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  • Sunny_Bunny_
    Sunny_Bunny_ Posts: 7,140 Member
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    very inspiring pics indeed. Just curious if all were following low carb (less than 20 carbs) during this period. Will be helpful to get insight into your success stories - what worked for you, what didnt, who inspired you to start LCD etc

    I try to stay under 20-25.
  • KarlaYP
    KarlaYP Posts: 4,439 Member
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    My daily goal is 10-20 carbs per day. I found this woe of mfp. Am still learning to use the site to my benefit, but will get there! The friends I have made here have been amazing! This is the best support group I've ever been a part of!
  • pondsbb
    pondsbb Posts: 172 Member
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    Way to go everyone!

    I personally keep above 50 g a day but under 100. There was a short period where I was falling under 50 not knowing it was what may have been making me feel bad. Rolling in and out of keto flu.

    I have only been doing this a couple months and am looking for very slow losses. I believe it is happening without going keto.
  • KarlaYP
    KarlaYP Posts: 4,439 Member
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    That's one of the beauties about lc. Any lc that works for you is cheered by all here!
  • KittensMaster
    KittensMaster Posts: 748 Member
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    I'm 80 or less carbs all from vegetables

    No cake or brownies.

  • KenSmith108
    KenSmith108 Posts: 1,966 Member
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    I'm 80 or less carbs all from vegetables

    No cake or brownies.

    I forget, what's cake or brownies. :D

  • KittensMaster
    KittensMaster Posts: 748 Member
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    I'm 80 or less carbs all from vegetables

    No cake or brownies.

    I forget, what's cake or brownies. :D

    Pure addictive evil!!!

    Ha!


  • JodehFoster
    JodehFoster Posts: 419 Member
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    License photos...2009 vs 2012, 100# difference. I took most of it off in the months following the first pic & then took a break & maintained before taking the last 20#.

    Up 20# now (new position at work two years ago led to bad stress eating) & getting back down again now, easy peasy. I was always thin, gained this weight in my late 20's...took until my late 30's to do something about it, including booting a bad relationship. So, in essence, I lost 360#. :wink:

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  • KittensMaster
    KittensMaster Posts: 748 Member
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    Nice job!!!

    Great progress pics

    They really show your work
  • KnitOrMiss
    KnitOrMiss Posts: 10,104 Member
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    License photos...2009 vs 2012, 100# difference. I took most of it off in the months following the first pic & then took a break & maintained before taking the last 20#.

    Up 20# now (new position at work two years ago led to bad stress eating) & getting back down again now, easy peasy. I was always thin, gained this weight in my late 20's...took until my late 30's to do something about it, including booting a bad relationship. So, in essence, I lost 360#. :wink:

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    That is amazing. You look like your own daughter in the second picture!!! Congrats.
  • JodehFoster
    JodehFoster Posts: 419 Member
    edited September 2015
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    Thanks!


    I have a hard time looking at pics of myself. When I was gaining weight, I still saw the same small person in the mirror, like my brain wouldn't process the reflection, but show me a pic...ugh, clear as day. That left license photo above was the initial motivation to get my butt in gear & do something about it starting that week it was taken. I was disgusted with what I had done to myself.

    The entire journey was done VLC with mostly walking, some jogging as exercise and generally keeping active.


    Everyone is doing a great job here!
  • inspirationstation
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    915kat wrote: »
    May to right now. I've lost 25 lbs and didnt think I lost much. Wow. 2015-31-8--22-13-45.png

    Well, you are wrong. You can EASILY tell. :)

    I find all of your pictures very encouraging. Your hard work has paid off and y'all look fantastic!

  • KnitOrMiss
    KnitOrMiss Posts: 10,104 Member
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    I need to take a new one, from before Low carb to low carb, but this is about the heaviest pic I could find with a pic from a couple months ago...

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  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
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    I have a hard time looking at pics of myself. When I was gaining weight, I still saw the same small person in the mirror, like my brain wouldn't process the reflection, but show me a pic...ugh, clear as day.!

    I did that too! Hated pictures but in the mirror I could overlook it somehow.

    Awesome job! You needed a new ID picture - you're almost unrecognizable.

    @915kat 25lbs made a HUGE difference. Wow!

    @KnitOrMiss Amazing! How much loss is that? It looks like a lot!
  • mlinton_mesapark
    mlinton_mesapark Posts: 517 Member
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    @915kat and @JodehFoster, those are formidable transformations! Way to go!

    It's like the LCHF fairy godmother came along and airbrushed everyone. So awesome.
  • DianaElena76
    DianaElena76 Posts: 1,241 Member
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    My first attempt at posting photos here. I realized I always hid my face behind hair or other people before or else took selfies from weird angles so I'd look less chubby. This, if it works, is shortly after I started (left) and today. Not a huge difference except less puffiness. I am noticing contours in the mirror that I haven't seen in years though!
  • DianaElena76
    DianaElena76 Posts: 1,241 Member
    edited September 2015
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    Ugh, so that didn't work. Curse curse curse (at my phone). 7g1dn3v9skgj.jpg
  • auntstephie321
    auntstephie321 Posts: 3,586 Member
    edited September 2015
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    Mami1976D wrote: »
    Ugh, so that didn't work. Curse curse curse (at my phone).

    there is actually a huge difference

    ETA: you look great!
  • KnitOrMiss
    KnitOrMiss Posts: 10,104 Member
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    nvmomketo wrote: »
    I have a hard time looking at pics of myself. When I was gaining weight, I still saw the same small person in the mirror, like my brain wouldn't process the reflection, but show me a pic...ugh, clear as day.!

    I did that too! Hated pictures but in the mirror I could overlook it somehow.

    Awesome job! You needed a new ID picture - you're almost unrecognizable.

    @915kat 25lbs made a HUGE difference. Wow!

    @KnitOrMiss Amazing! How much loss is that? It looks like a lot!

    @nvmomketo Actually, I think when I looked closely, it was only a total of 30 pounds between the two pictures, but it was completely and utterly different diets, medications, marital status (thank the gods!), and other contributing factors. I had a huge amount of inflammation and bad foods... It's so hard to explain. This older picture was from 2007-2008, whereas I didn't hit my heaviest medically recorded weight until 2010. I just looked heavier back in that time window... I'll try to find one from right before I started LCHF in January to now soon...
  • Fvaisey
    Fvaisey Posts: 5,506 Member
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    Love to see all these pictures. Mine is not as dramatic as most but here it is:

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    Aug 2014 to Sep 2015. I'm down about 40 lbs today.