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Cheesecake. Crustless or a nut crust. But more carbs than I want. Substitute sugar with Stevia to taste . Vanilla, or cocoa powder, or lemon flavoring. I find whipping the egg whites and folding into the cream cheese/egg mixture keeps it lighter. Careful. You need to freeze it fast.

Not weird , Fit. Young. Yes, you are young and your metabolism is young . I am old, and my metabolism is old. Therefore Y (outh) +C (calories) = dumb lucky. You wait. You too will be old someday with the metabolism of a snail.

Wow, wow, wow. These are amazing and heartfelt journeys. Anyone who has struggled with weight can only cheer your successes. It inspires and it motivates. I am large boned and "wear" my (over) weight not too badly. But I exercise A LOT and have for years. I even use to run. I strength train and know I have some substantial…

Yes. Potassium and Magnesium I take mine in the form of Emergen-C Electro Mix and MSM I often double the packets. They mix easily in water. Mushrooms are a good source of Potassium if you like those. Good with meat.

How extreme? Are you eating vegetables for carbs? It is important that you don't get into the all protein/fat mentality. Might be too extreme for you, but I know many suffer a kind of with drawl in the beginning and the body goes Kaflooy. Be sensible. Be smart. Read.

I was feeling sorry for myself in the grocery store. A pretzel , some hummus, piece of chocolate. I missed them . I thought, well if I was on a low cal diet, I would miss bacon, Marie's full fat blue cheese dressing, chicken salad. The pickle I need to get control of is just plain going to bring on some kind of loss.…

WEEK . 3 or 4 times a WEEK. So much for a sharp mind.

Potassium. Read Atkins.

Lots of information if you scroll through posts. Lots of angst, lots of support. Just takes individual decision to commit.

Don't give your scale power over your goals. Like a bad relationship. Walk on by.

the perfect lunch. Chicken salad made with mayo. a little celery and you are in good with those keto strips. Skip the bacon grease cold from the spoon.

I have the same experience as camtosh. Low calorie takes more will power then I have . Good for the short term only. It appears that it is fat that curbs appetite . Not to say you can have a calorie free for all. That is not the trade off. It is being able to control calories that seems the real point. Feeling hungry all…

Dan. Don't put off the benefits of exercise on your mental health for another 25 lbs. Walk. That simple. Walk. Try 5 minutes, then 10 minutes , then 15 etc. Get an ipod and listen to NPR or music. Lose yourself in something that will change you in ways no weight loss can.

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empty your selves and take to the local food shelf for distrubution. That is what I did. Also yes, had to throw out the christmas left overs even after trying to pass them off on family.

macademia nuts in moderation.. Lots of fat :)

Who are you cheating?

Pork Rinds does it. I will crunch to that.

Ah, the scale gods arise again. There is the response that empty fat cells collect water and while fat is gone, weight is retained. My question is this. Which weighs more, fat or water? Also how much does fat actually weigh? The response is this: ditch the scale. Believe in the process and read as much as you can on the…

Great advice everyone. I depend on people who have traveled this road to talk about their journey

the support on this site is very good.

Feeling your pain. So can someone describe the physics that involve losing fat but not having that loss translate into lbs on a weighing device? I am having a problem with the logic.

Super Bowl Guacamole Fat Bomb. Celery opitional. 3 avacodos, 1/2 to 1c. Sour cream 1/2 to 1c. salsa NO SUGAR added 2 TBS. Cream cheese softened 1TB of hot peppers from a jar. An Avacado has 4.8 g digestible carb. 2Tbs. Sour cream 1.2g Salsa .7g 2Tbs cream cheese .8

WTF, well, never mind. What you say when the scale don't move fast enough!

Love me Maries FULL FAT dressing. Yes, adding fat is a scary thing. I am boldly going where I have not been

thank everyone for the information and the encouragement. I have a client friend who announced tonight she has lost 10 lbs on ww. She is close to morbidly obese and I am happy for her. I am sure she is starving and I know she had a lot of water to get rid of. But I want to believe that this is the right path for me and…

Extra sodium in the bullion used for a cabbage/sausage soup. Otherwise, I try to restrict salt. I know the diet. I have been doing it for generations. I lift weights, do the eliptical machine, walk a mile each day with the dogs. I am quite active with my work. I am in moderate ketosis consistently , deep if dehydrated. I…

I think there is also literature on the fallacy of drinking such large quantities of water. All those water soluble vitamins disappear.

Grab a copy of Atkins' book, The New Diet Revolution. It helps with guidelines.