Speaking of eating out, be careful with some restaurants. Some restaurants add pancake batter to their omelettes and some add bread crumbs to their hamburger. For instance, I would eat omelettes at IHOP (no bread, no potatoes, just the omelette) and would notice how full I would get in comparison to my normal meals. I finally did some research and found they add pancake batter to their omelettes to make them “fluffy”. Most successful low carbers know that if you eat properly, you never really get that full bloated feeling in your tummy. If you eat at a restaurant and feel that heavy feeling, they are probably adding carbs where you don’t expect them.

That’s interesting. I live in a high-rise apartment building with a cafe, and many days I have them bring me two “grilled chicken breast chef salads.” The salads have two halves of a hard-boiled egg, and those egg halves are always the first things I eat.

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Just put a little of both in a jam jar and shake shake shake until you can flip the jar without the insides moving

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It’s not so much that they use more water. This is (again) the result of your body’s initial adjustment. Once your body starts adjusting to using fat & proteins as fuel rather than a steady stream of carbs, the extra thirst will subside. In the meantime, drink to your thirst!

Just be sure to feed yourself plenty of fats, and eventually your body will get the message: fat is fuel! Then you’ll experience a huge rush of energy, stable moods, etc. as your body starts using your fat as fuel.

Stevia can be good as long as it’s not highly processed. I love, for example, that I can grow it in a container on my back porch! I swirl some into my tea leaves when I make tea, and that’s usually all the sweetener I need.