Hi! I'm Luanne in Virginia, age 61. I started LCHF today with a bulletproof coffee and plan to do it again tomorrow! I've been up and down the scale much of my adult life but more up in the past 10 years. I did keto when I was younger and always felt terrific and kept my weight down, so it's back to basics here for me. I'm starting off with 10% carbs, 25% protein and 65% fat (I think). After my first day, I have that old familiar headache, which I know will last a few days along with some weakness and fatigue. Then I'll be good to go! Nice to meet you all!

Hi ladies...I am 63 and relatively new to this group as well. I've been doing Keto since late October but have been on MFP for a while. Weight loss is excruciatingly slow...25 pounds in 2015. When I started this woe, I was stalled and it took well over a month to lose anything. I am stalled again and have been bouncing between 215-216 for about 6 weeks. Clothes are loose, though, and I am shopping in my closet and getting into smaller pants so something is working. I am committed to this for life not only for weight loss, but this eases the inflammation in my knees making exercise possible.

This is an excellent thread within this informative and warm group. Lots of support here. Thanks!

Oh and I just found the LCD Launchpad at the top of the group, what a fantastic reference. thank you!

Thanks Karlottap! My name is Mary. Love to try out some new recipes and I have a husband who is not too keen on leftovers. My fridge is overflowing as well as the freezer. I need my sons home to hover all of it up.
I have started the treadmill and watching an episode of netflix tv show. Kinda fun.
Still feel like I have to go to work but since it is Sunday, I need to get over that! haha
I find that I cannot eat all the fat grams that I am supposed to. I love to have the coffee fat bomb in the morning reading the newspaper cover to cover. Leaves a lot for dinner time
The reason is to get into Ketosis which is hard for me. I have not lost any weight for awhile and not too stressed over this. Husband is with me and trying to eat as much as he can also and stay within limits.
I shall not complain as I am home now and work will be a distant memory.
Nursing was hard. buh bye.
Keep on drinking water ladies it does help.
Any tips?

@Karlottap Oh No!!! Lisinopril definitely! That is too much time lost!!! I am so sorry you are having to deal with this!

Good Afternoon Ladies and Gents,
Will try the pickle juice. Actually it is yummy. I will try it as map records it and i am nowhere near my quota.
About that blackout. Was it here that i read that it was about fatigue be it from work or sleep patterns. Its not the rem sleep but can cause the absence of time to be noted. I had this happen one time to me also. I wasn't at work but driving. Scared the .... out of me. i had to pull over and let my husband drive. Anyways being a nurse means a lack of sleep.
Just retired from Surgical Services. I know exactly what you go through. Hang in there.
I ended up just resting up from work on my days off. Glad it is done.
One question if anyone can answer. I didn't have the whoosh yet of weight loss. started two weeks ago and lost four pounds so far. drinking lots of water and meeting the macros....well
have a hard time eating all the fats to the max. But still calories are normal, carbs under and protein under. Will have to weight.
Put my husband on it and darn it didn't it clear up some symptoms of bid. Loosing too.
Life is always fair. But trying to even the playing field.
Have a great day.
Life is good.
Mary

Tonight is my 'Friday' (last night of workweek) so I am looking forward to sleeping in before I get 'day life' on days off. But until then yucky sleety rainy snowy weather at close-to-freezing temp tonight. NOT looking forward to the drive part of my patrol. Awesome dinner tonight though with an amazing home made Bolognese sauce with everything from artichoke hearts to capers and kalamata olives in it, topping low carb Explore Asian organic soybean pasta. Woo-Hoo!!!

Hello beautiful Ladies. It's nice to meet all the new ladies here.

Yes, Kathie, things are going OK. I started the new year somewhat disgruntled. My weight went up, and it's still up, although it's now moving downward again. Increased carbs, calories and booze over the holidays meant disaster for me. OK, well not disaster, but at least I can plainly see just how sensitive my body is to eating off plan for too long. I find that I can take an occasional carb excursion without falling off the wagon too far, especially if I keep fasting. You know how I love to fast. Well, I was simply too busy to do so, then once the carbs were eaten, they have a nasty way of producing increased hunger, which was much more difficult for me to resist over the holidays.

I was maintaining my weight, not losing, during the month before Christmas, but my body appeared to be shrinking. So others were issuing me compliments, telling me that I was losing more weight...to which I replied that I was not, but at the same time, I kind of beat myself up emotionally, by allowing myself to get into a habit of eating. The conditions ideal for me to overeat. But that prompted a bit of negative self talk. I discouraged myself and strayed from plan. So it was a combination of stress, exhaustion, higher carbs and a break in mental resolve that lead to a set back. So by the time New Years rolled around, I was still tired from my workload, up a few pounds in weight and feeling kind of discouraged.

But good news, I am almost caught up at work, so that always leads to less stress. Also, although I have not laid out formal resolutions, I am determined to reduce stress and my reaction to it considerably. I am especially occupied with becoming more aware of my thought processes which lead to anxiety. My goal is not only to lose weight and become physically healthier, but to be able to achieve optimal emotional health as well. I am not looking back. I do not want to be as susceptible to emotional upheaval as I was in the past, even recent past. I feel much more confident that I will be able to achieve my goals now that the new year has become more mature. I dislike the notion of having all goals and plans laid out by Midnight Jan 1, when self improvement is an ongoing process. I felt too much pressure weeks ago, but now feel much better about the whole thing and can move on. The weight is coming off, and I feel happier in general, more in control, so that's good.

I know this sounds odd, and just typing it makes me feel like a teenie bopper again. But I have been a huge fan of David Bowie since junior high, and have most of his music and have followed his career all my life. So his death a few days ago hit me pretty hard. His intelligence, his sense of style and his art have enhanced my life, and I will miss him. He will continue to impact the art and music worlds of course. As someone who was always artistically inclined, I have related to him in many ways beyond listening to his greatest hits, and there is still more to discover. Always searching, always allowing the creative process to continue, right up until death. He inspires me so much. So I have spent a great deal of time this week listening to much of his music, and just enjoying and reminiscing.

I'm fasting today, feels good. It was difficult for me to even get back into my regular one meal per day routine, but now that I have mastered this, I can fast again much more comfortably. I think that adherence to my plan along with dealing appropriately with my emotions, will serve me well for the next step of my journey. I can feel a whoosh happening in fact, but so far only trying to get back to the weight I was before Christmas. Can't wait until I can record a new low weight.

It's cold here too Kathie. I think it was -28 this morning. Even I feel cold, not looking forward to tomorrow once the effects of my fasting lower my body temperature more. I think it will be -31 tonight. I put my new thermal underwear on today for the first time....and I'm in the house as I say this ! I feel cold right now. Yes, we Canadians pride ourselves on our ability to take the cold, but I used to feel warmer when I was younger and fatter, and also when my thyroid worked better. I'm cold, darn it. I'm going to make a cup of chocolate orange herbal tea and try to warm up.

Have a great weekend Ladies!

Good morning ladies. Weather is finally warming up to balmy -20 c here. We had blue skies, too, Karla. & view out my living room window was beautiful with the new white snow, blue skies, & green spruce trees but, damn, it was cold.
The months of Nov & Dec were quite challenging for me. LCHF kind of went out the window with all the tests & new meds & then Christmas. (Excuses, excuses I know). So in those 2 mos I managed to gain some weight back (8lbs). I'd maintained my 21lb loss since July (couldn't seem to lose any more no matter what I did, but that was ok - no gains). I don't record gains on MFP so my report doesn't go up & down like a yo yo. But, since last Mon (Jan 11), I've slowly but surely lost 3lbs (yay!). Guess it was 21/2 mos, not just 2. I'm back to BPC most days & staying under 16g carbs. Since I've been forbidden to do the exercise plan I had mapped out for myself (squats, crunches, hip/leg raises, plank, & push ups) I've been struggling with a simple 20 min yoga session & 20 min me time down session. But I have to keep on trying, if this works then Botox on the trigger spots won't be necessary. I'm aiming to get back to weight I was before the gain & then any more losses (hopefully) will be a bonus.
Have a great day everyone! And thanks for listening.

Kathie, so happy to hear of your success with getting back to the LCHF wol! Congratulations on the weight loss too!

Rebecca! Hi!!! I'm so glad you stopped by! It's great to hear that your family is getting back into their homes and you aren't far behind! The test has been great I am sure!! I agree with the way this woe helps us feel so good! I don't ever want to feel sick again! Hugs for you! Yes, I miss May too!

My hubby has now lost 16 pounds and his clothes are hanging on him! He has fully embraced this woe! It's great to see him checking labels and watching carb counts! I realized that I hadn't ever checked his BMI since he's always been trim. But he was in the overweight range. He needs two pounds more to be at a normal BMI! I'm on my scale rollercoaster, as usual! But, I'm here, and I feel wonderful, and that's what matters!

Hugs everybody!

Hi @GrannyMayOz
I had to join this forum! My name is Disa and I am 5'7" and turn 57 years old in March! When I turned 55 I was 170lbs, 38% body fat and a size 16 pant. Single and depressed!
In my younger days I was alway slender, athletic, bicyclist, rock climber, hiker, gardener.
So I decided to buy a small home elliptical and become a low fat vegan. Lol
Then I met my spouse Brian. He is 61, formerly a competitive martial artist, body builder and a small frame. But he was encouraging and loved my spirituality and art. He was also Paleo. Lol again
So I switched, now I am a size 6-8 pant 142. Lbs and 28% body fat.
Goal is 125 lbs and 18% body fat.
By "accident" I stumbled onto this forum in MFP. I've been logging and keeping track of my diet (on MFP, which helps a lot) and exercise pretty religiously, yet I've been stalled and in the last month my weight was going up! I hit 136 last August.
Thank God I wandered over this way. I saw the words Ketogenic Diet, and had to research it. Wow, I can see now where I made some mistakes with my macros. I am encouraged that I will meet my goal.
I am happy to find others over 50, because it IS harder to lose the weight after menopause, and because of other creeping health issues.
I am not so encouraged by 20-30 somethings who's weight falls off and muscles build so easily.
In the last year of regular strength training I have cured a 3 year frozen shoulder, worked around my arthritic feet and knees (beginning RA) and am seeing some muscle gain.
I feel I'm getting younger now and reversing some aging issues.
I take homemade kefir and Kombucha, germanium, and some other supplements which help a lot.
I am so happy to have found the final key in the diet plan... (Everyone but me on both sides has diabetes, and many family members have passed from it or heart disease).
Looking forward to getting to know some of you!
Peace,
Disa
P.S. I reading backwards I see someone wrote missing May??

Welcome! Oddly enough, I'm listening to Bowie right now at work, absolutely in awe. I've brought a small retro Teac steep to work along with some CD's. My inner Bowie has definitely come out!

May has been gone from this forum for several months now and many of us miss her.

Thanks so much @Karlottap .... Glad she's ok.
I am devouring everything I can about the Keto WOE. I love a good research project and am understanding the process. On my third book and tons of blog sites. Thanks for the reminder about electrolytes
Loved Bruce Fifes Coconut Ketogenic Diet book and now I am on Keto Clarity. I found a couple of great calculators. On is for calculating ketones in your diet, without a blood, breath or urine tester.
Pretty cool.
http://www.flexibleketogenic.com
And this one is also cool... http://keto-calculator.ankerl.com
Lol I spent hours on them yesterday.
@Kitnthecat going to dance to Bowie for some cardio today! Fun... Gene genie away!

Hello beautiful Ladies! I have been fasting today again. It feels so good to be back in practice again! I am in my 47th hour since I last ate at supper time on Tuesday, and I am trying to decide if I should eat today or wait until tomorrow. I'm not sure yet. I'm not particularly hungry, although I could eat. I'll wait and see how I feel later.

I usually enjoy my fasts, as you know. My energy level usually increases as I go. I had energy to spare today, accomplished a lot at work. And yes, I danced to more Bowie, or even jogged on the spot to his more techno album "Earthling", lots of great rhythms there. I worked standing up for quite a while, while doing some light aerobics or just keeping myself moving to burn more calories. Sure felt good. I also ran around our 5 storey building, making excuses to go talk to staff, just do that I could climb more stairs and get fitter.

Have a great day everyone!