January 5, 2019 Meeting Recap

We had 16 Ketonians attend the January 5, 2019 meetup held at a Carriage Hills Condominiums Party Room in Eagan, MN. There were a few new faces as well as several returning members.

Small Talk

We had small talk for a few minutes while people gathered.

Introductions

We each introduced ourselves and answered the question: What is a recent keto success?

Several items were mentioned including:

  • January 5 was National Keto Day.

  • Chipotle now has Keto bowls

  • Lipid improvements

  • Very cheap beef fat purchased from Hy-Vee in Brooklyn Park

  • Keto breaded shrimp

  • Feeling better

Announcements

Next Meetups will be:

  • February 2 - Golden Valley Library Meeting Room

  • March 2 - Stillwater Yacht club

  • April 6 - Location to be determined.

Mini-Ketofest updates:

  • Minnesota Ketonians LLC has been created to collect KickStarter funds.

  • Venue: Stillwater Yacht Club

  • Date: May 11, 2019

  • Regular conference calls will be set up, likely often on Monday nights.

  • Ask to be added to the ketofest@minnesotaketonians.com mailing list if you would like to participate in the planning.

  • Maria Emmerich will be the main presenter.

Recipes

Mary Jo shared some recipes

  • Sous Vide Shoulder Roast

  • Avgolemono Soup

    • Traditionally the soup has rice, Mary Jo’s keto version omits the rice

    • Ingredients

      • 12 cups chicken broth– This is the only time I use Better Than Bouillon Soup Base – I don’t like the taste of the soup any other way.

      • 8-12 Eggs – this is more than the original recipe calls for but I like to make it nutrient dense.

      • Juice of 3-5 lemons (I go by taste. Go slow on the lemons. It’s easy to add more; impossible to take it out.)

    • Directions

      • Heat broth

      • Beat the eggs until frothy, and then a little bit more.

      • Add the lemon juice to the eggs, beating some more.

      • S-L-O-W-L-Y add the eggs/lemon juice to be broth, stirring continually (I use an immersion blender). This is important so the eggs don’t cook.

      • If there is not enough lemon flavor for you, add it to the soup a little at a time until you get the taste you prefer. I like a very mild, hint-of lemon-flavor.

      • Serve with pepper – some people add it to bring the lemon flavor out a bit more. This is the only time in my life I actually use pepper.

Brenda also brought a recipe.

  • Bacon Onion Dip by George Hernandez

    • Ingredients

      • 2 cups mayonnaise

      • 1 cup sour cream

      • 3 Vidalia onions

      • 1 - 2 TBSP Avocado oil

      • 1 lb bacon

      • onion powder

      • garlic powder

      • salt

      • pepper

    • Directions

      • Chop onions and caramelize in avocado oil - wait for them to cool

      • Chop and cook bacon into small pieces. Save some bacon to place on top.

      • Add mayonnaise, sour cream, cooled onions and most of bacon in a bowl. Mix

      • Add spices to taste

      • Top with saved bacon

      • Serve with Pork Rinds or bacon squares, cheese crisps or other keto snack (She brought Brim’s Pork Rinds from the Dollar Tree)

I think Terri brought awesome Keto Pecan Muffins from ketoconnect.net.

Ketonian Story

Brenda shared her story. You can read more about it on dietdoctor.com

  • Keto for 5 years

  • Along the way learned it can reverse diabetes and depression, had started with goal to lose weight

  • Started with an A1C of 12 and had neuropathy, had triglycerides of 1,200

  • Brenda has several podcasts with 2KetoDudes

  • Read Wheat Belly after a recommendation from a friend - in groups she found LCHF and discovered DietDoctor.com. There are videos on this site to explain impacts of diet on health, etc.

  • Had come to the point where doctors were about to prescribe insulin. Decided not to follow the medicines yet, so she could focus on low carb.  Had started to lose weight but didn’t understand ‘how’ things work yet.  

  • Become more active online (LCHF groups) and eventually heard about Keto ‘crazy people’

  • Within 3 weeks her depression ceased.  It had previously cycled every few weeks.  Also started losing weight but not right away. She was feeling great, emotionally and felt good eating

  • Met Richard Morris on a RedIt -connected there and worked with each other on their health.  Found the Obesity Code from Dr Jason Fung.  Brenda and Richard started fasting 1 or 2 days a week and saw additional benefits.  While doing so, they made this public and others wanted to join them.  It become a group fast, had 100’s of people join them every month, this is still running today.  Can search for ‘Zorn Fast’ and can find her on Ketogenic forums on the Fasting section.

  • A year ago she was asked to join IDM (Intensive Dietary Management) and is now working to assist clients improve their health with the Fasting protocols.  

  • Weight lifting - women have more strength in their legs.  Had been using some machines and weights at a gym she belonged to.  Had felt sluggish (prior to LCHF/Keto), later stopped eating breakfast found she could lift more, better and didn’t have any soreness after. Later found Ketones / Beta Hydroxy uses the same pathway as Lactic Acid (shuttled away) - this then reduces soreness.

  • In the beginning she couldn’t lift much, in part due to metabolic issues.  Brenda has lost 100 pounds.  Her A1C is 5 now.  

  • Life in the Fasting Lane (Eve Mayer) also YouTube - this podcast has been started and they interviewed Brenda.  This should be coming soon.  

    • Megan has been fasting with Eve, can follow Eve on Facebook. They doing a 10 day fast right now, Megan is coaching in live videos.  FastingLane.com is Eve’s website, may be able to get on a distribution list you can join to get those Facebook pages, she posts a new page for every day.

    • IDM has 1 Facebook: Obesity Code Network Fasting support with Dr Jason Fung and Megan Ramos - this is monitored and is the only group they support.  It’s now a group of 50,000

  • Can connect with Brenda at: brenda@idmprogram.com/ www.idmprogram.com(tons of free information)

  • Rode her motorcycle fasted from here to Connecticut on her way to KetoFest. 

  • Brenda recommends Low Carb Breckenridge in March - recommends people attend if you are able.

  • Fasting is the foundation of youth, she has experienced:

    • Has regular periods after they were further and further apart

    • Saw improvements in skin

    • Grey hair stopped coming in

    • Improvements in lifting ability / recovery after (lack of soreness)

  • Questions:

    • How long did it take you to get fat adapted?  About a month.  It takes time for your body to create the enzymes to get fat adapted to better use your fat energy.  At IDM they recommend people to increase their fat intake in the beginning to assist in this process.

  • Goal is to press 900 pounds with her legs in 2019.

Main Topic / Additional Discussion

The main topic was How you survived the Holidays and What are your keto goals for the new year.

Items brought up during discussion:

Plans for Next Meetup

  • Date and Location - February 2 at Golden Valley Library Meeting Room

  • Recipe Walk Though - John

  • Keto Story - Mary Jo

  • Main Topic(s)

    • What are prepared or easy keto options for people that don’t cook?

    • How to talk to your doctors about keto.