Hey all. I am Courtney from Ontario. I started low carb (Atkins), for the first time when I was 16. Its always been my go to life style when I start to put on the pounds. After having gained 100 pounds with my daughter, almost 6 years ago, I never got around to taking a real serious go at it. The withdrawl symptoms really kicked my but. I have managed to go from 230-195 with low calorie and exercise, but it just doesnt seem to be working for me anymore. So here I am back on the wagon and really honestly going to give it a serious go this time. Being this overweight has really held me back from things in life such as expanding my family (my hormones are way out of wack now), and not being able to shop at the same places as my friends can (and I once could) is so embarrassing. Im ready to take my life back.

Hello everyone!

I'm not new to LCHF - but I just haven't been able to stick to it for more than 4 months at a time. But when I get determined to lose the weight I always come back to this way of eating. Nothing else comes close in terms of effectiveness and happiness. I have alot to lose; around 140-180lbs to go. 180 would bring me into the top end of the "normal" weight according to the charts - but my Doctor doesn't necessarily think I need to get all the way there to be healthy. We'll reassess things when I've lost the 140. I really don't care ALL that much in how I look; but I really care that I'm healthy and active.

I follow a generic Ketogenic diet. About every 10 lbs lost I like to use the Keto macros calculator at http://keto-calculator.ankerl.com/ and then try to make my macros on MFP match them. I've installed the script at https://github.com/Surye/mfp-keto-userscript to modify MFP to calculate net carbs for me. You need to be somewhat tech savvy to install it; but it works REALLY well.

Feel free to add me. I can always use more low carb friends. I log in daily and have an open diary. I like to encourage others; and I definitely benefit from the encouragement of others. I like getting ideas from other low carb dieters and like to share things with others that I find helpful. I really like food, and enjoy cooking. So I embrace this way of eating and really like to stress the things I SHOULD eat instead of trying to find substitutes for what I SHOULDN'T eat. So I've embraced fat. Boy is that a tough one. The western world sure has indoctrinated us in the evils of eating fat. Well, I'm doing my part to debunk that mindset. I know some of you probably can't eat all this stuff; but I know I can. Right now I have 1/2 gallon of heavy cream, 4 lbs of butter, and 4 dozen eggs in my refrigerator. I have a freezer full of salmon filet's, bacon is always on hand, and I have lots of good, fresh, dark green veggies. I enjoy crafting my meals. My problem is that I'm not always able to spend the time I'd like in food preparation. Still working on ideas for that.

I'm a 54 year old man; 6'2", and had a peak weight of 401 lbs. I'm currently at 373. Right now I'm not exercising much (let's be honest - I'm not exercising at all); but I do intend to after I've lost a bit more. I WILL NOT go to a gym (don't start - I won't give in on that one) for a variety of reasons - most of them obvious. But I'm willing to invest in home equipment. I bought a really good treadmill that can manage my weight (not many do); and have purchased a good set of dumbbells. I need to get a good bench and mat. I plan to focus on strength training. I'll get my cardio in by walking initially. I'll start swimming when I can afford to put a pool in (see, I told you I was determine to not go to a gym). I've been seriously considering Endless Pools. I don't plan to ever run. My knees have already had 2 decades of abuse from all the weight they've been carrying.

I've been keto for 40 days . I feel so much better on this new way of eating. I'm diabetic and refuse to go on insulin. I've done a couple of intermittent fast bc the scale wouldn't budge at times but I totally love food and I feel this is the way to go. Add me, thanks!:bigsmile:

Hi I'm Maita. My husband and I are starting on lchf and excited to learn from all of you :-)

Hello everyone!

I started LCHF one week ago, and MFP 5 days ago. I need to learn from those more experienced, as this is a very different way of eating from what I've been doing all my life. I plan to login every day and would love more friends so that we could help and support each other on this journey.

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Hi folks! Type I diabetic, 36 years old, Crossfitter. I have been paleo-ish for years but still wasn't seeing the kind of blood sugar control I want. I am committed to 60-30-10 fat protein carb for the next 30 days then will experiment to find my sweet spot. I'm amazed at how stable my blood sugar has been the last 3 days and can't wait to see how it affects my athletic performance. My main goal is blood sugar stability, but I would also be stoked to lean out more. I have been trying to eat 1900 calories but usually go over and am maintaining at around 2300. That's total, not net.

Did your calorie needs seem to stay the same or change with LCHF? Can't wait to learn from your experience!

Hi Serena. I'm also keto and just sent you a friend request