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  • BookAngel_a
    BookAngel_a Posts: 143 Member
    This is such a great, thread! So inspiring. I'm on my 3rd week of low carb eating so this is just what I need to keep me motivated. Not much to report yet on the scale since I didn't weigh myself until two weeks in, but I hope to have losses to report soon. :)
  • jonesphotog
    jonesphotog Posts: 386 Member
    I'm staying at 30 carbs or less per day. Since Nov 1 2014 I'm down 97 pounds.
  • gsp90x
    gsp90x Posts: 416 Member
    jonesphotog wrote: »
    I'm staying at 30 carbs or less per day. Since Nov 1 2014 I'm down 97 pounds.

    Good greif Batman! That's amazing!
  • Soon2BeMrsSherriff
    Soon2BeMrsSherriff Posts: 82 Member
    Since January 1st 2015 I have lost 20lbs. Only the past week has been low carb. I really do feel better throughout the day. I am very lucky because just in the last week I have lost 2 inches from my waist and down one pant size(almost down one more)!!
  • Bebe6740
    Bebe6740 Posts: 57 Member
    This is all amazing stuff! I think part of our weight loss success will be reading about everyone's success as we continue on our own weight loss journeys, slowly but steady. These words are encouragement straight for the soul!

    I do read that most of you are doing keto (staying under 20 carbs), and you are the ones that have lost the most weight- amazing!

    Question- any other people doing LC but not that low, more around the 50-100 carbs a day? What has been your success so far??

    Looking forward to reading more stories!

    Thanks again!
    Marilyn
  • LemonMarmalade
    LemonMarmalade Posts: 227 Member
    Since February 19 I have lost 35 lbs. I only sporadically exercise but i really want to do more. I am having some medical issues my doc is trying to figure out but i am losing steadily and almost back to the weight i met my husband..25 pounds more. :) I WANT to lost 40 to 60 more total...but i have never been a small person so a number won't work for me until i am there.
  • SlimBride2Be
    SlimBride2Be Posts: 315 Member
    I've lost 2 dress sizes in 2 months on 50-100 carbs
  • camtosh
    camtosh Posts: 898 Member
    edited May 2015
    camtosh wrote: »
    Today I was 70.0 kg and 18.6% body fat mass!
    Correction: 18.6kg of body fat, not percent.... I misread the Japanese printout :blush: But still, that is 11kg of Unsightly Fat gone, so all good! My current fat percentage is 26%.
    Question- any other people doing LC but not that low, more around the 50-100 carbs a day? What has been your success so far??
    I did that -- and it took me a year to lose 11 kg, so it is slow, but it gets the job done if you stick with it. Look at the chart on my profile, it shows the progress up and down. I did some IF and fat fast days, and they helped kickstart some losses sometimes.
  • KarlaYP
    KarlaYP Posts: 4,436 Member
    I've been LCHF for almost 3 months and ketogenic levels for just over a month. Started at 231 and now 205, so 26 pounds lost, so far. Plus, the inches lost has been tremendous! The greatest victory has been a marked improvement in Fibromyalgia symptoms!!! I'm amazed at how much better I feel!!!! Now, if LCHF can go ahead and fix the headaches all would be right in my world. But it will come! I walk some for exercise but don't stress myself about it. Good luck!
  • FIT_Goat
    FIT_Goat Posts: 4,224 Member
    Before Low Carb
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    This is not even at my heaviest. It's just where I was before low-carb. Somewhere between 87-92 kg (190-200 lbs) in this photo. I don't know for sure. I did gain more before starting low carb. I started at 92.5 kg. My heaviest was around 105 kg (230 pounds).

    After Low Carb
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    This was a few months back, at Epcot. I was around 71-72 kg (156-158 lbs) at that date. My total loss on low carb had been around 22 kg (48 pounds). I'm still trending downwards but not actively trying to lose more.
  • nicsflyingcircus
    nicsflyingcircus Posts: 2,862 Member
    FIT_Goat wrote: »
    Before Low Carb
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    This is not even at my heaviest. It's just where I was before low-carb. Somewhere between 87-92 kg (190-200 lbs) in this photo. I don't know for sure. I did gain more before starting low carb. I started at 92.5 kg. My heaviest was around 105 kg (230 pounds).

    After Low Carb
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    This was a few months back, at Epcot. I was around 71-72 kg (156-158 lbs) at that date. My total loss on low carb had been around 22 kg (48 pounds). I'm still trending downwards but not actively trying to lose more.

    I hope this isn't creepy, but looking at your photo, I have such a hard time seeing how you could possibly fall in the overweight category of BMI. Stupid thing.

  • miche173
    miche173 Posts: 50 Member
    I started in February 2015, and am down 38 pounds. I still have 42 more to go, but it definitely feels doable. I have been eating under 20g net carbs, mostly from vegetables. I have had some celebration days where I enjoyed dessert, and that was worth it:).
    I have so much more energy, that's the main benefit. I am pre-diabetic, so it's great for my numbers!
  • FIT_Goat
    FIT_Goat Posts: 4,224 Member
    nicsflyingcircus wrote: »
    I hope this isn't creepy, but looking at your photo, I have such a hard time seeing how you could possibly fall in the overweight category of BMI. Stupid thing.

    Yeah, I know. That's why I don't worry too much about it. According to the scale, I am at a 26.7-27.0 in that photo. Of course, keep in mind, that before 1998 the cutoff for being overweight, for men was a BMI of 28. That means, I wouldn't have been considered overweight back then. The cutoff used to be 27 for women, in case anyone is wondering. It's also why getting to 74 kg was my original goal. That put me into the "old" healthy range. It was also below my lightest weight (75 kg) doing a calorie-restricted diet.

    Even my doctor, who gave me a little bit of hell about my diet and a big packet of "healthy eating" information prefaced her lecture with, "I am not saying you are fat or that you need to lose any weight, but you could make healthier choices."
  • nicsflyingcircus
    nicsflyingcircus Posts: 2,862 Member
    FIT_Goat wrote: »
    nicsflyingcircus wrote: »
    I hope this isn't creepy, but looking at your photo, I have such a hard time seeing how you could possibly fall in the overweight category of BMI. Stupid thing.

    Yeah, I know. That's why I don't worry too much about it. According to the scale, I am at a 26.7-27.0 in that photo. Of course, keep in mind, that before 1998 the cutoff for being overweight, for men was a BMI of 28. That means, I wouldn't have been considered overweight back then. The cutoff used to be 27 for women, in case anyone is wondering. It's also why getting to 74 kg was my original goal. That put me into the "old" healthy range. It was also below my lightest weight (75 kg) doing a calorie-restricted diet.

    Even my doctor, who gave me a little bit of hell about my diet and a big packet of "healthy eating" information prefaced her lecture with, "I am not saying you are fat or that you need to lose any weight, but you could make healthier choices."

    It's funny, my husband, who is quite fit (but definitely a carb man), hovers right at the cusp of "overweight" BMI. Looking at him, the idea is very laughable.
  • adamthompson2006
    adamthompson2006 Posts: 13 Member
    137 days in 49 lbs down.
  • me_ona_diet
    me_ona_diet Posts: 71 Member
    Started April 2 at 326, now weighing 297, for 29lbs in 2 months. Also noticed the way my clothes fit, more positive attitude and energy :)
  • Bebe6740
    Bebe6740 Posts: 57 Member
    This is all amazing stuff!!

    One more question- do you all also count calories, and if so what is your calorie intake??

    Thanks again,
    Marilyn
  • LemonMarmalade
    LemonMarmalade Posts: 227 Member
    Bebe6740 wrote: »
    This is all amazing stuff!!

    One more question- do you all also count calories, and if so what is your calorie intake??

    Thanks again,
    Marilyn

    I do not pay attention to calories. I eat when i am hungry and i eat gow much i want. I only know how much i take in because mfp logs them. Most days i am over 1200 some days i am just not very hungry.
  • Bebe6740
    Bebe6740 Posts: 57 Member
    I have set MFP to 1860.. Some days I'm unde some right on, some over by 150... I don't think I could eat 1200 cals!! Lol
  • moonius
    moonius Posts: 663 Member
    Started Atkins in 2008 at 380, lost 40 pounds. Restarted July 2014 on keto and now I weigh 271.
  • FIT_Goat
    FIT_Goat Posts: 4,224 Member
    Bebe6740 wrote: »
    This is all amazing stuff!!

    One more question- do you all also count calories, and if so what is your calorie intake??

    Thanks again,
    Marilyn

    I don't count at all. I used to track, without restricting. And, a while ago, I did track for over 30 days for a friend (to show him what my eating really looked like). I average around 2500-2600 calories a day. But, it doesn't matter. Calories are interesting in the sense that they are countable. They're not interesting in the sense that they matter.

    The one important measurement is change_in_weight over time (where time is longer than a couple weeks). If that measurement is looking good (negative and with a high enough magnitude for most of you), then there's nothing to worry about when it comes to calories.
  • FIT_Goat
    FIT_Goat Posts: 4,224 Member
    moonius wrote: »
    Started Atkins in 2008 at 380, lost 40 pounds. Restarted July 2014 on keto and now I weigh 271.

    Woohoo!!! That's over 100 pounds!

    That's freaking awesome.
  • KarlaYP
    KarlaYP Posts: 4,436 Member
    I have mine set at 1600.
  • baconslave
    baconslave Posts: 7,018 Member
    Bebe6740 wrote: »
    This is all amazing stuff!!

    One more question- do you all also count calories, and if so what is your calorie intake??

    Thanks again,
    Marilyn

    I use a keto calc. I'm almost 5'10" and I've counted cals since the 3rd month. I'm currently at 1600, but I'm a little more lax about them on weekends.
  • Sugarbeat
    Sugarbeat Posts: 824 Member
    4 months in, 7.5 lbs lost, nearly 14 inches. More importantly I've lost the inflammation in my knees and feet (making my heel spurs much more manageable), the daily fear of my BG levels tanking out, the inability to spend a day out with my family out of fear of the BG levels (I used to get nervous going to the grocery store alone and downright scared to go after work). I'll take the slow scale loss if means I gain more quality of life.
  • JPW1990
    JPW1990 Posts: 2,424 Member
    Bebe6740 wrote: »
    This is all amazing stuff!!

    One more question- do you all also count calories, and if so what is your calorie intake??

    Thanks again,
    Marilyn

    I count. When I don't count, I gain, because regardless of what some people want to believe, CICO DOES matter, whether you're aware of the numbers or not. It's incredibly easy to have your numbers slowly creep up just by not measuring things like butter and cream, and before you know it, you're eating 500 calories above maintenance, while still fully in keto.
  • moonius
    moonius Posts: 663 Member
    @FIT_Goat : Thanks for the props Goat.
    @Bebe6740 : I still track my food but not religiously. My daily goals are 2000 calories, 70% fat, 25% protein, 5% carbohydrates.
  • Keliandra
    Keliandra Posts: 170 Member
    edited May 2015
    45 yo, started (again) 27 days ago at 267.4, today I am 250.8. I am not tired when I am on LCHF and off insulin, nor am I hungry all of the time. I lift weights 3x a week, doing 2 minutes of 90% HR cardio in between each exercise. MY BG was 116 this morning, with Met only. I set myself to 1780 calories, 30g carb, 140g fat and about 90g protein, give or take. I weigh and measure everything so that I learn what the correct size is, but I'm not afraid to go over my calories because I am hungry. I've also learned to listen to my body, and when it says "stop eating" I stop, even if there is only 1 bite left.

    I originally started in Jan 2014 at 287.8, and my lowest recorded weight, on June 16th, was 227.4. Then I had surgery, recovery and other RL stressors, gave up and regained 40 pounds. Now Im back :)
  • Bebe6740
    Bebe6740 Posts: 57 Member
    So inspiring!!!

    Can't wait to read some more!

    Marilyn
  • Sugarbeat
    Sugarbeat Posts: 824 Member
    I've stopped counting calories but will count again when I hit a plateau. So far I haven't gone more than a week without a change on lbs or inches.
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