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Oh, that's perfectly OK, the result was a shock to me too! Thank you for your kindness, and to you for being there also <3 I am happy to hear that the valerian seemed to relax you enough for an overdue good night's sleep! I looked at our Ikea online catalogue and there was no mention of the pillows :( Found a few…

Wow! So I took my blood ketone reading this morning and it was 0.2 - not ketonic. I've read in various places that 0.5 is the minimum recording for a ketogenic state. I put my macros into the flexibleketogenic.com/?m=0 calculator each day and have been having a lot of low days, but always over "+1 equals mildly ketogenic".…

I wish I'd measure too! I only measured around my lower stomach (my fattest part) and have lost sooo much fat from elsewhere with no way to actually record the quantity. My stomach hasn't shrunk very much because of my age, and the scales move slowly according to what they feel like doing. Yet I can see my cousin eyeing me…

I use a microfibre cloth wrung out in cold water and all the fat disappears with (usually) a single wipe! That's coconut oil, bacon fat and etc from my tiled splashback, my melamine covered benches and the stainless steel stove top, sink and draining boards. Oh, and the glass kettle nearby ;)

Oh wow, so many wonderful posts. I love being a part of this group so much! Some amazing victories for many of you, be it food, weight loss, work achieved or etc. So heart-warming to read! David sees the surgeon tomorrow morning and should be cleared for work Friday. Then he's rostered off for Sat, Sun and Mon ha har!!! I…

@Kate, no, I only take one tablet mid-morning. I could take another before bed, but haven't found the need so far. I'm back to sleeping like a baby (or better, actually) and waking feeling rested and great! Admittedly, most nights I'm getting about 8 hours 15 mins actual sleep according to my fitbit. In bed for around 8½…

Oh gosh @totaloblivia I'm so sorry about your shoulder and the sleeping issues. It could be a frozen shoulder. I had something similar some years ago now (maybe 8 or so) and went to a physiotherapist. Unfortunately, she'd had a similar injury herself a while previously and was treating me for what she'd had, when that…

Oh Ellen :( It can all turn around for you after your procedure. Let's believe on the brand new start, everything going well, good sleep and weight lost starting 11th June <3 I was bought 2 coffees while we were out today. My son lovingly bought me a soy milk one, eeek! and my husband a full milk (cow) one, so I've…

Wow, so much fantastic information. I'm so happy everyone is adding to this! Yesterday I put on 600 grams (1.2 lbs) from nowhere. Today I'm back down 500 of them (1.1 lbs) woo hoo!!!! So pleased to be shifting that gain so quickly, it would have taken *weeks* until recently. And I'm as sure as I can be that my stomach...…

That's interesting Fi, I wonder if that is a factor? I had a bit of a gain this morning, but then I'd eaten a square of caramello chocolate last night oooh aaaah! Interested to wait and see what develops now. I've had fairly low calories the past 4 days (barely over 1,000) which was all I wanted. I'm starting to think that…

Thanks Jane - you too! "Nutrition supplement'. Does that mean freely available OTC for our American friends?

Oh wow Jane - where do we all get some of that??? We have a long weekend, son and grandson staying over, and an all-day outing tomorrow. Please forgive me not replying to everyone individually just yet. Have read all the messages though and sent telepathic love, joy, sympathy or support to you all <3

@Kate I don't think magnesium will skew anything, and if you feel the need for magnesium then I certainly won't be asking you not to take any.

Thank you so much everyone, I have never done this in my life. We're heading into winter so I am going to get some bones and give this a try. Very excited to follow all the awesome advice here!

Hi Ellen. One sounds like a great idea. I try things slowly where I can too. I truly hope you have success and that we've come across something that works consistently!!! I'm cautiously excited B) I'm so sorry about the bloating and hope that passes quickly. What a pain that is - and the last thing you need! Oh heck. What…

I'm so sorry Kay. May he have healing, and you great strength, before a successful outcome <3

Hooray for Ping Pong Song, it just works so perfectly for this! I'm going to get a length of fabric to wrap from one hand, around something sturdy, to my other hand, so that it gives me support (from falling over backwards) while I do correct form squats. I can now do correct form, squatting low, if I hold onto the edge of…

Hi everyone. Thanks for all the input, information, ideas (and other 'i' words?) The 'help blood pressure' dosage of valerian prescribed by my naturopath was 1 tablet before bed each night. The tablets are Blackmores brand from the supermarket. I think/hope that Australian authorities are hotter than the USA on checking…

Thanks @Wabmester <3 Thought you'd be interested in my ramblings, and I wouldn't have given cortisol a thought were it not for you mentioning it. Therefore, I wouldn't have realised that the valerian could be helping the weight loss - nor why. So there ya go - you're a blessing in case you didn't know that already. I can…

LOL that's fantastic. It's also fantastic that you listened to your body and gave it what it wanted. Awesome!

Sorry about the tiny gain @Ellen, but yes, staying the same the next day is certainly better than another gain. I hope it's better news in the morning for you! You're doing great to keep the carbs away for the Challenge and I'm happy for you that you can add some back in for June and still enjoy the near-ZC. Thanks@Kate…

For definition, I think that jogging is sustainable, whilst sprinting is near flat out. I can jog for a couple of kilometres (a mile or so) but I can only sprint for around 150 metres/yards before my breathing gets out of whack and I have to stop.

Easily back down to my lowest-yet weight of 82 kgs this morning. I've been taking one daily valerian tablet and it's got me wondering about the things Wabmester said about raised cortisol levels in post-menopausal women. Pretty sure the valerian would be overriding some of that in that... We have raised cortisol through…

Thank you @Ellen and @Kate. Yes, it's such a relief to see David walking normally and able to get out of a chair or drive the car without any pain. We're so grateful this operation was so successful because the next step is a partial knee replacement. It will still come to that, but obviously not for a while yet now this…

Thanks @DonP I wish I'd known far sooner. It's odd because he seemed like a brilliant trainer otherwise. He pushed me like I've never been pushed before - way past exhaustion and beyond ha ha! I was burning over 500 calories an hour (heart rate monitor using a chest strap) as a 56 year old, overweight woman. We mixed up…

Hello my Dear Friends <3 @Karlotta tee hee I did see a set of unusual posts from you in one thread. I thought you’d had your account hacked, so you could always tell everyone that’s what happened LOL Glad that you had such a fantastic and happy time!!! I had both of my boys move out of home within 3 months of one another.…

Yup, I did that a few times in the early days. That's why we have tomorrow, so it can be a new day to start again. It happens - you've made huge improvements already, so think about the great work you have done, be happy, and enjoy making tomorrow even better *hug*

Amongst the many YouTubes I watched in my early Keto days I remember seeing 2 guys discuss this. One told the other that a high fat diet most certainly made changes in women's libido. He put it down to sufficient fat in the diet telling the body there is no famine and it's a perfect time to reproduce... next step, off to…

I used to attend a bootcamp class every week and the trainer made a huge deal of us pointing our toes forwards, which meant I could barely get half way down. With my toes outwards a bit I can get much lower. He'd apparently never come across another woman like me, yet in studies I've done in various workplaces, it's really…

Nina is *the best* isn't she? I love her smile and gentle nature while she spouts her knowledge with authority!