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hey liz! i have a paragard iud, its copper, no hormones. it's been about 4 years, and i havent had an issue with it. im 40 and smoke. :)

there are several keto calculators...to get a general idea. i use this one: http://keto-calculator.ankerl.com/

:) congrats!

here's my personal experience with cheats: in august i began eating 'primal', and got to around 4 weeks, 8 lbs lost. i started reading about carb refeeds etc. so i brilliantly got the idea "WOW i can eat cake every week!!" well, that lax attitude really doesnt work for me and my ocd mindset...i ended up cheating way too…

it looks to me, at first glance, that you are in a deficit...unless youre very short...i usually gain after lifting, as a result of muscle repair aka water. :) hang in there.

well, mr. dean, i believe strongly in a person can never educate themselves enough. and this pertains to what im engaged in physically. ill go give it a see. :)

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH *breathe* HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

*claps hands vigorously (to ensure a calorie burn)* :smiley: im glad i read all of this. really good stuff. thank you all.

mr dean, i dont do a regimented, strict workout. ugh. i do not like it. i generally, on a day to day basis (if youve peeped youve noticed) do whatever it is i feel like doing. dancing, heavy lifting, some squats and lunges, planks...but only when i feel like it, and only if im feeling enough energy. if im sore, i clean…

aaaagh....

thank you deans dad, for your input, i appreciate it. i have noticed a very marked decrease in hunger. i am at the end of the initial water loss, and thought it may be best to drop my cal intake a bit. i am going to switch it up, as you've advised, and drop the fiber column and aim for total carbs. im going to stick with…

lol. i understand. thank you. and...as we are 'friends', you should be able to see my diary...: )

wow, i just went and found the keto page on fb that mzaditude recommended, and reevaluated my macros, as well. big difference in protein. i am happy with this. thank you, msaditude, for the guide.

um...what is KA? i dont test myself for ketones...if that is anywhere near what that means. i just basically eat less/equal to 20 net carbs daily. i figure that should do it, ketosis wise. am i wrong?

oh snap...ive been exercising, and im in my third week of keto...i am an active person, and besides that first week, have been feeling more and more desire to DO something. ive been lifting weights for about a year.

i really should be stepping up my physical activity, according to this article. cant go wrong with that, can i? thank you, cam.

thanks yarwell...*types "dear mr. google...* :D

thank you dd, i appreciate the time you take for the newbies.

ok, this has to do with insulin, correct? im doing research....:)

so the excess dietary fat that isnt used for energy is not stored for later use?

i WAS in, until i was standing in front of the desserts buffet...at the inlaws, and my hubs threatened me with bodily harm if i didnt indulge. jk. i did totally blunder, however. major league. i did wake up today, though. im still alive. all that sugar and carbs wasnt lethal. although, who knew that a person could have a…

im in!!! :smile:

i dont drink cold water...i drink it room temp. and...im not a huge water fan, either, i just muscle it down, because its good for me. thats my advice, just drink the dang stuff. ;)

thank you all for your input, it is appreciated. and...im going to keep eating nuts, because they are delicious, and filling. i will continue to be very careful regarding portion. :)

thank you dan, the pecan man!! :) i already salvaged them, as i shall continue as ive begun. as dragon stated, 'quit trying to fix what isnt broken'. :) i appreciate the support and lack of name calling. :s

*giggle* i really needed to hear that. im losing fairly well on the 1700, along with the few maintenance cal days lately....im going to go workout. yes, ill feel much better. thank you.

i dont know how to delete this...and i sound like a whiney attention *ahem* person of looser morals....my bad fellow lchf buddies.

im on my second week of keto, and have had one heavy lifting day (moving furniture) and i was up 2 lbs the day after. i think my gain had to do with water retention from recovery. perhaps that may be something? a couple days after, i dropped the lbs and some. im trying out a new mantra: it goes like this: consistency…

can this one meal have caused this ravenous hunger ive experienced this past three days? hm.

im at 9 days in. ive lost 6 lbs. this is not a trend that can continue, however..the super fast loss in the beginning slows, as very low carbing tends to curb hunger, making it easier for me to eat less calories overall. im still waiting for this to occur. i know it will, it has worked before. :) i had the dreaded 'carb…