Having a great day tomorrow so making lamb shanks with a very small portion of gravy and a little bit of mash, and found these little babies for starter. Hog roast served on pork cracklings with a tiny bit of stuffing and apple sauce at 3 net carbs for a portion. Roll on tomorrow and OMG I need to learn how to make these. Canapés here I come!

Hi Everybody!

Need some low-carb support! This looks like the place!

My name's Greg... 51 year old happily married father of three boys (19,17,15)...

I'm weighing about 255-260 these days and only 7-8 years ago was doing short triathlons and weighing about 205 give or take a few pounds.

Of all the diets out there, Atkins and low-carb seems to have the greatest results for me, probably because I'm probably insulin resistant and low-carb seems to reprogram my metabolism.

I've always exercised my entire life (ever since a weight comment by a classmate in high school) but my wife on the other hand has NEVER exercised!

Now she has become fed-up with her "mid-life" weight gain and has begun working out (just riding stationary bike or walking treadmill) at the gym and watching what she eats (has been doing Weight Watchers for about five months or so) and she's down 23 pounds and looking great and feeling great!

So after all these years being the one out of the two of us that's always been concerned with my weight and always watched what I ate... she's putting me to shame!

So this morning I got up at 5am and jumped on my tri bike and got a good workout in and also started low-carb/Atkins today!

Looks like this group is very supportive of each other and that's what I need - my profile pic is from 7-8 years ago and that's where I'd like to get!

Thanks in advance for any support!


GREG

Hi, Greg! This is a great group with a HUGE collective knowledge base that is very helpful. I love this Low Carb way of eating (WOE) and have a starter suggestion today... make sure you keep your electrolytes in balance, which usually means supplementing sodium and magnesium. Sodium, because low carb really dehydrates, and magnesium, because our foods don't contain enough to keep the muscle cramps away. Good luck!

Welcome Greg and welcome back Lillith!

Hi there I enjoyed this post think there is something to gain from support of others like this. I am 46 and single father of a 13 and 16 year who has autism. I have RSD(CRPS) which has made me sedentary and I gained over 70 lbs which also caused a perforated colon so the change to Keto was more of I need than an original want as I do love foods. The whole experience has been great and I rather enjoy creating different ways to explore old favorites in the kitchen. This lifestyle as I like to look at it more than a diet has many wonderful and healthy attributes which in time if the therapists find beneficial for my son I am preparing and creating foods he will enjoy and have learned alot. I do have a blog which I post to and hope maybe some of it will be helpful to others as the information in it had benefited me. I have been in Keto since mid September and lost almost 50 lbs so think I am on track and see no future without this lifestyle. Was nice to read these posts of normal people who share their stories it gives others hope that this can be the path that can work for them as so many others seem to fail and do not have half of the benefits of the LCHF diet. My 2 favorite things in my kitchen are my NUWAVE oven and my trusted george foreman grill.

I've been frustrated about weight loss lately... just went back over November data. I've had some high days and some low days, but have consumed 1,759 net calories per day on average. Consuming 1,780 is supposedly a 0.5 lb. / week deficit, so I would expect that. In fact, I gained weight in November so far.

Trendweight shows my gain at 0.4 lbs. for the last month, so I'm not gaining very quickly at least. The basic math (I'm not saying I trust this) would indicate I'm eating 50 cal more per day than maintenance:

3,500 cal = 1 lb.
0.4 lb. / month = 0.1 lb. / week
0.1 lb. / week X 3,500 cal / lb. = 350 cal. per week surplus
350 calories / 7 days = 50 cal. per day surplus

I had been at a goal of 1,650 per day; but obviously went over more often than under given that I actually ate 1,759 net calories.

So I'm going to cut calories to 1,500 net per day. If about 1,700 is my RMR; then that should give 0.4 lbs. / week loss. 16 weeks, or around 4 months to goal if I can keep that up.

Today is Shayla's birthday. She's my youngest and 12 today. Dinner on birthdays is always what the birthday person wants - A Hershey Cake and Mac and Cheese casserole. She's not LCHF, can you tell? I bought her clothes for her birthday and for Christmas and as is tradition I let her open one gift early last night at dinner - a pair of jeans and a shirt. Both were too small, sigh...so I gave her every piece of clothing I've purchased for her birthday and for Christmas thus far - every single piece must go back as they are all too small. 2 pair of pants and a hoodie came from Aeropostle which is going out of business and all sales were final. Those will have to go to a friend. I can't believe I was THAT far off. Rowdy laughed at me. He's not sure why it was funny but he thought it was hysterical that I have to take everything back. Sigh....methinks I'm taking her with me, since she's seen everything and let her try it on and choose the replacements for herself. Why oh why did she have to be a stylish clothes maven and diva instead of a geeky game and reader? Anna is EASY to buy for...

Hi Greg and everybody! This is the most successful WOE for me too... I must have some insulin resistance or something. When I monitor carbs, I do so much better both mentally and physically.

I'm struggling post-holiday to stay motivated. I'm doing "okay"... but okay won't get results in the timeline I am looking for. I did an ok job on Thanksgiving, but did allow myself some mashed potatoes and stuffing... and I have been craving sugar ever since! I am afraid I need to go back to dairy limits again too... I've been feeling inflamed after workouts and achy in the mornings and after sitting for long periods. I just love my cheese!