I have a twitch, and people point out mine, too, and then I become extra aware and now I just try to have wednesday adam's face, and so people berate me for that, too! I don't mean to go off on you, specifically because you obviously support her and are not saying it negatively, at all, and you're even being helpful. I just think sometimes facial quirks are what make people unique! Either way, God Bless, and again, I hope you don't think I'm attacking you, kind person on the internet who I've never spoken to.
@@dhsarah570 No problem. One of the most important things you remembered was, I completely support her and her family. I might add, there ain’t nothing “poor girl” about Lauren. She is an absolute warrior!
Ok im going to give it a try! I can barely get out of bed at the moment, this is not the life I want.
I'm so so happy to see how well you seem to be doing! Everyone deserves this!
In my view it is such an important work you do here. Just to share your Keto-Journey with those millions of people out there, fighting with similar illnesses day by day!!! Its time for a Revolution!
I haven't watched since you started the keto diet and the change in your cadence and the seriously sweet smiles in your face is absolutely amazing. I'm so glad this is working for you.
Hey Lauren! Thank you for sharing this. It’s great to be mindful enough to see that something like measuring and tracking is no longer serving as healthy of a purpose as it previously was.
When I went treatment for an eating disorder, they initially had us measure our food when preparing it. But after a few weeks, the goal was to have us eyeball portions, trust ourselves, and adjust if needed. It was empowering. And if you ever want to measure something as a refresher, there’s nothing wrong with it as long as it doesn’t become a habit. Weighing and tracking my food and exercise never ends well for me personally, but different strokes for different folks. Truly.
From my eyes as a weightlifter, you don’t look thin - you look trim and toned, more muscle. And you have a glow about you that’s lovely. I’m glad you’re being mindful of your needs as an individual and are honoring those needs.
And thank you for sharing some moments with your sweet son. Living with MI doesn’t automatically disqualify us from wonderful life experiences and relationships, and it’s always refreshing to see some “normalcy” (I hate that word, but I’ll use it) in families.
As always, thanks for the content. I'm benefitting so much from your videos!
Thank you for what you do. You are helping more people than you will ever know.
Congratulations to you making a choice that works for you and congratulations to your dad as well!
You're amazing ❤ thank you for sharing everything not just this video but everything on your channel it helps so much to us who have someone we love and need to understand and know how to behave. For all this I'm so grateful to you and I wish you the best ❤
This is such a helpful project. I do hope many many are helped and encouraged by all this information. ❤
It's always enjoyable watching you guys.
I loved how you surprised your dad. Get well soon🤗🤗
Awesome! Congrats to your 3 generations: from big boy bed to fly boy's welcome! We're all a work in progress. Stay strong and keep crawling, walking or running!❤
I appreciate your honesty and willingness to continue evolving in your approach to managing your health.
LOVED this video. You’re doing great and the family are gorgeous
Your son is hilarious 😂, showing off his food and Dino to the camera!
Thank you so much for letting us know how it’s going. I did keto years ago. Love you guys. California Joanna
So adorable. I love the way your family interacts with each other
Thanks for sharing your meals it's a good source of inspiration.
keto mojo test strips only last for up to a year after purchase. I wondered because my type 2 diabetes test strips expire pretty fast. Just thought I'd let you know because you might start getting odd readings after 3 months. Happened to me. You're doing great and it's inspiring 😀Feel better!
I saw the title and went "oh no, ohhh what if she gets hurt, aaaa" and then I watched and I was like "apparently she's fine, she's got it all under control -- look at that cute couple, (sigh of relief), happy for them ..."
I love your vlog style content :)
Continuous Glucose Monitors measure the glucose in your interstitial fluid (the fluid in your cells) rather than in your blood. If the Continuous Ketone Monitor is the same, that could explain the difference between the finger stick and the continuous monitor.
You have baby now no way congrats…
Very happy for you..!!!!
I haven't checked in with the channel for a while. Used to be a regular watcher when you were pregnant but then got distracted with other stuff and didn't watch youtube so much. It blew my mind to see how big the kid has gotten WTF? its awesome to see you in your daily life living good with your family.
I just knocked out of keto and boy has it been a big hit on me. Alot of unfelt negative emotions are arising. I hope I adapt alot faster back into ketosis this time.
God bless you. I truly understand. ❤
So amazing and wonderful this has been a success. I suffer from seasonal affective disorder and I plan to try keto this fall when it kicks in again. Sunlamps, walking, vit D all take the edge off but I still suffer from intrusuve thoughts from october to january. Fingers crossed!
I love your relationship with your baby! We also watch Bluey all day!
Thank you for showing us how the cbgm works! I felt your pain.
Hi Michele!! Congratulations, Ken!! ❤🇨🇦
As someone who has the same diagnosis schizoaffective your videos have been very helpful like the one that talked about what type of antipsychotic I should be on. Im talking about the video with dr. Marks. And then now u are on the keto diet. I thought about going on the keto diet for my illness, but decide to do a sugar free and wheat free diet and after being on it a month I feel better. Your videos are very interesting and informative keep them coming please. Good luck with not tracking the food u eat while still being on a keto diet! I wouldn’t mind meeting u someday.
Try peeled/able alkaline fruit only?
I relate so much to your desire to run while still being sick/coughing, bc two weeks is so long! I felt for your coughing as I've been there many times, hacking out my lungs after a light run lolololol
Keto/Banting changed my life - my mind is firing on all cylinders and I feel alive!
Thanks for sharing.
Good Lauren it is hard when we have a Eating Disorder I do and if I could safely do Keto I would try but I simple can't afford the scaled down diet. Happy you are having success . Blessings to your Family
I eat macadamia nuts a lot. I’m glad you enjoy them too Lauren.
I also heard the Bluey theme song in the background of a video clip. My nephews use to watch Bluey, and I loved it. They are a little old for Bluey now. Oh well…
Good luck not tracking!
1. It was so cute when you played with your baby
2. Rob looks really handsome
I'm very impressed with your channel and your family. I would struggle to have a family with my mental health challenges.
Me too it’s hard not to hate myself watching it to be honest
I really enjoy your videos 🩷
3:39 I've stopped early to thank you again for your level of transparency. If u ever wonder if you're truly helping people? I don't hv schizophrenia (😮) but I'm asking my psychologist tomorrow abt his thoughts on this type of diet to treat my own uber-fun diagnoses🙄. (😂 if ya can't laugh at yourself). 👍 Appreciate your honesty about the new tech, too.🎯 So, maybe I'll finish the video now...😉 - just me in Palm Springs 🌴
Laura you're very practical I am on dieting before you but I don't get to point which to measure my ketones. I measured my weight sometimes on a daily basis so whatever it added one to me. I would like to thank you for appreciating videos you share really I loved it ❤
I so felt your puncture of the arm, ( just been in hospital for a week with diabetic condition and having my finger pricked all the time for blood sugar tests ) aawwwwwwwwwuooooooh !!!!
The moment when you really experience that you have created yourself being whatever way you are, at that same moment you will never have to be that way again. -Werner Erhard est
Hope that this works better for you!
Teddy is adorable. ❤❤❤
Thanks!
Hi Lauren! It's true, I have observed the same. The ketones levels readings on the continuous monitor, decrease with time, and I think that not in a linear way, they are lower and lower and lower till you implant the next continuous monitor, and then instantly rise . It's a pity
Just being sick will skew your blood glucose. You’re doing an excellent job!
Great video
If her run was a jog then I must be crawling 😭😭😂
YES, good for you for remembering and bringing up the 'PHAT' moment, where Rob weirdly sensualized the acronym, where it's more KNOWN in reality as a clothing brand -- not a p***-brained term. You're amazing Lauren, all my love and prayers for you and your children.
So proud of you for following your food intake intuitively instead of weighing/measuring everything! YOU made the right choice for you Lauren. Intuitive living is THE WAY to health and happiness!
I am watching 😂this in inintervals...beautiful family😢😊
You been gassy lol😂
RN here 😊 totally normal and expected for your blood sugar to be slightly higher when sick
That is such a smart move that you made to stop doing macros like that. I wish you continued success. I also started having lower ketones recently and was quite concerned - Nicole told me the same thing so now I miss higher ketone levels just for kicks and thinking they were for the best lol. The CGM tracking you and Rob's ketones during activities was so neat! And I liked how you showed your ketones a lot. I also listened to Taylor Swift's new album (though not uncommon lol) and read Ede's book recently. Cute personal moments too! I don't recall - I believe you're down to 40mg Latuda - any side effects? How's sleep?
Suppr happy for you!
Keto mojo is live in Canada now!
You are a Swifty - niiice❣
Hi, great channel, I've been low carb to now keto/carnivorish for 6 years. I counted carb grams up 50 grams, then I just avoided carbs to avoid counting. Carbs do sneak in, especially when you assume you know a food's carb content. But experience teaches and you get better and better without counting. The more fat I eat, the less carb cravings I experience. Also, the more fat I consume, the higher my blood ketones ( I monitored for daily for 1 year during the lean mass hyperresponder study). When I took a gram of Carnitine that also boosted my ketones from my 0.8 average to 2.0 to 3.0.
Was this L carnitine?
@@GizelleQuant yes
Hi! I have BPD and my Dr says I have syntomps of schizophrenia, I haven't ask him about this but I think he might refer to small psychotic episodes and stuff, which makes me think does he refear to the DSM5 diagnosis on : Unspecified Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorder, if you could talk about that could be really helpful!!
Lauren I've been sick to and don't do keto but have had more surgery things and think isn't so great but that's okay for now
I don't know how to do food tracking but don't know how to get the ratio right for each meal or whole day. Please suggest me a simplest way. Thanks
start with 2:1 fat to everything else, and keep carbs 5-10% max amount of calories for each meal. Keep carbs under 20 per day, so if you eat 3 meals probably 6-7 grams per meal.
Congrats
Lauren, what do you think of the Lumen breath monitor? Have you tried that one yet?
In their review ("TESTED: Ketone Monitor Ultimate Comparison 2024") they mentioned just the Biosense one.
Actually, cortisol levels increase when you are sick and cortisol is known to increase blood glucose levels. Infections are a very common hyperglycemia trigger in people with diabetes, but it also increases glucose in nondiabetic patients.
i bet the pricker thing causes a lot of anticipation lol i looks scary
Any info about your blood tests? Cholesterol and things of that nature. ❤
Wishing you success. Can you speak to your mood, energy, mental clarity? Also for fun put a count of how many times you say keto. :)
I'm amazed at your life Lauren. Are you still taking meds?
Watching the latest vids, I got she's still taking the antipsychotic meds, but at 40% from what she used to take at the start of the diet.
@@dyawr thank you!
@@CarolH2O Yw!
My extra treatment is antioxidants R2 pharmanex or resveratrol, vitamin C-histidine, D 300, Zinc! That’s all!
The key to success on keto, long term, is heuristics and patterns.
You pay close attention to your mind and body, when things feel off (because you will stray) there should be meals that you know you can rely on to kick you back into ketosis, and you stick with that meal plan for 4 days. That's a "magic" number of days with the small intestines, btw. While on your rigid diet for 4 days, you thoughtfully review (in your head, no need for record keeping) what you ate and see if you can figure out what messed things up. Then, on day 5, do your best to resume "normal" life using what you've learned.
I've been on a ketogenic diet for years, and my girlfriend is figuring it out--and like you, the cost of a mistake is high for her (and nearly everyone within arms reach). She goofed a couple of days ago, allowing an exception in the late morning, went into an episode at 2 AM the following morning and was in the hospital for four days (there it is again) after getting back into ketosis. Turns out, you can't buy the cheapest full fat creamer for coffee.
Our sugar/glucose rises when we are sick. I’m diabetic. That’s how I know.
A little nutrient tip I've picked up for chapped lips - it can be a sign of B vitamin (esp 1+2) deficiency. On a keto diet grains aren't consumed and that's a big source of those vitamins so a supplement helps fill that gap.
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Do you know what the healthy range is for glucose levels
I think it's between 65 to 99 is the norm.
In other words you don't know maybe I should ask a doctor
Thank u. Honest! Are u still using meds, too?
She is, but at 40% of what she used to, from what I understand.
I take Eszopiclone (Lunesta), Benzotropine (Cogentin), Buspirone (Buspar) & Seroquel. I also get an every 3 months shot (Invega Trinza).
Curious why invega every 3 months? Did you ween off it slowly versus monthly?
I still have anhedonia but will do keto when im not anhedonic no more. Are you planning to do it for life?
Hello.. waiting will not always help. You should go for it, it will help you feel better.
I know my question isn’t about food but do you have a video on how you came to accept your illness? What the process looked like ? Or if anyone who follow Lauren can point me to the right video I would be very grateful. Thx
Tomato is good with beef. I like fried mushrooms a lot. It's good you are not eating out as I believe food additives effect some people more than others, and definitely are unhealthy for everyone. I still have doubts on long term keto since I don't understand the science. Eating food you make has to be a responsible and wise choice - and not an easy choice nowadays!
A couple of thoughts came to mind with a medical Ketosis diet and I wanted to know how you feel. A) Do you worry about the long term impact of the fats you eat. And whether this intake may lead to an increase risk of Atherosclerosis in the future?
B) did the keto diet cause you some initial weight loss?
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I think the reason your ketone go down with exercise is that your liver is releasing stored sugar from the liver for energy. So your body is using that for energy in preference to ketone.
Yeah glycogen is stored sugar in the liver and will get turned into glucose with exercise.
Can someone tell me how long you feel sick for when beginning a Keto diet? I tried it before and on top of my chronic illness it just made me feel so ill that I couldn’t continue.
You have to drink electrolytes! It should be quite diluted or otherwise it can be dehydrating instead. But electrolytes is so important.
@@furb1977 Okay, thanks. Definitely did not take electrolytes. Are you following a keto diet? Has it helped you?
@@ashatan4554 Yes I am and yes it's essential. Carbs store water and electrolytes in the body, when carbs are eliminated alot of water and electrolytes are flushed out (you pee alot) and you have to replenish what is lost. Supermarkets often have salt substitutes which contains potassium and sodium so that you can buy, and take magnesium supplement.
@@ashatan4554 Yes it is very important. You pee out alot of store water with electrolytes when eating keto so one must replenish what is lost.
Supermarkets often have salt replacements like Litesalt which contains sodium and potassium. And take a magnesium supplement also.
I eat whatever I want, nothing after 18:00. For a bit of cholesterol and digesting carbs and sugars I drink histidine 500 mg. Amino acids
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I know you discussed how much you spend on foods. Have you discussed how much a keto coach costs? Or how much your supplements cost?
I think it would be a really good idea so people who are thinking about trying this are prepared.
It seems a doable diet for a more healthy individual who can discipline themselves. My daughter won’t listen, conform etc , so unfortunately she is not well enough for this. Many suffering acute symptoms would not be willing or able to follow such a diet so it’s not the solution unless hospitalized and forced to follow the diet.
You may have already been improved with your symptoms even before the dietary changes as you were and are able to undertake this.
Yes, she did say she was in a very stable situation in her life & with her illness, and therefore starting from a pretty high-functioning position to begin with... But I think if this truly works for more & more ppl, becoming more mainstream as a form of treatment, then ppl will view it differently and start taking it seriously even when they're not doing that well...
I think, for now, it's still mainly seen as a dietary fad rather than a serious potential treatment plan (unlike the dietary treatment for Diabetes, for example).
Type 1 diabetic here that uses CGM everyday 🙋♀️ be careful of compression lows when you sleep. They’ll give you false readings. Gosh, I spend years without a CGM because they’re so expensige
Hi guys,
ROB, WHAT HAS CHANGED FOR YOU EATING THIS WAY???
Nice one, your kids a cutey
What happened to the other 2 childs??
Ted is so cute. California Joanna
Blood glucose is highly variable from hour to hour! Unless you have symptoms of diabetes and a doctor recommends it, I do not recommend ANYONE tracking their glucose level. It will just cause you unnecessary concerns. Check with your Dr!
Rob, are you from the tribe of Simeon
As a genuine question, how does ketosis affect psychosis? By my figuring, I cpukd afford to do keto on my budget (not with all they fancy equipment but hey). Idk, I'd do anything to be rid of the voices😅
For her, most symptoms of the disease have subsided from what I understood, esp compared to how it was before. But she is still on a small/moderate dose of antipsychotic...
@@dyawr i might actually try it...I really woukd do anything to be rid of or diminish my psychosis.
@@damnablethief That's cool, good luck!! But make sure u'r strict with it, like Lauren & Rob 👍👏
@@dyawr ya, I will def do my research first.