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Hi! I am new to MFP - recently lost 19.6 pounds on Medifast but am taking a break from that plan,and would like to maintain my loss ( or even better continue to lose) by eating lowcarb. I am not sure what amount of carbs will work for me, I need to do my research. I think this site will be helpful, I plan to use the tracker and I know that reading the posts will give me the daily support that I need.
Ht 5'3"
Start wt 189
Goal wt 125
Current wt 169.6
I mainly walk for exercise0 -
Real Name: Steph
Height: 5'3.5
HW: 224
CW: 172.2
GW: 140
Location: Prince George, BC
Age: 25
Sex: F
I had my first child last year on December 30th.
I've been married almost 2 years now.
Diet Plan- Atkins
For exercise I was weight lifting but got off track during a rough month. Now my daughter is napping less (leaving me less time) and I have to go back to work in a month and a half so I'll have to figure out a new routine.
Strengths- I'm pretty good at tracking my food and being realistic. I also notice if I take a break (which I do once in awhile if I get sick or things get hectic in life), I don't go insane with cheating. I try to stay as good as possible.
Weakness- Whiskey and diet coke. I don't lose as quickley when I indulge, but I have trouble saying no. I love the taste and it's my 'treat'.0 -
Real Name: Nichole
Height: 5'10
HW: 280
CW: 176
GW: I don't know, maybe 160
Location: MN
Age: 36
I've become a pro at this way of eating, it's not going anywhere for me, but I need some good friends.
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Hi! I'm Bob and I'm a carb-aholic. Oh, I guess that's not the way we are supposed to start! :happy:
No, really, I've just started this journey and need the help and support of friends. Recipes would be great too! I know a couple of people who have recently changed to this style of eating and are having great success.
So here's my stats:
Real Name: Bob
Height: 6'
HW: 376
CW: 275
GW: I don't know, maybe 230
Location: FL
Age: 510 -
Real Name: Tara
Height : 5 ft 3"
HW: 280
CW: 246.2
GW:200
UGW: 135
Age: 31
Sex: Female
Married: 7 years!
No Children
Plan: Atkins Induction and I am starting 5K training in January
My Weakness is: lately, cookies!!
Feel free to add me as a friend!! Would love low carb support 0 -
Real Name: Malcah
Ht: 5'9"
HW: 196? (Without being pregnant)
CW:172
GW: 160ish
Age: 39
Sex: F
Married: 21 yrs.
3 children; 19, 15, and 13
Plan: LCHF, keeping carbs under 30. Exercise 4-5 a week
My weakness: Bread
My strength: strong willed
Loss close to 25lbs 13 or so years ago after my last baby doing Atkins and Tae Bo. Recently came home to be full time homemaker and quickly, maybe 5 months, gains 20lbs!0 -
Hi, y'all!
Real name: Nancy
Ht: 5' 10"
HW: 260
CW: 195
GW: 175-185 (getting close:bigsmile: )
Age: 51
Sex: F
Location: rural Tennessee
Married 30 years
3children, all boys: ages 22, 19, 14
Plan: low carb for life!
My weakness: cheesecake!!
, mello yello.
My strength: sense of humor, positive attitude, counting carbs and finding great low carb recipes!
Feel free to add me if you'd like. I'm on here everyday!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!0 -
Hi Everyone! I'm looking for some new friends and support during my weight loss. Feel free to add me as a friend.
Real Name: Aimee
Height: 5'3"
HW: 298
CW: 295.2
GW: 140
UGW: 130
Location- Ohio
Age: 39
Sex: F
No children
Married
Diet Plan-Low Carb (I'm not really following any certain plan, but I guess I'm steering more towards Atkins). I try to keep my Carbs at or under 20g a day.
I started on 1/1/13. I haven't started exercising yet. I want to get the food part down first, then I will add exercise.
History: I've probably followed just about every diet plan there is. I was successful with Weight Watchers about 9 years ago, losing 110 pounds but after a divorce I gained it all back within a year. It's been a struggle ever since then. I've done a lot of reading and eating lower carb makes the most sense to me.
Strengths- I love creating new recipes when I have time. I have a good sense of humor and love to make people laugh.
Super weakness
Ice cream and baked goods. If you add chocolate to either of those, I want it even more (so sad).0 -
Hi everyone! I'm a newbi too. Looking forward to getting to know all of you, and hope I can be supportive.
Real Name: Sandi
Age: 51
Height: 5'5"
HW: 180
CW: 150
GW: 135
UGW: size 6 and fit would be awesome. I've never been a size 6. lol even as a teen, what does that tell you about the sizes in this country (USA).
Location: Maryland USA -- Just moved back from Florida!
Female
Separated in August, 2012. :brokenheart: :sad: :mad: :explode: it's complicated :laugh:
My crisis has caused me to readdress my health, fitness and weight. I've had the creep going on since I was a teenager. At 14, I was 115 lbs. At 50, I was 180. I'm down to 150. I'm on Dr. Mercola's Nutritional Type -Protein diet, which is based partly on William Wolcott's book, The Metabolic Typing Diet. My user name is PaleoNewbi because it's similar and more people seem to be more familiar with the concept. A couple/few of years ago, I did the atkins diet for about 3 weeks. I found it to be too restrictive for me at that time in my life.
The NT-Protein diet is a high protein, low carb, more fats diet, while eliminating white sugar and white flour, process foods, etc. I can eat eggs and raw diary (which is illegal to sell in my state!). I try to stay gluten free. I'm still in a state of transition, and am looking forward to getting to know all of you.
Strength: organized, not feeling very strong yet, but I like the outdoors: motorcycles, scuba, kayak, hiking, bird watching, curious.
Weakness: procrastination on starting a project, UGH. Can anyone relate?!
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ha I guess I never posted here! Always looking for more friends who are following a LC lifestyle.
Me:
Real Name: Jay
Height: 5'9''
HW: 470
CW: 247
GW: 200
UGW: Who knows!
Location- Orlando, Florida
Age: 27
Sex: F
No children
Foreveralone
I have followed a low carb diet for over 2 years now. More specifically the ketogenic diet, which is kind of like taking phase 1 of Atkins and running with it - forever. I've had about 10 days in the last year that I have eaten more than 25g net carb. I eat high fat, with a split of 65/30/5 macros. 1200-1600 calories a day. Obviously, low carb has been very successful for me and I am huge proponent of it. I'd be happy to give advice and learn from others as well, feel free to add me!0 -
Hi all
Real Name: Eric
Height: 5'8"
HW: 218
CW: 197
GW: 178
UGW: Using Army height/weight standard for my max weight, for my age and height, that is 181. Anything under that is great.
Location: Seattle
Age: 45
Sex: M
Kids: 1 daughter, 2 stepkids
Married
I started a low carb diet in June, 2012. I follow the recommendations of Gary Taubes with some Practical Paleo mixed in. I'm not particularly religious about it other than keeping my carbs minus fiber to 25g daily. I want my fat, protein, carbs to be roughly 50/40/10. This appears to work for me since I have lost 27 lbs this way. Then I gained 8 back over the holidays, even though I barely splurged at all. Lesson learned there. Mashed potatoes, fudge and stuffing are evil and I will pass by them in the future.
Last year my weight had gone to 218, my cholesterol hit 290, my BP was 140/90, my fasting glucose was 135 and I could hardly run a mile. All this for a guy who, when I was in the Army from 18 to 30, was a consistent 160 lbs, could run 2 miles in 11:00 minutes and had a BP of 110/70 every day of my life. Over the years, clearly that changed and I suddenly discovered that I was a fat, unhealthy middle aged man. I tried a couple of times with Weight Watchers to fix it. I would lose 5-10 lbs and then fail radically because I was always hungry and unsatisfied.
I finally read a bunch on a blog (http://www.instapundit.com/) about Gary Taubes and tracking tools like Livestrong and decided to try something new. Bought Gary's book, "Why We Get Fat", signed up on Livestrong and away I went. My wife joined me (at 5'6" and 160 she wanted to lose weight but wasn't unhealthy). She's now dropped 18 lbs herself and is nearly back to her high school weight and size. Left Livestrong a few days ago because I don't feel like being associated with Lance Armstrong :-(
My goal is to be physically fit and healthy using Army standards. That amounts to the following as a minimum
Weight: 181, or less
Body Fat: 26% (preferably 18%)
2 mile run: 19:23 or faster (currently at 18:00)
2 minutes of pushups: 30
2 minutes of situps: 32
I figure if I meet those standards, I'm pretty healthy. Especially for a 45 year old desk jockey.0 -
Oh yeah, forgot to mention that I had my 45 year old physical in late November, about 6 months in to the lifestyle change. Had gone low carb in June, and started running as well. Up to running daily, 2 miles on MWF and 1 mile fast run on TTh.
So, here's the outcome of the first 6 months:
Cholesterol
Nov 2011: 283
Nov 2012: 228
HDL
Nov 2011: 24
Nov 2012: 41
Chol/HDL Ratio
Nov 2011: 11.79
Nov 2012: 5.6
Glucose
Nov 2011: 135
Nov 2012: 107
and as a plus, my doctor ordered a Hemoglobin A1C which came back at 5.6 .... I was probably diabetic last year and am now post diabetic! Yay! Also notice that my cholesterol #'s are moving in the right direction and I just about got to the safe range on risk of heart disease.
My doc is pretty perplexed since I'm not eating the FDA recommended diet of 55% carbs that she pushed on me. But she told me to keep doing what I'm doing since it is obviously working.0 -
Hello, great to find a low carb group! I know it works for me, so need to stop to listen to all the healthy talk about low calories, and low fat, and light products...
Me:
Real Name: Saskia
Height: 5'1"
HW: 243
CW: 231
GW: 165
UGW: 143
Location- Holland( the Netherlands) bunschoten
Age: 43
Sex: F
No children
Not married- have a black lab.
Diet Plan; Atkins, but around 35 grams of carb
Try to add exercise into my daily habbits. Just bought a second hand elliptical trainer, and use Leslie sansone DVD's. My walks with my sweet black lab, I don't count as exercise, because we have the speed of a snail.. LOL
Strengths- Love cooking, and baking.
Super weakness- backing sweets, chocolate, chips, (fried) potatoes, ice cream. ( all the bad carbs..)
Add me as friend if you like, we (I) can use the support!0 -
Hello! I am in my 40s, just over 200 lbs, looking to get back to below that (170 which is what I weighed tops all of my 20s and 30s with no effort...sigh). I am new to this forum but not to low carb. Still looking for just the right carb level. I did really really low carbs 4 years ago and loss 42 lbs. Yea! Near goal weight that time but had strong cravings after 12 months of real effort and absolutely strict carbs. I found it too difficult at that carb level, fell off totally, and did not stop falling until I was back up 21 lbs. Yikes! I now do fairly low carb but not as strict and am going back down! Down more even though I wasn't really on plan from Nov 15 to Jan 1. It has been so much easier this time. I don't eat most white foods - flour, rice, bread, etc. I don't drink sugary drinks. I do eat fruits but mostly berries and an occasional apple. I enjoy fruit with low sugar yogurt for breakfast. When I eat fruit, I eat it before 7 pm which is my personal cut off time for anything particularly higher glycemic. Diabetes runs in my family and although I am not diabetic I do believe that I cannot handle a lot of sugar and carbs. I am mentally clearer and more energetic when I reduce the carbs. My blood pressure is lower and my other numbers improve without a lot of unbearable changes. My annual doctor visit is much more pleasant! LOL! I try to keep my carbs at 30% or less which is lower than the RDA of 45% so may not be for everyone. I do eat a good bit of nuts for snacks, I eat dark chocolate for a treat, I always eat breakfast (even it is just a boiled egg in the car on the way to work), and I allow myself 1 cheat day per month usually the first Saturday as an outing dinner. Cheat days are days when I can eat up to double my carb daily goal if I really want...usually I don't want it! how cool is that. An extreme cheat day is a kids meal at a fast food chain or a couple of thin crust pizza slices. I try not to eat any of that fast fried junk more than once in a quarter. I really don't miss it now that I have been back lower carb for 9 months. I have only had it twice in 9 months when traveling. Dark chocolate is my personal sweet treat and I try to get it at least 70% cocoa. I sometimes have sugar free dark chocolate jello pudding with sugar free cream on top. I watch my calories every day with my phone tracker but that is seldom if ever a problem on low carb. Calories were impossible for me to maintain when eating higher carbs. I was always hungry on higher carb foods and the cravings increased the more I ate. I walk for exercise. I just get up from my desk and walk around for 15 to 30 minutes a day. No special equipment and no particular location. I think more exercise would be better and have that as a goal for this year. I wish you joy on your journey and am hopeful you are blessed to reach your life goal weight on low carb or however you find that works for you.0
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please add me as a friend if the above fits you at all0
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Real Name: nell
Height : 6'0
HW: 375
CW: 300
GW:240(comfortable weight)
UGW: 200 (feelin hot weight lol)
Age: 28
Sex: Female
Married, 4 yrs august
3 kids, 1 girls (4) and 2 boys (2yr old and7 months old)
Diet Plan: since its still chilly im in doors doing 30 min of workout ( on top of chasing kids) 6 days a week, i want to be under 40 g of carbs a day annnd once the winter thaws then i will begin running... even though im no good at it lol
My Weakness is: pizza, chocolate, and pasta0 -
Hi! I am excited to find this group. I am continually looking for recipes and support. Low carb has always been good for my husband and I but I get so stumped on what to make. One prob is I don't like to eat birds so chicken is normally out for me but I don't mind using it to add it for his meal.
Real Name: Denise
Height: 5'6"
HW: 175
CW: 174
GW: 140
UGW: 130
Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Age: 52
Sex: F
1 dau, 2 step-dau (all grown)
Married
2 Doberman (Bonnie and Penny)
1 Cat (Jupiter)
Diet Plan; try to stay as low carb as I can. And to add exercise. I just started walking and trying to begin the C25K. Only been a week so struggling but plugging along!
Strengths- I like to cook. And I don't mind being hungry...I don't get crabby and work better when I'm not full. (I'm an office manager/confidential at an elementary school)
Weakness- Hershey bars, licorice and any gummy candy...I tend to be an evening eater and need to learn to spread my food out....And exercise. I really struggle to be motivated .
Add me as friend if you like!0 -
Real Name: Melanie
Height: 5'5"
HW: 238
CW: 195
GW: 150ish
Location- Connecticut
Age: 47
Sex: F
Married with 3 sons
Profession: Full-time mom
MANY years ago (pre-kids) I lost 50 pounds on low carb. I kept it off until I became pregnant with son #1. I gained 60 pounds. After birth, I went back to low carb and lost 50 pounds again, only to regain 60 more with the next pregnancy. After the birth of my twins (about to be 8) I have found it hard to stick with a plan, any plan. For the past year or so I have been low carbing and have lost 28 pounds. I have not been consistent, not for any other reason than my lack of conviction. I came back to MFP to track and to become active in a community so I can keep myself moving in the right direction.
Diet Plan-Atkins. I aim for 20g a day but some days I go a little higher.0 -
Hello Everyone,
I wondering if anyone can help me. I wanting to change my nutritional goals to accommodate a high protein diet. I'm a 145lbs female who works out 60 min a day, 4-5 days a week. Can anyone help?0 -
Real Name: Brittany
Height: 5' 3"
HW: 176
CW: 155
GW: 139
UGW: 135
Location- Western Maryland
Age: 26
Sex: F
Trying for children after I'm married
Engaged- Getting married in September.
Diet Plan- Stayin right around 50 carbs and working out when I can.
Strengths- Well, I have Celiac Disease - So i consider it a strength to avoid all things i shouldn't eat (because it's hard!!)
Super weakness
chocolate, chips0 -
Real Name: Lena
Height: 165 cm
HW: 105 kg
CW: 99 kg
GW: 70 kg
Age: 25
Sex: F
Location: Germany
Kids: nope
Not married but I have a boyfriend
diet plan: I just recently started a LCHF diet called keto (aiming at 20grams of carbs a day or lower). I have high hopes that it will work!
weakness: anything sweet and or carby really. Also just plain overeating anything
strength: I like to think that I have a lot of willpower and restraint when I've set my mind on a goal. Quit smoking cold turkey and never looked back, I am hoping I will feel the same restraint with letting carbs go
P.S.: sorry for kilos and metric system, I wanted to convert it, but then I just didn't xD0 -
Hey,
Y'all can add me if you'd like. I'm on here everyday and I'm a pretty good motivator. Atkins has been good to me and I can see me doing this for the rest of my life!
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Hello group!
Real Name: Chaney
Height: 5’6”
HW: 178
CW: 161
GW: 150
UGW: Under 145
Location: Arizona
Age: 26
Sex: F
No children, single.
I've pretty much have stayed the same weight for the past couple years. I’ve counted calories. I’ve increased my exorcising and drank more water. Not much has changed! It’s been very frustrating!
A coworker suggested I go low carb and I honestly thought nnaaahh… Until I started doing some research and really looking at my food diary. I’ve maintained calories but I’ve been consuming almost 150 carbs a day! How did I do this?! Well, I swapped everything in my pantry with “low fat” or “no fat” and that just translated to lots and lots of carbs! Hopefully this is where I am making mistakes that can be corrected for a healthier lifestyle.
It's not going to be easy. I seem to love carbs very much (especially milk!) but I know I can do it. I'm glad you guys are here to help!0 -
Real Name: Wendy
Height: 5'5
HW: 335
CW: 330
GW: Under 200
UGW: 170
Location- Central Pennsylvania, USA
Age: 33
Sex: F
No children
Married to a great guy for 6 yrs; been together for 11 yrs
Diet Plan-Low Carb, South Beach with help of doctors
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Strengths- Trying to stay away from fast fried disgusting food. It is hard at times, but challenging.
Super weakness
I have a HUGE sweet tooth. Anything that is baked with sugar, chocolate, fruit, cream..Im there..0 -
Real Name: Tina
Height: 5'7"
HW: 276-High Weight?
CW: 238
GW: 150
UGW: 140
Location- Illinois
Age: 33
Sex: F
No babes but really would like a family!
Married: Live in, named MIke : ) Been together 9 years...He's wonderful!
Diet Plan- Low Carb per myself, working with my trainer 2 times a week, and logging everything that goes in my mouth in my diary in MFP.
Super weakness----mini cannoli's, regular size cannoli's, cannoli cake, cannoli filling by itself...lol
Strengths - dedication to my program0 -
Real Name: Debbie
Height: 5'2"
HW: 252
CW: 168
GW: 130-135
BMI now: 30.7
Location: Pennsylvania
Age: 48
Sex: F
No children, but I do have one cat.
Diet Plan: Exercise, eat fruits, veggies, fish, poultry (no skin), skim cheese, dairy and yogurts, and no fried or processed foods. I try to keep my carbs under 120g a day set up by my doctor and dietician.
Daily Caloric Intake: Aiming for 1200, also set up by my doctor and dietician. I’m currently on meds for diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.
Strengths- I love cooking and baking, especially Italian. I have cookbooks for diabetics and I love trying new foods. Not only family and friends who also give me strength to help me reach my goals but also dedication to the program my doctor and dietician got me on.
BIG weakness
since I'm Italian...Cannoli!!, plus dark chocolate!!!
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hi to all the low carbers out there.
Low carbing has helped me easily regain my health, after a doctor put me on a high carb diet and I immedietely became diabetic. Switched to low carb and - bam - no problem!
I've been primal since 1995, strict gluten free since 2004, and paleo since this year. I love paleo as a way to get super cut, but will be a low carber for life. This is not a fad diet, it's a cure for diabetes, cancer, hbp, cardiovascular disease, etc. I hope America wakes up!
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Real Name: Ashley
Height: 5'5.5
HW: 280
CW: 268.5
GW: 200
UGW: 140-160, (where ever my body decides is right for me)
Location- Maine, USA
Age: 23
Sex: F
No children
Engaged to an awesome guy.
Diet Plan- Atkins and general low-carb. Under 20 right now, and for some time. I have a lot to lose, so induction level for a while.
Strengths- I was already gluten-free, due to celiac disease, so cutting most things was easy. A lot of sweet carbs are also easy for me to avoid, due to my critical allergy to cocoa. My fiancee and I swim/go to the gym normally twice a week, sometimes more.
Super weakness
I love rice and Rudi's gluten-free multigrain bread... mmm toast. Also, I love bananas.0 -
Real Name: Kirsty
Height: 5'5"
HW: 224
CW: 215
GW: 170
UGW: 140
Location- Glasgow, UK
Age: 29
Sex: F
1 Daughter
Not Married - Live with partner
Diet Plan - Primal blueprint - aiming for under 100g carbs a day - lower the better - and about 1600 cals due to the high fat content of primal eating
Exercise - aiming for C25K and gym sessions 5 times a week.
Strengths - Cooking - hoping to come up with some new recipes
Weakness - wine and takeaway food0 -
Hi!
Real Name: Jessica
Height: 5'7"
HW: 225
CW: 216
GW: 150
UGW: 140
Location- Knoxville, Tennessee - USA
Age: 33
Sex: F
No children
Not married
Diet Plan - Modified Atkins/Paleo sometimes as I try to quit Dairy on the advice of my physician to deal with my hormone related acne (which has been insanely bad this year). I try to keep my Carbs under 40g a day, I exercise daily, and I allow myself coffee, and the occasional glass of wine.
This is coupled with getting as much exercise as I can. I suffer with chronic pain (Endometriosis, as I've seen several others in this forum do too - I feel your pain, ladies!) I love Kickboxing, Zumba and I'm trying to learn how to run, as well as lift weights now for definition and strength.
Strengths- I love ketosis, and the way it makes me feel. I am good at making my own foods and planning a decent menu for the week and then sticking to it. I make a mean salad and a great low carb cheesecake. I try to avoid processed low carb products in the name of eating more whole foods.
Super weakness
Anything with sugar in it, but I particularly love ice cream, chocolate.0
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