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Hello, I don't know whether anyone is still watching this, but I am also having trouble with binge eating. I've always had an unhealthy relationship with food, but it's steadily got worse over the last year. I want to speak to a doctor about it but I'm afraid they'll just tell me to stop being so greedy and try harder. Has…

Hey everyone! I just started my very first Whole 30 on Monday 7th November, so I'm on Day 4 right now and still very much in the 'honeymoon' phase where it almost seems easy... wonder how long that will last! It's great to find a community on here, I always find the forums help massively with motivation and recipe ideas…

I get the frozen chopped spinach from Sainsbury's or Tesco - 100g is 0.5g net carbs and it's fantastic for you :)

Hello and welcome! Firstly, well done on getting rid of pasta, bread, rice and potatoes - they're tough to give up to start with but I promise you won't miss them as you follow this way of eating for longer :) I'm guessing you're from the UK as you mentioned Weetabix? I am too, so feel free to follow me if you want to look…

Good luck! I would say don't be afraid to be a beginner - do the exercise at the intensity that is right for you, never mind what anyone else is doing. There are a lot of bodybuilders at my gym who lift incredible amounts, and sometimes when I'm there with my lower weights I feel a bit out of place! But everyone has to…

I'm trialling doing one day keto (<20g net carbs), one day moderate (~30g) and one day higher carb (50g-60g) as I've found that eating super low carb all the time doesn't fit my body very well. I'm hoping that this will keep me in ketosis most of the time and also allow me to keep my fibre up and eat a slightly wider range…

Thanks for all the replies! I guess I should have put a few more details in - I'm 5'8", 23, and I started at 191lbs. I'm now (almost 2 years later!) just pushing 170lbs and hoping to drop another 15-20lbs by September. I'm thinking I'll take my intake down to 1400 as that seems to be the lowest I can reasonably manage. I…

Oh wow, guys! I've been at university all day and haven't been able to check this, so I've only just seen all the replies! Thank you all SO MUCH - it's so great having such a wonderful supportive network on the other side of the keyboard :) I'm feeling much more positive after reading all of your lovely posts and you're…

Hi, I'm Maeve and I've been keto since June 2015 - absolutely loving it and it's changed my life (no exaggeration!). There's a great keto group on here and also a low carb group with lots of lovely supportive people if you're interested - http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group…

Ah I can only find the flavoured Liberte yoghurts in the supermarkets here :( I've got some Fage full-fat to try this week, so I'll see how that goes :) Thanks everyone!

I used to go running to distract myself, with the added benefit of getting the exercise in as well :) It was great stress relief, but unfortunately I injured my foot almost a year ago and am STILL waiting on a date for the operation to fix it :( So I've been trying to go to the gym instead, but I find that takes more…

I didn't have a period for over 6 months when I came off the pill, and in the end I had to get the doctors to give me a pill to induce one! I think it's okay to start in the middle of your cycle if you're not regular as once you've been taking them for over a week you're 'covered' in terms of contraception. But please…

I've had this issue with keto as well, and the only thing that's worked for me has been adding in 100g of tinned chickpeas per day to my diet. It works out at around 14g of carbs but 9g of fibre - I know this would still be too much for lots of keto people but for me I'd rather have the regular, pain-free, normal bowel…

I've had problems with bowel issues on keto too :( I know people have success with adding more fat and eating more vegetables (if you're counting net carbs rather than total, so the fibre doesn't count) but the only thing that's worked for me is upping my carbs slightly in order to add in half a tin (~110g) of chickpeas…

I count net carbs as I find otherwise I don't get enough veggies in, and then I'm well below on my fibre... which can cause 'problems' if ya get me! :lol: I subtract the fibre from the carbs and am aiming for under 30g net per day, which usually translates to around 50g total. I'm lower than this quite a lot though :) Good…

... if your weekly shop consists of at least four blocks of butter!

Hey there! Good luck with this WOE, everyone on here is super supportive and helpful if you have any questions :)

I did the same thing! It sounds so weird but once you try it there's no going back :lol: I have mine with 20g kerrygold salted butter and 30g coconut oil, with a pinch of salt for electrolytes and some cinnamon over the top. I've had it for breakfast every day for the last six months and I don't see that changing any time…

I did the calculator when I first started and it recommended 80g as a minimum, but I have insulin resistance so I'm wondering if that makes my body more sensitive to excess protein?

I put 20g butter and 20g coconut oil in my coffee each morning and love it :) You have to make sure to whizz it in the blender to emulsify the fats though otherwise it does separate, which isn't great. I thought it sounded disgusting before I'd tried it too though :lol:

I think there's an option to log it as LesMills BodyPump under cardio?

I was the same - I went from coming on maybe once every four-six months to being regular every month once I started eating keto :)

I think BLECH is the exactly right word! At least one good thing is eating carbage again is making me realise how much I'd started taking for granted on keto. I made a list a couple of weeks ago of all the positive changes I've experienced since starting this WOE. It sounds like all of us are feeling a bit down and could…

Checking in after my weekend away! I had a great time but went massively off plan - my coach down to the city was delayed by 2.5 hours, which threw out all my planning for finding somewhere nice to eat in the evening and ended up with me and my friend just getting pizza to eat in the hostel. It was already half ten at…

LOL at the little Loki demon that sits on your shoulder - have you guys seen the comic about the Blerch? It's here - http://theoatmeal.com/comics/running - the artist is talking about when he goes running but I find the Blerch follows me around too! I hope everyone's had a good week! I've finished university for the year…

I realise this might be a silly question, but what do you eat on your egg fast? :lol: I'm planning to start next week - can I still have BPC for breakfast? And what calorie limit do you stick to? I did like that Louis CK sketch as well! All too true :lol: Also, does anyone have a good go-to keto Indian takeaway order? My…

Might not be to everyone's taste, but I've promised myself a tattoo when I hit goal weight :) I've wanted one for years but have always felt 'too big' for it to look good, so I'm going to bite the bullet and get it done - hopefully in May next year in time for the summer!

I always feel awful throwing food away but I know that if I had kept it I would have eaten it all, and then felt dreadful and probably carried on binging to be honest. It's crazy how much of an affect it can have! I have previously thrown a packet of cakes out, then half an hour later gone to fish them out of the bin…

I did the same thing on Friday! Went out with some friends and forgot that my alcohol tolerance is significantly lower than it used to be before keto... woke up on Saturday feeling a bit worse for wear :/ and then I had to put the marzipan on my Christmas cakes that I've made as presents this year, which required chopping…

Hi M'Lou :) I'm 5"8' and am hovering on a plateau as well, it's driving me crazy! My goal weight is about the same as yours :) although I'm definitely learning the concept of 'it's a marathon not a sprint' at the moment! When I started I saw very dramatic weight loss and I thought that would continue, even though it was…