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My husband is trying keto to lose the 50 lbs of excess water heater was carrying on his lower body. He lost something like 9 lbs the first week and his mobility and comfort have improved dramatically. I am doing moderate low carb for now to see how my brain responds and may go keto soon. I have mental illness, autism, and…

I had it in pregnancy and my husband has it chronically. I found it very painful. Activity helped but I could only walk if I got on my back and put my feet up the wall for half an hour. Then I would put on my compression stocking so and walk. Luckily mine went away. Cutting carbs into the keto zone made my husband lose 9…

I love colon hydrotherapy! It is so refreshing to get that suits out LOL. It is not a miracle cure for anything. Most people do not have much accumulated waste and have no reason to do it aside from the rapid absorption of water makes you feel a little high. That said... I take meds that slow my bowel to a crazy degree. To…

if you eat sugar, make sure it comes with friends. fat, protein, and fibre all slow down its absorption. instead of having that pumpkin pie, have a big serving of strawberries with a piece of cheese. this isn't eating less by volume, but i bet it's eating less by calories, and you won't be flooding your body with a whole…

i'm sorry for your frustration. i've been in those shoes and had a hell of a time figuring it out. i am insulin resistant. i had a fasting glucose test and was normal. i had a 2-hour glucose tolerance test and was high-normal, but still normal. i was labelled "not diabetic". then i went to my doctor and asked for a 2-hour…

i am beginning this as well largely to support my husband who has awful leg infections from edema that just won't go away. we need to bring the blood sugar down and get his kidneys to work overtime getting the edema out! this is so new to me. i was eating more of a "balanced diet" for a long time with good results, and…

everybody deserves not to be celibate? that's unbelievably ignorant for you to say. everybody deserves to make THEIR OWN choices about their body and their sex lives (or lack thereof). if maxematics does not desire sex, there is no reason to respond that way, it's disrespectful in the extreme. aspies and other neurodiverse…

aspie here. sounds like you're asexual. nothing wrong with that. i'm pansexual with little sex drive myself, there's a pretty wide range of ways to be!

by circumstances, not choice. i'm fine with it though, i don't feel the need to go elsewhere just because my spouse is not able.

my pants fell down when i took my dog outside the other day. luckily, it was 1 am and nobody was there to notice. i think for my bday i'll ask for some pants!

i was a size 24. 70 lbs later i am a size 18 but not in all brands. apparently it takes me way more than 10 lbs to lose a dress size! dang apple shape. the hips and thighs of my pants are so loose, but i still have superboobs and tires around my midsection. i wish i could have a panniculectomy, if they remove about 6 lbs…

you are beautiful :) i am smaller than my profile pic (finally) and am roughly the same size as you but carry it differently. i often look a my belly flab and breasts and ..sigh. but you know what, neither of us are too fat to leave the house. decent people (and that's almost all people) care a lot more about who you are…

obviously calling any food bad is problematic because of how it can be interpreted. but certainly for ME there are bad foods. anything with splenda gives me seizures. i consider them bad foods, period. that *kitten*'s poison to me, and not to my husband, but the fact that he doesn't get seizures does not, in my opinion,…

i've had a charge HR since they came out and i love it. i have delayed sleep phase syndrome and hypnic myoclonus, so i find it extremely useful to check my sleep pattern if i feel like crap sometime. chances are, if i have zero energy to work out, it's because i've only slept 2-3 hours in a night. no knowing why i was…

whatever works for you is fine with me. one of the healthiest people i know is my vegan-eating sister. she actually had pretty bad rheumatoid arthritis as a teen so around 16 she gave up meat, by 18 she was a nutritional vegan, and she's been super healthy ever since. what i love most about her is that she recognizes that…

first, opening yourself up here takes a lot of courage, so bravo :) i don't have the sleeve yet, but a few things popped into my mind: do not drink ANYTHING carbonated. it stretches the stomach and can make overeating easier. do not drink your calories. they'll slide right into your hips. avoid "slider" foods. to feel…

i think people need to be discouraged from answering in such a way that is snarky, belittling, or insulting to the person who asked the question (even if it seems like a dumb question). i find the biggest problems come from people responding to questions of "i'm doing everything i should according to the trackers - what's…

thank you for your input. as far as parasitology goes - people eat raw salads, carrots and dip, etc on a regular basis. my vision of raw food is similar to that, with no raw cows or pigs or poultry - i do enjoy sashimi on occasion but only prepared by a restaurant i trust - and with no specialized stuff like dehydrators or…

i imagine so! i have time for prep. it's just not safe for me to use a hot stove. it's complicated, let's just say my brain is on the fritz. i can do crock pot cooking, i'm not looking to dive completely into raw foodism, i just regard this as a tool to get more produce.

the nutribullet is NOT a juicer. at all. full stop. the nutribullet is a blender. so measure whatever foods you're putting into it, input those into your food diary, and you'll have all the relevant info. its no different from eating the whole food aside from it's in liquid form. it retains fibre, and the glycemic index is…

just joining to follow the suggestions. congrats on your success this far!

just wanted to mention, if you are breastfeeding don't go low carb. ketosis may affect your breast milk. lower-carb, sure :) 40% carb is the minimum i would go with.

i imagine it would involve a lot of eggs (no carbs) and higher-protein milk products (not fluid milk, due to lactose, but perhaps greek yogurt) as well as nuts, protein shakes, whatever. i agree it may be impossible for vegans.

pic a pop (soda bought in refillable bottles, it tasted good and then we went to neighbor's houses and had a bottle drive to make money.. can't do that now). KFC corn fritters Cracklin' Bran cereal. it kind of looked like dog food, but i couldn't get enough. so tasty and..er.. fibrous.

yes, SOMETIMES. it depends on what's causing excess water. too much sodium? it'll help flush it out. hormones? not in my experience but everyone's different. other stuff probably depends on person too. excuse the icky info, but drinking tons of water also helps keep your bowels adequately full of water to flush out waste,…

it's too expensive to eat regularly, but i absolutely love their chopped salads. i have a chicken breast (or sweet onion chicken) with loads of lettuce, spinach, tomatoes. no cheese, squirt of sub sauce or sweet onion sauce. to die for, seriously. since discovering how tasty their salads are, i haven't even wanted another…

LOVED my nutribullet. for single-serving shakes/smoothies/etc it was absolutely fantastic. it lasted us about a year, we basically ran it to death over time. we then got a replacement with the higher-powered nutribullet and love it even more. then we got a vitamix, which is disgustingly expensive, but SO worth it if you…

just say no. i love slimfast. it tastes FANTASTIC to me. it's also basically sugar and has a terrible effect on my blood sugar levels (i'm not diabetic, but i am insulin resistant). it's also chock full of unpronouncable ingredients. include it if you want, but only as an overall plan to a) reduce calories and b) maintain…

for those of us with gut troubles, it would probably be helpful. kombucha is fermented tea. it tastes like vinegar. i'm not a fan. i do like sauerkraut but everything available here is pasteurized, so not live. not sure if that helps at all, honestly. for anyone who does not have gut problems it probably won't make a…

for heaven's sake people it's not a crash diet you stick with for 21 days and presto, your life is perfect. it's a 21 day cycle of workouts and some measuring cups, effectively. it is a combination of portion control and workouts. NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT. i'm not doing the extreme but a friend is and she says it's harsh,…