Entries Tagged as ‘My KMD Experience’

March 6, 2010

My Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet and Low-Carb Eating: Six-Month Summary

I started my Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet on September 1, 2009.  After two months, I stopped compulsive record-keeping and food measurement and made a few other intentional tweaks: fish five times a week instead of seven miminum, more nuts (often two ounces a day—I like nuts and they’re convenient), less salad, more dark chocolate.  Otherwise the [...]

October 30, 2009

My Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet: Day 60 + Zucchini

Weight: 153 lb (69.5 kg) Transgressions: blew it big time! Exercise: 60 minutes horse grooming and trail riding Comments Zucchini In an effort to add variety to my diet, I ate zucchini with my breakfast eggs.  Sautéd this summer squash in 50:50 butter and extra virgin olive oil.  A small serving of raw zucchini—100 g—provides [...]

October 29, 2009

My Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet: Day 59 + Updated Supplement Recommendations

Weight: 154 lb Transgressions: none Exercise: 90 minutes horse grooming and trail riding Comments I’ve finalized the latest supplements for dieters on the Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet, and tinkered with the original plan: Version 2.0 is published. Daily supplements: 1 or 2 plain Centrum multivitamin/multimineral supplements (two if over 250 lb or 114 kg) Magnesium oxide [...]

October 28, 2009

My Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet: Day 58

Weight: 155 lb Transgressions: 1 Metamucil fiber wafer Exercise: none Comments At least I didn’t exceed my quota of veggies again today. I sautéd spinach and mushrooms in butter to accompany my eggs this AM.  Good combo. -Steve

October 27, 2009

My Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet: Day 57 + Week 8 Recap

Weight: 154 lb Transgressions: Exceeded veggie quota by 4.5 oz Exercise: 90 minutes of horse grooming and trail riding Comments After lunch I was already over my veggie allotment by 4.5 oz.  It’s the tomatoes.  They’re heavy.  Will have to cut back.  I disagree with those who say, “You’ll lose your desire for carbs after you’ve [...]

October 26, 2009

My Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet: Day 56 + Hidden Carbohydrates + Oysters

Weight: 155 lb Transgressions: Ate oysters instead of fish, and 22 oz salad greens instead of maximum 14 oz Exercise: Four hours of barnyard chores: clearing brush, moving rocks, adjusting fences. Comments My recent cheat day didn’t seem to set me back, other than increasing temporarily my desire for more carbs. I tried the Morton [...]

October 25, 2009

My Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet: Day 55

Weight: 155 Transgressions: Pork rinds? Exercise: none Comments Weight not up nearly as much as I feared.  Since eating a relatively large amount of carbohydrates on my cheat day yesterday, I have noticed that my cravings for carbs are back.  But I haven’t given in.  Pork rinds aren’t on the original 7.01 version of the [...]

October 24, 2009

My Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet: Day 54 + Potassium Deficiency

Weight: 154 lb Transgressions: TNTC (too numerous to count) Exercise: none Comments The Potassium Problem My current food intake on the Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet appears to be low in potassium, which might have long-term health consequences if followed for many months or years.  According to the Linus Pauling Institute’s Micronutrient Information Center, adequate potassium intake apparently decreases blood pressure, [...]

October 23, 2009

My Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet: Day 53

Weight: 153 lb (155 lb two days ago) Transgressions: none Exercise: none Comments I weigh myself first thing in the morning right after emptying my bladder, before getting dressed.  Part of my weight being down 2 lb over the last two days likely reflects a degree of dehydration: I slept 12 hours last night.  It’s so dry [...]

October 22, 2009

Centrum Multivitamin/Multimineral Supplement

I recommend Centrum for people on the Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet.  Since the composition of plain Centrum could change at any time (or be concocted differently in non-U.S. countries), I’m recording the contents of the current U.S. product.   Here are the component amounts with “% Daily Values” in parentheses.  U.S. government authorities recommend Percent Daily Values for [...]