FlyingMolly wrote: »

I’m plotting a keto Thanksgiving because I would rather not feel all bloated and stuffed. I'm plotting a keto Thanksgiving because it sounds appealing. I’m not scared of carbs; I’m just not interested in making extra room for them, given how they make me feel.

For the last two Thanksgivings, my strategy has been to observe carb limits and forget about calories for the day. So I snack on cheese and salami. I eat plenty of turkey and ham. I will have some veggie like sauteed green beans that is not starchy or saucy. I don't drink, so that is not an issue.

This has worked very well for me. I feel as if I have feasted, and there is no social stigma for other folks. I am eating a hearty meal and seem a little picky. It is not like I am a vegetarian that has to know every ingredient that went into the casserole. I just take a turkey drumstick and smile pleasantly when people talk politics. My mouth is full after all, so I can't really be expected to talk about incendiary issue X.

Finished my first week of the IF as Dr. Fung instructs to do it in the Obesity Code (Awesome book, read it, if nothing else for the amusing style he's writing it in)

Despite having a really bad cheating day yesterday, I lost 2 inches (5cm) over my hips!

With going bar and restaurant hopping with my best friend who I haven't seen for 5 months, I thought it would cancel any progress I've made over the week, but it did not!

TWO... Inches! I'm still stunned...

This is a thread that needs to always be near the top, so, I wanted to tell of a couple of converts.

In October, I found out a friend's wife had been diabetic since her second pregnancy (about 7-8 years). She has been on metformin and had recently been given a second medication because she couldn't keep her BG under control. Of course this led to extended conversations about my WOE since I have been eating LCHF to control my BG for over 3 years.

Within a month, I saw them at church and they pulled me aside to say they had something for me. As we were talking, I asked how her BG was. She said it was under control and she is NO LONGER TAKING ANY MEDICATION for it.

Her husband has been eating the same way to support her and thought he should be eating a little better and could lose some weight.

I don't always get to see them on Sundays, but I got to see him this last week and I think he has got to be down at least 30-40 lbs in the last 2-3 months. Both of them are still really excited about the results they have been getting.

Due to my success and now very noticeable weight-loss, I've inspired several friends and family to try low carb recipes and eat healthier. They tell me that I inspired them to "try it too".

Today my skirt feels loose around the waist!

I certainly haven't lost the taste for wine. Lol.

But reexamination of my relationship with it has proven beneficial. Though I did find myself mindlessly munching again last night. However it is an NSV that I said ok. Woah. Time to just go to bed and went to bed with the 6 year old at 8pm.

Stopped my munching.

Biggest NSV for me recently was that I don't crave sweets as much as I used to and my sweet tooth seems to be much downgraded.
I recently went on vacation and stayed at a very expensive private suite within a resort that included all day free flow French champagne, brunch, high tea, canapes and they even left a box of chocolates/macarons in the suite every night.
I had given myself permission to indulge, but I'm pleased to say I didn't even want to!
I had one champagne, nibbled a breakfast pastry every now and then, sampled a few sandwiches at high tea and felt perfectly happy! I didn't crave anything more and enjoyed my short break from LCHF.

This time last year I would have gone to town on pancakes at breakfast, champagne all day long, eaten all the high tea and gobbled the treats left in the suite every night. Probably also would have ordered extra desserts too.
The biggest thing I craved every morning was tropical fruit (thoroughly indulged in fresh pineapple, passionfruit etc) and not pancakes! A huge NSV for me, a life long sugar addict.

Since going LCHF nearly 4 years ago, I have only been sick twice. Both times have just been sinus colds. This weekend was the second of those. Having broken my nose 3 times back when I was much younger, these sinus colds were something that I used to count on happening at least twice a year with at least one of them turning into a sinus infection. Both of the ones I have had since going LCHF have been relatively minor.

I think the focus on real food is key as well, not just low carb. I really don't trust most of the ingredients in the "low carb" packaged food any more than the "low fat" packaged food in terms of being stuff I want to put in my body.

I have a tote of jeans under my bed that don’t fit, I’ve had this tote for like 5 (or more) years. Some of the jeans in there I’ve never worn because they never fit and I never took them back to the store.

I haven’t done laundry and all my jeans are dirty so I decided to dig those out and give them a try. I only tried on 2, but they both fit! One used to be my favorite jeans until they got to small and they even had a little room in them. You best believe those are the ones I wore!

Last year I bought the same 2 dresses online because I didn't know what size I was. The bigger one fit. Today I am donating both of them to a special needs dance...because they are both to big!

Longshore wrote: »

Had to buy new underwear!!!! Other ones where to baggy and looked like I had shorts on under my pants

I had gotten to the point where I was tucking my t-shirt into my boxers to try to keep them from sliding down all day. I was venting to my wife about the stupid elastic that was not holding up well. She pointed out that they looked as if they did not fit very well and I needed a smaller size. She was right.